What Is An Out Of Battery Shot?
Im assuming it is when the bolt doesn't close all the way before the round is fired. What exactly causes this? What should be done to prevent it? (cleaning certain parts?) How dangerous can these be and have any of you ever had this happen?
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You're right, its when a round is fired without the bolt being completely closed.Had it happen to me a while back with a .22 Henry (the semi auto take-down rifle, I forget the model).
The cause was a dirty receiver, the effect was some brass in my face. Honestly, I'm very lucky that's all that happened.
Basically what had happened, the owner of the rifle had not cleaned it, apparently, in quite some time. The receiver got fouled petty bad from the carbon build up from being fired causing the bullet to not sit properly in the breech. I had been firing semi auto and for some reason the bolt must have been close enough to "battery" to allow the rifle to fire.
After pulling a piece of brass from my lip, I looked at the breech, the carbon build up was BAD.
Simple solution? KEEP YOUR FIREARMS CLEAN! And more importantly, visually inspect a firearm before pulling that trigger. It was my fault for not doing so just as much as it was for the owner to have not cleaned it. Could have been a much more costly lesson.
Had I not been wearing eye protection, or had that happened with a larger caliber firearm, the results could have been FAR worse.
How many shots can a Auto-shotgun hold?
Most higher quality rimfires can not fire unless the bolt is completely closed. Invest in a quality rimfire. On centerfire weapons, it is usually the fault of the ammunition. Whether handloaded or factory, if the primer is not flush or slightly seated below the level of the case head, the bolt can hit it before the cartridge is fully in the chamber and it will "fire out of battery". In short, be sure you are shooting quality weaponry and inspect your ammunition before loading the weapon.Who whould go fishing every day?
Firing out of battery, sometimes incorrectly called slam fires are caused by either a dirty firearm, or by a malfunctioning firearm, the answerer above who said it was mostly caused by "bad ammo: is completely wrong. Maybe a few instances of out of battery fire were caused by bad ammo, the majority are caused by firearm issues. The SKS is famous for "slam fire" or out of battery fire, simply because the firing pin is a free floater and can very easily get gummed up to the point where the firing pin doesn't freely slide back and forth, protruding thru the bolt face and striking the bullet primer before the bolt is closed, and also before the trigger is pulled, The AR style rifles also have a free floating firing pin that can cause slam fires. NEVER attempt to shoot a firearm that is firing out of battery, the rifle can explode in your face, killing or injuring you and others if nearby.More Questions & Answers...