r/canadaguns • u/Killerkirk88 • May 03 '26

Shooting Hot 22?

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Was shooting my Marlin 795 when something sketchy happened my guess is a little to much powder in that one. Shooting Aguila have shot lots of them never had this happen.

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u/lettelsnek May 03 '26

almost looks like it went off slightly out of battery

maybe due to all that carbon buildup preventing the case from seating?

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u/MHarrisrocks May 03 '26

this is almost certainly what has happened . probably a good thing it was only a 22 . whoever taught this fellow its ok to run it that dirty did him a disservice . yikes .

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u/PhantomNomad al May 03 '26

You think that's bad, you should see my 44 black powder after two cylinders. I don't know how they could shoot it reliably back in the 1870's after a couple of goes. I guess that's why Jose Wales carried 12 of them.

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u/jollygreengiant1655 May 03 '26

They didn't. When muskets were the primary weapon on the battlefield they would only get maybe a dozen or so shots before it fouled up and they'd have to give it the soldier's fix. Which at 4-5 shots per minute for a good line battalion, it wouldn't take long.