Stuck pellet in bore. HW30.

Flintlock · May 29, 2023

Shooting my year old HW30 this evening, a shot sounded odd. I inspected the bore to find the H and N Sport pellet lodged about 1/4" from the muzzle. I removed it easily and fired the rifle for accuracy and function and found no ill effects from the lodged pellet.

Any ideas why this would occur?

Thank you.

Long_Gun_Dallas · May 29, 2023

Defective pellet?

AirSmithCA · May 29, 2023

Loaded skirt side first?

Flintlock · May 29, 2023

The retrieved pellet loaded fine and looks fine. Definitely loaded head first...

orangeokie · May 29, 2023

Was it a lead or non-lead pellet?

marflow 777 · May 30, 2023

did you take the stock off and look for any spring damage
as you know it is a very odd occurrence

Mycapt65 · May 30, 2023

Do you have chronograph? It's definitely odd the gun didn't have enough power to push the pellet through the muzzle choke.

Is it possible you got distracted and accidentally loaded it twice? That might slow the gun down enough that the first pellet cleared the barrel, leaving the second stuck behind it? I've gotten distracted and broken my loading, firing rhythm and done dumb things like forget to put the pellet in, put the wrong caliber pellet in and yes double load it.

Flintlock · May 30, 2023

Lead pellet H/N Sport.

I didn't take the stock off for a look at the spring.

I have no chronograph. I took a few shots after the incident and all seemed fine without wringing it out for accuracy. It still repeatedly hit a frying pan target 80-ish yards away with seemingly its original authority. If I thought it the least bit possible that I double loaded TBE rifle I would have no hesitation admitting it, but, I was alone and in a fine rhythm with zero distractions.

Thanks all for your thoughts. I knew it was peculiar to say the least! I'm anxious to find time for our next shooting session to see exactly how it groups no.

Very much appreciate you all for taking times to respond here!

MileHighAirGunner · May 30, 2023

My guess is a certain wascally wabbit has something to do with it.

Shuggoth · May 30, 2023

I actually had that happen with an old hw 30 I bought a year ago from Century Arms prior to a rebuild. On mine it was the breach seal was leaking enough that the pellet would travel most of the length of the bore but not exit, but doesn't sound like that would be the case on a 1 yr old gun.

Feinwerk · May 31, 2023

Maybe a lead flake or other temporary debris on the breech seal or receiver face? You could try the tissue test over the breech area to see if it jumps during firing.

Feinwerk

Flintlock · May 31, 2023

Found time for shooting today. The rifle still prints tiny groups at 25 yards and passed the tissue test.

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