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by C-dub
Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What causes a double feed?
Replies: 31
Views: 9946

Re: What causes a double feed?

trentwhite778 wrote:The correct term is Failure to Extract. On a semi-automatic, the first round is fired, but the extractor doesn't pull the spent casing out to eject it, causing the next round to be forced in behind it, slide partially back.
Here's an example from googling "failure to extract"
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That's what I thought it might look like and what I thought would cause that.
by C-dub
Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:26 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What causes a double feed?
Replies: 31
Views: 9946

Re: What causes a double feed?

I'm having a real problem visualizing this. Two rounds cannot fit it the chamber. That's just weird.

And I do own a wheel gun. It starts with a 4 and ends with a 4.

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