A buddy of mine had a 357 with the bullet stuck in between the cylinder and
the barrel. Took the gun to my old man.... He slapped a rag in his old vise,
put the gun in, barrel up and gently pounded the bullet back into the
casing.... I was scared s*^tless and was sure he was going to blow his hand
off... The buddy was happy and I thought Dad was fearless.....I remember it
like it was yesterday.... must have been at least 20 years ago...

bob in phx...
"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:37:02 -0700, Roger Shoaf
wrote:
Assume one were to take a .357 revolver and load it with shells that were
reloaded with a primer only and without any powder.

Known as a "squib".

How far would the bullet get, only propelled by the primer charge?

Right about into the forcing cone, probably then preventing the cylinder
from being opened or turned.

If it makes a difference let's assume that the bullets are standard lead
round nose (no metal jacket.

So...why do you ask? (push it back into the case with a brass rod and
gentle hammer taps and yes, the other pipes are pointed at you while you
do this.)