Seedy Character
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Experiment is fun, till they ain't
How to ruin your tighty whitey
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Experiment is fun, till they ain't
TheFrontRange
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Yikes!
troy fairweather
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That's the fast takedown model.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Scooter22
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Probably tried 500 Nitro express loads instead. " Hey bigga is betta".
rabid wombat
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Good follow through..…
earlthegoat2
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That is what is known in a few industries as “rapid disassembly”.
Ks5shooter
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Lucky no injuries
.38 Special
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My local indoor range had a blow-up with their rental 4" 500, which was used exclusively with range ammo - I believe all reloads by an employee.
The damage is nuclear bomb level: three chambers lifted away, top strap torn completely off, cylinder pin pretzeled. I doubt whoever was holding the gun at the time made out all that well.
The damage is nuclear bomb level: three chambers lifted away, top strap torn completely off, cylinder pin pretzeled. I doubt whoever was holding the gun at the time made out all that well.
rabid wombat
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One - the ‘like’ is for the story, not the results…
Two - reloads for a ‘customer’…who validated this liability?
That repair is beyond what an average gunsmith can fix!
.38 Special
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They rent the guns for almost nothing, but require range ammo be used. It comes in ziplock bags. The .500 stuff was priced per round, and last time I saw, it was $4 per. I assume profits trump liability, or did, anyway...
rabid wombat
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I agree with you 100%. Most the ranges I see renting required ‘factory’ ammo…this is the making of a change of ownership….
P5 Guy
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Explosive powder excursion.
lightman
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Wow! Thats one lucky dude!
Makes me wonder if that was due to a squib.
theotherwaldo
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A case of percussive disassembly... .
Speedo66
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“It was amazing how much less the gun seemed to weigh after just one shot”.
Handloads?
Handloads?
Electrod47
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To say that guy was Lucky is a understatement for sure. He won the lottery and his life was the prize.
Yeah, the barrel ruptured just past the frame.
redcon1
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And that's why we wear safety goggles when we shoot our firearms. And also why we carefully measure out our H110 on a scale instead of using our lee dippers.
Riomouse911
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Man, that was violent!
I’d love to find out what the root cause was. I will suspect an overcharge but that is merely a guess.
Glad the guy seemed ok after the failure of that revolver.
Stay safe.
I’d love to find out what the root cause was. I will suspect an overcharge but that is merely a guess.
Glad the guy seemed ok after the failure of that revolver.
Stay safe.
