Originally Posted by cmj8591

I vote barrel obstruction just forward of the forcing cone. That caused the force to be contained where the barrel and frame mate and that's why the frame gives way at the yoke. If it had been a 50 grain charge of Bulleseye, or something along those lines, then the cylinder would have burst. Looking at the video makes me wonder if this wasn't some type of You Tube set up. I mean what are the chances that you just happened to be recording when that shot goes off? It just smells like one of those "Jackass" type stunts to me.