Smith & Wesson M&P Pro Series Destroyed: Catastrophic Failure

Register to hide this ad
Lucky he did not suffer worse injuries. Looks like a case head blew out. Could have been weak brass, over-load, or maybe firing out of battery - maybe from a bullet seated slightly to long, causing the slide to not fully lock?

Larry
 
IMHO, YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY MAN ! ! ! YOU COULD HAVE TAKEN THE BACK HALF OF THAT GUN IN THE FACE. PERSONALLY, I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING BUT METAL GUNS, AND THIS VIDEO RE-INFORCES THAT. IF THIS IS INDEED BRAND NEW FACTORY AMMO, I WOULD CONTACT THE AMMO MANUFACTURER. IF THIS WAS REMANUFACTURED/RELOADED AMMO, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH S&W ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. GOOD LUCK, AND PLEASE KEEP US POSTED…..
 
Last edited:
one eye joe said:
IMHO, YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY MAN ! ! ! YOU COULD HAVE TAKEN THE BACK HALF OF THAT GUN IN THE FACE. PERSONALLY, I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING BUT METAL GUNS, AND THIS VIDEO RE-INFORCES THAT. I MUST ADMIT, HOWEVER, TO HAVING SEEN SEVERAL STEEL GUNS BLOWN APART BY IMPROPERLY RELOADED AMMO. IF THIS IS FACTORY AMMO, I WOULD CONTACT THE AMMO MANUFACTURER. IF THIS WAS RELOADED AMMO, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH S&W ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. GOOD LUCK, AND PLEASE KEEP US POSTED…..
Click to expand...

It didn't happen to me sir...LOL...That's just a video I found on YouTube.
 
scorbing said:
Bullet seating too long? What do you mean?
Click to expand...

If the bullet was seated too long, and managed to still feed from the magazine, it could have hit the rifliling, causing the cartridge to not fully chamber, and the slide to not lock full forward, causing a firing out of battery condition. Just a possibility, though not likely.

Also possible the bullet was not properly crimped, causing the bullet to seat deeper in the case from recoil (being the last cartridge in the mag), raising pressure. Not sure how well the case head is supported on the 9mm pro model.

Just speculation, really....

Larry
 
Last edited:
one eye joe said:
YOU ARE STILL ONE LUCKY MAN, THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO YOU…..lol. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW THIS ALL TURNED OUT ? ? ?
Click to expand...

The guy went to the ER and they did X Rays. He was lucky he still had a hand. Polymer guns are a bit scary but then again this could have happened on an all metal gun as well, the question is, would it have caused as much damage to the hand like the polymer or would the metal gun handle the blast better without causing more damage?

I guess every time you shoot a gun, whether polymer or metal, you run the risk of accidents, especially if you use cheap ammo. What are your thoughts on this?
 
They did an excellent job with the video. Hmmmmm, they didn't disclose the brand of the factory ammo that was used.
 
RalphMP9FS said:
They did an excellent job with the video. Hmmmmm, they didn't disclose the brand of the factory ammo that was used.
Click to expand...

Yeah I noticed that too. Maybe they are afraid to get sued?

Moral of the story: ALWAYS check the rounds for physical defects before loading them on the mag.
 
The one and only time something like this happened to me was under the following
circumstances. This was about 15 years ago when I was shooting with a friend and
he asked me to try his "new" Glock 17 that he purchased used from a guy.

After firing 2-3 rounds normally the pistol literally exploded in my hand
and hurt so bad that I was afraid to look. My hand was totally bruised,
black but no further injuries, The Glock polymer frame had literally cracked
from the slide on down through the grip frame. A very similar break like
shown on the M&P in the film.

My friend told me that he was using some reloads that the guy gave
him "as a bonus" who sold him the pistol. I believe it was likely a
double charge.

I just wonder what kind of ammo was being used in the M&P shown in this film.
 
Last edited:
caddy2507 said:
The one and only time something like this happened to me was under the following
circumstances. This was about 15 years ago when I was shooting with a friend and
he asked me to try his "new" Glock 17 that he purchased used from a guy.

After firing 2-3 rounds normally the pistol literally exploded in my hand
and hurt so bad that I was afraid to look. My hand was totally bruised,
black but no further injuries, The Glock polymer frame had literally cracked
from the slide on down through the grip frame. A very similar break like
shown on the M&P in the film.

My friend told me that he was using some reloads that the guy gave
him "as a bonus" who sold him the pistol. I believe it was likely a
double charge.

I just wonder what kind of ammo was being used in the M&P shown in this film.
Click to expand...


I'm with you. I think they were using reloads. That is why I hate to use reloads. Never have and never will use them. Not safe in my opinion.
 
They mention Remington....

scorbing said:
Yeah I noticed that too. Maybe they are afraid to get sued?

Moral of the story: ALWAYS check the rounds for physical defects before loading them on the mag.
Click to expand...

Thought it funny that they mentioned Remington in the second vid as being a quality manufacturer without imparting blame. Why would they say that???
 
I have seen this video before. I had something similar happen to me with my 1911. I had the case split down the side while shooting it. The RO stopped me and he asked if I was ok. I said, yes, and asked what happened. They called it "super face". The round exploded in the gun setting off a chain reaction. I was not hurt and the only damage to the gun was my medallion on the custom grips were blown out and disappeared. As to the person who said a double charge, you can't have a double charge in a 9mm. There just isn't enough room in the brass for a double shot of powder, it would be overflowing the brass. We do reload, and truthfully we have had more issues with store bought ammo the past few years than we do with our reloads. But then again, our reloads are individually inspected before we deem them ok to be shot.
 
one eye joe said:
IMHO, YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY MAN ! ! ! YOU COULD HAVE TAKEN THE BACK HALF OF THAT GUN IN THE FACE. PERSONALLY, I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING BUT METAL GUNS, AND THIS VIDEO RE-INFORCES THAT. IF THIS IS INDEED BRAND NEW FACTORY AMMO, I WOULD CONTACT THE AMMO MANUFACTURER. IF THIS WAS REMANUFACTURED/RELOADED AMMO, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH S&W ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. GOOD LUCK, AND PLEASE KEEP US POSTED…..
Click to expand...
Cause metal guns never have catastrophic failures

ab55daf1d10eb063c7d99b1ea8f304b2.jpg


e9ed2f398e68d2a48754933bd0b08bd6.jpg


2027172ca6a7520b784c78b1e74e1e99.jpg
 
Some people call ammo from freedom munitions factory ammo when they are reloads. I'm gonna go with it being a reload.
 
According to the poster of the YouTube video (in the info area below the video), the ammo was from Fitz Munitions.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
 
Ivan1 said:
Some people call ammo from freedom munitions factory ammo when they are reloads. I'm gonna go with it being a reload.
Click to expand...

Freedom Munitions produces new and reloaded/reman ammo. I only purchase the new ammo, just my preference.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

S
Tell me about PERFORMANCE CENTER M&P 9 M2.0 PRO SERIES
Replies
9
Views
5K
Beju
B
s&wchad
M&P 9 Pro Series CORE Takedown Question
Replies
5
Views
499
Saudade
Saudade
boykinlp
Alright you children from the 60’s
Replies
17
Views
1K
Repeater
Repeater
M
School me on M&P's (9L vs. Pro Series)
Replies
2
Views
1K
LVSteve
LVSteve
O
M&P 9mm 5" FDE - Warranty issues update
Replies
3
Views
564
Oil Field Trash
O

Latest posts

Back
Top