This happened in southern CA, I am not going to post a
direct link and have no details, I believe the man is ok,I
did read also these were handloads. Caution is the word,
really makes you think twice about who is shooting next to you when you are at public
range! Pete

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OUCH! That's gotta hurt.

Indoors too... the noise of the explosion must've been stupefying..

A little JB weld and I can fix that!

Must be an optical "delusion" but it looks like it has 3 barrels

Don't let any Glock lovers see that!

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Still Running Against the Wind

Which Scotchbrite pad would rub that out?

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Another Bullseye load ? ? I believe all the X 's are used up in that revolver.

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Is it a .500 or a .460?

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Geoff. Since 1960.

It looks like a .460... or what's left of it.

A little less powder and we have "the" bear load.

I think it was trying to be a 700.

talk about an "OOPs" at the loading bench. i hope no one was hurt.

Looks like it's been instantly converted to the Merwin & Hulbert system.
Must have been some mega loads through that one.

A co-worker some years ago (early 80's) used to shoot stupidity handloads through his M29 on purpose. The more kick & flames the better.
He managed to strip the bbl right out of the frame finally along with a bulged cylinder, ect.
He sent it back to S&W and they actually replaced the revolver w/o an arguement.
Probably just cheaper than court & lawyers.

...load'er 'til she blows...then back off half a grain...

Looks like them sweet Hogues are salvagable.

It looks like a .40 S&W glock revolver!

Your going the wrong way!

When it comes to reloading a fool and his revolver are soon parted, he's damn lucky he didn't get seriously hurt, or worse someone else at the range.

Hmmmm...did that say 65 grains or 6.5....?

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Lt. Dan, what R U doing here?

Elmer Keith would have the answer for him.

Meantime, if he has Instructor Credentials, he now has

an Excellent Classroom Exibit.

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A good example of what NOT to do.

Really??!!? Wow. I'll bet his underwear weren't salvageable.

fast rate where it dont belong ... wonder if he used to be obsessed with clean powder

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it just needs more voltage

I'm always skeptical of a post with no details, not documentation and no first party verification.

It's also hard to get enough powder in a .460 Magnum case to do that. (but I could be wrong)

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SWCA #3437

As listed in the classifieds...

Don't believe S&W's lifetime warranty will cover that one.

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I've never seen a S & W revolver with a carrying handle like an FN-FAL.

depends on the powder .. titegroup, bullseye, HP38 would all do it. probably unique too

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it just needs more voltage

a squib and a double charge? Ka-boom

Man...that hand to sting.

Just imagine this...... A guy hands his buddy his new S&W Behemoth magnum, then says, "You gotta try this, you're not gonna believe how mild the recoil is with that muzzle break!" "Oh, and these new handloads I just worked up are really mild......" Scary, real scary. Glad I'm not the one that was holding it went it went "off".

Well now there's your problem !

I watch to much Mythbusters.
Ted

Looks like a classic case of using the wrong powder. That's why I never leave any powder in the powder throws.

Gee, what was it I reloaded last month? Oh ya, it was lil'gun & 300g bullets. Only to find out it was titegroup or unique or univeral clays.

Well I hear the prices of scrap metal are up at least.

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Go right to the reddish-brown one.

Do we know any more about this one? I am not up on .460s like some of you are but I have seen them and those cylinders are big and thick. That must have been one one heck of a ker-bang when that thing went off. (For you military historians, a "colossal crack"... ? )

I would like to know more about this.

I've been handloading since 1980. From time to time I've loaded sound ammunition at ba..'s to the wall's levels. Happily I've not ever destroyed a gun. Once upon a time, however, I did have a little excitement w/ a M-70 in .243 Winchester. I wanted a little more juice since the plain factory load .243's didn't seem so very impressive. The extractor, etc. were never found. A nice Cajun gunsmith in Chalmette, La. fixed my rifle. And... I throttled back on the load. Later I just moved on to a heavier caliber. Perhaps this fellow just made a mistake. Perhaps he was not so impressed with the factory level loads and just wanted to improve the performance of the round a bit. I don't know. I do know I was sick when I thought I'd boogered up my M-70. Hopefully the gentleman who owned/shot this revolver was not injured. Almost certainly he has learned a very hard and regrettable lesson. JMHO.

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Nothin' a bit JB Weld can't fix.

Awesome a new break-top model from S&W!

I thought it was a modern top break revolver!

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Stupidity is supposed to hurt, if he didn't get hurt he might do it again.

Had to be that darn IL!

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Looks like a perfect example of loading a fast powder in a big ol' cartridge...not that hard to do.

A local friend blew his Glock 24 sky high recently with a handload. Ruined the slide, barrel and grip frame. Might be a part or two salvageable. He was not hurt.

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SWCA 1821

I doubt it was a double charge even if it was it shouldn't blow up. I am "guessing" a squib or a hang fire where a round went off out of time, if the shooter was pulling the trigger real fast.

But like almost all of these, we will never know as there are no facts.

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no visible barrel bulge to indicate a squib.
I believe this to be a case of "I want clean powder" which equates to fast burn rates. This might fly in a 38 but a massive magnum like this is only to be tamed so far.

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it just needs more voltage

Any speculation of what happened without supporting facts is stupid, as there could have been numerous causes. Maybe he loaded it with military blank fire powder, turning it into a hand grenade. Stranger things have happened.

Personally, I have always been opposed to the use of high-end (and beyond) loadings. I just don't enjoy noise and recoil that much, plus avoiding the extra wear and tear on the revolver means something. Now if I hunted for dinosaurs every day, I might think differently.

Probably TG, my favorite powder to hate.

Does that barrel look canted to you?

Here's hoping the guy learned his lesson. Otherwise that nice 1911 in the lower left corner will probably be next... :-(

I'm thinking 300 grain JSP "B'ar Loads" at 1200 fps in range brass...

ECS

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Luke 22:36

I bet he is real glad he bought one with a ported barrel...it sure cuts down on the recoil....

I wonder if he hit the target before the Class 1 download to his shorts began........I'm guessing he won't be opening his own beer for some time either.

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Don't drink and reload.

Glad no one was hurt.