Anyone care to comment on this?

[glenwolde]

I see no reason to think it's fake. Several replies speculatively blame progressive presses but I'll note guys have been blowing up guns with double charges of fast powder since long before progressive presses became common.

 

[lunger]

Give this man a hand! I think so, too.

Ironic choice of words. Hope the user still has his

 

[ArkieVol]

Pay attention...

This picture is pasted on the wall over my reloading bench.

 

[H Richard]

Looks very similar to a blued Mod 10 my LGS had on display about 40 years ago. The sign said the owner followed the instruction with the Lee Loader, used the little yellow scoop and used it to put 3 scoops of Bullseye in the case. (HMMM, 3 gr scoop X 3 = 9 gr).

 

[Doc44]

Here is what 22 grains of Unique will do to a 44 Magnum.

Bill

 

[cinnwalt]

PSI, pounds per square inch, every square inch of surface in the cylinder and barrel is covered by whatever pressure the cartridge develops. Plugged, overload, whatever, this was "way" to much PSI. I'm going with not Faked !!!

 

[steelslaver]

It would be interesting to blow up some handguns; as long as they are not mine. There should be a safe way to do it.

Something like a cheap vise to clamp the grip frame in and a long piece of cord add a pulley or 2 and you could go behind a wall

I keep thinking about making a block of steel to hold a barrel and cylinder with a spring loaded firing pin. I want to see just how much a N frame 45 colt cylinder would take before rupture. If the cylinder holds together thee frame would.