Blow up.

[Gatman44]

I just bought this from a guy to show my Hunter Safety Class.The owner said said this happend with factory ammo.

 

[Gatman44]

I just bought this from a guy to show my Hunter Safety Class.The owner said said this happend with factory ammo.

 

[RGS]

Is there a bulge just past the forcing cone? Looks like it in the picture.

 

[WaterburyBob]

I'm sure it's possible, but every revolver I've ever seen go kaboom was due to a handload - not factory ammo.
Much less embarrassing to say it was factory ammo rather than a mistake made in reloading.

 

[Lenshappy]

Thought you meant the movie...good flick.

Ouch!

 

[Andy Griffith]

That might perhaps have left a mark...

 

[Alk8944]

Originally posted by Gatman44:
I just bought this from a guy to show my Hunter Safety Class.The owner said said this happend with factory ammo.

Bullshit!!!!

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

Sure, I believe it. He just scooped a cartridge full of powder and capped the bullet.

 

[VM]

The owner said said this happend with factory ammo

If that indeed happened, why would the original owner not contact S&W and/or the ammo company and have them replace/buy him a new gun?

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Count me in on the bullshit camp regarding factory ammo and kaboom.

Factory ammo kaboom:

Possible? Yes, anything is.

Probable? No, not likely.

 

[tn hp]

I have seen the remnants of a Ruger P85, fired by a sheriff's deputy with issue ammo (S&B) that was damaged beyond repair. S&B replaced the firearm and donated a case of ammo. I am not sure that I would want to shoot it in any firearm.

I have also seen the remains of an 1100 Remington, 3" magnum destroyed by 3" Federal Turkey loads. Federal settled the suit and paid medical bills as well.

So, before you rush to a decision, be advised that factory ammo is not immune from flaws.

We also don't know if the revolver pictured was being fired in "slow" fire mode or rapid fire. A squib load may have cause the problem, but since the barrel is still intact, its doubtful.

 

[Gatman44]

The experts all have spoken even one in Spanish.

 

[s&wchad]

Wow. Was he hurt?

There were some recalls over the years, what's the model and serial number?

Scroll down to the post by JT.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/530103904/m/875107028/p/2

 

[Cruiser RN]

Before everyone says bullshit,my model 640 blew up using 158 grain 38 special Fiocchi factory ammo in my j frame 357 magnum.A 357 round was never put thru this gun,it was sent to Smith x2 for factory tune ups and once for a sub par trigger job.Smith took possesion of it,destroyed it after verifying it was way beyond repair,and sent me a new model 640 with the nasty lock and full of metal shavings,so much for thier quality control,here is the file of the pics I took afterwards.I am proof it does happen.......God Bless....Mike http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/563662181JzjRUP

 

[ladder13]

Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
I'm sure it's possible, but every revolver I've ever seen go kaboom was due to a handload - not factory ammo.
Much less embarrassing to say it was factory ammo rather than a mistake made in reloading.

+1 Rarely will anyone admit to blowing up a gun. I did, some 20 years ago, with handloads.

 

[norfdet]

 

[Jellybean]

Gatman44, Do you know which brand of ammo was involved?

If that indeed happened, why would the original owner not contact S&W and/or the ammo company and have them replace/buy him a new gun?

If the damage was done by the ammunition S&W wouldn't be responsible for the damage, the ammo maker would. Even if the ammo maker paid for a new gun doesn't mean they would take this one, the owner might have gotten a replacement. Also, just because it's factory ammo doesn't mean it's guaranteed.

 

[arfmel]

gatman

is that a 629 or a 624?

they recalled some 624s for bad steel in the cylinders. I agree that if that gun blew with factory ammunition I would seek compensation from the ammo manufacturer and/or S&W.

 

[Lewis Wetzel]

Originally posted by Cruiser RN:
Before everyone says bullshit,my model 640 blew up using 158 grain 38 special Fiocchi factory ammo in my j frame 357 magnum.A 357 round was never put thru this gun,it was sent to Smith x2 for factory tune ups and once for a sub par trigger job.Smith took possesion of it,destroyed it after verifying it was way beyond repair,and sent me a new model 640 with the nasty lock and full of metal shavings,so much for thier quality control,here is the file of the pics I took afterwards.I am proof it does happen.......God Bless....Mike http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/563662181JzjRUP

Fiocchi loads HOT....very hot. That company is an exception to the rule of factory loads being loaded below spec.

But my BS meter is way high on the factory load assertion...

 

[David Sinko]

I have made my share of bad handloaded ammo, but the only round that ever blew up in any of my guns was a Remington .22 LR Thunderbolt. And I did NOT reload a .22 rimfire!

I can not understand why anybody would think that all factory loaded ammo is beyond reproach.

Dave Sinko