Think ya used a bit too much powder, Butch?

How about this: 4 sail, genuwine 1 of a kind S&W custom revolver. Serious offers being accepted in care of intensive care unit at local hospital.
This buutiful shiny specimen has only been fired 1 shot and has the most purtty rubber grips on it, they even provide a good grip when covered with blood 'n stuff. Also included is a unique visible loaded chamber indicator, frame has been custom modified for scope mount installation.
This fine gun would be purrrfect for that sooper dooper engraving project.
Don't miss this once in a lifetime opperrrtune-ity to own this most drool worthy wall hanger.
 
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Little bit of Duct Tape and a bit of Flitz polish and it'll be good as new.

What always surprizes me is how seldom that someone is seriously hurt when a gun blows up like that. Yeah, sometimes the result is fatal, but that happens a lot less frequently than I would expect looking at a wreck such as this.

One benefit of these types of postings is that I now know better that to even think about shooting someone elses reloads, it just aint worth the risk of what can happen.
 
gunlovingirl, and Joni Lynn-

You ladies made my night!!:D:D:D

I was gonna post about what Misty did, until I read down and then saw hers. That's too funny. You gals are great!

I do hope that the person is ok. I always double, triple fourple check the level of powder in my cases. That's why right there.
 
Once again,

Visual proof that one must never shoot Plus P in a revolver....be warned.

Least the Backstrap didn't blow off'n this one....


giz
 
I know a guy...

...who has a gun that looks just like this one. It started life as a 627 8-shooter and blew sky-high with TiteGroup powder and 158gr. plated bullets. Shooter not hurt, pieces never found. It happened at an IPSC match and the RO wasn't hurt either. RO claims the the previous shot "sounded funny" as in maybe a squib or light load.

S&W wouldn't warrantee the damage or sell the guy another 627. However, they did sell him a new 625 at wholesale.
 
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I'm thinkin that at the very least, a trip to the underwear drawer would be called for! Hope the guy wasn't badly injured. Looks to me like the departing pieces went up and out to the sides and not back.
 
Gotta be real careful with those fast burning powders. A double charge of Bullseye will ruin your day:eek:. I hope the shooter and the people around him are OK.
 
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Saw it happen

Worse range shooting incident I've ever seen produced a revolver explosion just like this one. We were shooting Big Bore Pistol Metallic Silhouette, so everyone had max loads in order to knock down the 52# Ram at 200M. One of this thread's respondents hit the nail on the head. This guy was loading 296 for his Blackhawk 44 mag & set his powder measure accordingly. Unfortunately, he had Unique in the hopper, so a case full went Kablooie! It also detonated the adjacent cartridge. He was lying down on his back, shooting the "Creedmore" position. My friend was two positions over on his right shooting off-hand. A chunk of cylinder went upward & to the right gouging a trough thru my friend's cheek & took out the top bridge of his nose. On-the-spot first aid kept him from choking on his own blood until evacuated. Over the next couple of years, excellent plastic surgery all but removed any trace of the physical injury.

Mental injury? Several years later my friend wanted me to take him back to the range to find out whether he could tolerate gun shots. He flinched at each shot he heard. Also fired one .22LR thru my TC Contender & had enough. He never returned to the range & I can't say as I blame him. I'm so very glad he wasn't standing another 2" forward or no doubt I would have attended his funeral.

H-F Hank
USAF Vet
NRA Bene.
 
I witnessed a kaboom similar to that a couple of years ago. A couple of dedicated benchrest shooters who frequently shoot at the range showed up one saturday. Usually its only the two of them and all their gear, portable loading bench, chronograph, wind flags,etc.. This particular saturday they had good friend Bubba with them, I could tell the guy was an idiot from the moment he stepped out of their vehicle. All three got set up on the 100 yd. range and commenced shooting, the benchresters would shoot for a while check the chrony and tweak their loads. Bubba didn't let this fact go un-noticed, so when the benchresters were done at the loading bench he decides its his turn. I don't think he knew beans about their Harrell powder measure, the benchresters were tweaking their loads from a known point I don't think they were using a powder scale. Bubba thinks if that's good enough for them then its fine for him too. I don't have a clue what his TC Encore was chambered for nor what kind of load he assembled, the damage was horrendous. I just happened to be watching the proceedings when the Encore came apart though. The scope flies off and cold cocks Bubba who proceeds to fall to the ground, scope winds up about 10 ft. behind the firing line. Next thing you know Bubba is back up on his feet screaming and cursing holding the remains of the stock and receiver of what used to be his Encore. The barrel wound up about 10 ft. down range, Bubba had a rather large shrapnel wound in his left bicep. The last that was seen of Bubba, his buddies were loading him up in the back of their suburban for the ride to the E.R..
From the severity of Bubba's kaboom, it looked like he was lucky to be alive. If the shrapnel that penetrated his bicep had hit him in the chest I'm sure it would have been fatal.
 
Around these parts we refer to guns like that as "Owner modified"
 
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