batmann
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That's FUNNY!!!!!!
Think ya used a bit too much powder, Butch?
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That's FUNNY!!!!!!
josephthreedogs
US Veteran
I have seen a few like that from my PPC days. The loads being used were 148HBWC with 2.7 grains Bullseye.
scoutsdad
Member
Is this what they call a topbreak.
oldRoger
US Veteran
I helped a friend of mine start hand loading for his .45acp. He had loaded .38 spl while living in South America many years ago but was basically starting from zero.
He wanted to use Bullseye, but having seen the results of double or possibly triple charges of the same in 1911s, I insisted on Red Dot. He is happily chugging along now, and I know that he can't double charge.
He wanted to use Bullseye, but having seen the results of double or possibly triple charges of the same in 1911s, I insisted on Red Dot. He is happily chugging along now, and I know that he can't double charge.
I keep my powder in another room from my loading bench.
i bring only one powder canister to the reloading bench.
after i pour the powder into the hopper, i write a label and tape it to the hopper (ex. 231 or bullseye) where i see it at all times.
same on primers. same on bullets. same on brass. I only have on my bench the one item that i am reloading. no such thing as TOO safe.
i bring only one powder canister to the reloading bench.
after i pour the powder into the hopper, i write a label and tape it to the hopper (ex. 231 or bullseye) where i see it at all times.
same on primers. same on bullets. same on brass. I only have on my bench the one item that i am reloading. no such thing as TOO safe.
tommy mc
Member
Barrel not split.Testament to Smith & Wesson frame strength.Lower frame and the crane kept him from certain death.Hope he is ok.
Joni_Lynn
US Veteran
I've heard a lot of the older pistol shooters say that more handgun have been blown apart with Bullseye than all other powders. I don't know how accurate that is, but I'd guess Bullseye has killed more of them than most others.
nightshade2x
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Joni_Lynn
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Ok, I followed that link to the other forum and read ALL the posts.
In one post it appears that the owner of the gun says it's factory Federal American Eagle 44 ammo.
I have a small problem with this since in the photo I don't seem to see the exposed lead at the front of the jacket that all the Federal AE 44 I have displays. These bullets look more like a Hornady 240 XTP or similar. Right now I'm thinking someone isn't telling it like it is.
I've fired off a couple cases of the Fed AE 44 in just a couple of my guns and it has always performed quite well and never given me a problem.
I'm smelling bad fish here.
In one post it appears that the owner of the gun says it's factory Federal American Eagle 44 ammo.
I have a small problem with this since in the photo I don't seem to see the exposed lead at the front of the jacket that all the Federal AE 44 I have displays. These bullets look more like a Hornady 240 XTP or similar. Right now I'm thinking someone isn't telling it like it is.
I've fired off a couple cases of the Fed AE 44 in just a couple of my guns and it has always performed quite well and never given me a problem.
I'm smelling bad fish here.
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I think I tracked this to its source
The earliest set of these photos I can find on the Internet was posted on August 31, 2009 on the Snipers Hide forum by a forum member named JTrue whose location is Soldotna, AK. With a little research I found that there is an Alaska Trooper stationed in Soldotna named Jim Truesdale. If you go fishing on the photobucket account that is the source for the JTrue images, you will find additional photos of this ruined 629 that were never circulated in any of the subsequent postings. Looks like this has to be the source. Nobody picked up on it until about two or three weeks ago, and then it went viral on the shooting web sites. The email that carries the limited set of images seems to be taken verbatim from the JTrue post.
I think I am not supposed to print links to other forums here, but if you want to see the post I am referring to, you can Google for "tweety birds 629" and click on the link that goes to a snipershide(dot)com address.
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EDITED TO ADD: Well, I see other links to threads on other forums, so maybe this will be OK after all. Here's the original post on this exploding 629:
Why you should be careful when reloading.......... - Sniper's Hide Forums
The earliest set of these photos I can find on the Internet was posted on August 31, 2009 on the Snipers Hide forum by a forum member named JTrue whose location is Soldotna, AK. With a little research I found that there is an Alaska Trooper stationed in Soldotna named Jim Truesdale. If you go fishing on the photobucket account that is the source for the JTrue images, you will find additional photos of this ruined 629 that were never circulated in any of the subsequent postings. Looks like this has to be the source. Nobody picked up on it until about two or three weeks ago, and then it went viral on the shooting web sites. The email that carries the limited set of images seems to be taken verbatim from the JTrue post.
I think I am not supposed to print links to other forums here, but if you want to see the post I am referring to, you can Google for "tweety birds 629" and click on the link that goes to a snipershide(dot)com address.
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EDITED TO ADD: Well, I see other links to threads on other forums, so maybe this will be OK after all. Here's the original post on this exploding 629:
Why you should be careful when reloading.......... - Sniper's Hide Forums
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