This will NOT buff out - 360 pd explodes

[gmchenry]

Titanium isn't brittle. It can be amazingly elastic. Ever have titanium/nickel alloy eyeglass frames that you can twist like a pretzel and they return to their original shape?

Titanium cylinders often have difficulty with releasing empty cartridges as they can expand under load and then return to their unstressed dimension making the empty brass tight in the cylinder.

Scandium alloy is also some tough stuff. The Russians first figured out how tough scandium alloys were when they were trying to figure out a way to prevent the aluminum fins on their submarine launched missiles from ripping off as the missiles penetrated arctic ice.

If you have a load that will do that kind of damage to a Ti/Scan revolver, it doesn't matter what you make a revolver out of, it's not going to end well.

 

[Centurian77]

Never fire reloads out of a gun you can't replace.

 

[dixiedawg119]

Thanks for the response, GMChenry. I forgot about those titanium glasses, I've seen those. That all makes sense. That's why I love this forum. I learn stuff all the time.

 

[RGS]

For the .44 Mag, Hornady lists for its 200gr HP-XTP a minimum load of 25.8gr H110 to a max of 28.7gr. with COL of 1.600.

I assume the blown gun is a 329 as Hornady does not make a 200gr bullet for the .357mag. But, for grins I weighed out 27gr of H110 and dumped it into a fired unsized .357 case. It filled the case to the top. No room whatsoever to seat a bullet of any weight.


If this is a 357 PD, the Hornady manual lists a 200gr HP-XTP for the .41mag. 27 gr of H110 will fit in the case, and it may be possible to wedge a jacketed bullet in over the top. It would be reeeeally crowded in there. Max load in this manual for that bullet is 22.7gr. so this would be a significant overload.

If I didn't shoot reloads, I wouldn't shoot enough to have any fun at it. Guess I've just been lucky all these years. I'm not going to say it will never happen to me because I've seen others with more expertise have a KABOOM.

With all this talk about Ti guns I'll have to dig out my M357 PD and shoot it some. Handloads... of course.

 

[break'em]

Has anyone thought of what primer was used? Standard large pistol or large pistol magnum. Some powders use standard large pistol primers for "44 magnum" loads. It does make a big difference.

Ray K.