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To: Notoriously Conservative
Two chambers exploded? The guy firing did not stop at one?

Talk about putting too much powder in your basement reloads!

2 posted on 11/19/2009 7:50:23 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana

bore and slug problem... the force has to exit the barrel. If it cant then it goes up and out!


8 posted on 11/19/2009 7:53:40 AM PST by himno hero
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To: 2banana

It could also have been too LIGHT of a load. With an under load you get a partial ignition which will unseat the bullet and jam it into the barrel. The obstruction will in turn cause a steep rise in pressure which will increase the rate of burn of the remaining powder. The cylinder explodes and shears off and ignites the adjacent rounds.


17 posted on 11/19/2009 8:06:51 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: 2banana

The explosion in one chamber triggered the explosion in the other.


32 posted on 11/19/2009 8:42:43 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: 2banana

Unless you’re just kidding, only one chamber exploded.


62 posted on 11/19/2009 2:46:40 PM PST by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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