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Slow Motion of this Crazy Muzzleloader Explosion
Am Shooting Journal | 10/3/2017 | C Bailey

Posted on 10/03/2017 6:10:13 AM PDT by w1n1

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1 posted on 10/03/2017 6:10:13 AM PDT by w1n1
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Wow. Only wish this would have happened to another guy recently


2 posted on 10/03/2017 6:16:04 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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I would expect a professional publication on firearms to know the difference between a muzzle loader and a far more common bolt action rifle...

Still, this is one reason you always wear eye protection...

3 posted on 10/03/2017 6:20:31 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Doing my part to help make America great again!)
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That’s not a Muzzle Loader.


4 posted on 10/03/2017 6:22:51 AM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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That doesn’t look like a ‘muzzle loader’...................


5 posted on 10/03/2017 6:23:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: w1n1

Having done this with a shotgun, dirt/mud in the end of the barrel, with a similar result, this one happened at the shooter end of the barrel. This tells me the barrel was blocked by a previous load or too much powder.

My guess is a previously loaded charge.


6 posted on 10/03/2017 6:25:18 AM PDT by faucetman (Ju"st the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: ThunderSleeps
I would expect a professional publication

Professional publication and American Shooting Journal are two things I would not use in a sentence together. Well, except for the previous sentence...

7 posted on 10/03/2017 6:28:10 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Red Badger

That doesn’t look like a ‘muzzle loader’...................

Ah, I’m embarrassed to admit that I never noticed it is a “bolt action” rifle.

No wonder it exploded! /s


8 posted on 10/03/2017 6:29:27 AM PDT by faucetman (Ju"st the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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Shooter shouldn’t have tried to force the powder and load down the barrel like a muzzle loader.


9 posted on 10/03/2017 6:31:39 AM PDT by dglang
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To: Red Badger

its a muzzle loader - looks to be a Remington


10 posted on 10/03/2017 6:31:42 AM PDT by arrow107 (The risk of insult is the price of clarity, and it is a price few are willing to pay)
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To: ThunderSleeps

There are bolt-action muzzleloaders.

The bolt only loads and ignites an inline shotshell primer.


11 posted on 10/03/2017 6:32:36 AM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (Those that vote for a living outnumber those that work for one.)
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To: ThunderSleeps

In-Line muzzloaders have a “bolt” like handle to access the primer nipple but it is still a muzzleloader.


12 posted on 10/03/2017 6:35:28 AM PDT by fatboy
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Well, after the explosion it’s a ‘muzzle loader’....................


13 posted on 10/03/2017 6:36:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: faucetman

or used smokeless powder instead of BP or 777


14 posted on 10/03/2017 6:39:08 AM PDT by fatboy
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To: Red Badger
Well, after the explosion it’s a ‘muzzle loader’....................

More like a ‘muzzle s'ploder.

15 posted on 10/03/2017 6:39:24 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (It's gonna be bloody.)
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To: w1n1

For Later


16 posted on 10/03/2017 6:40:56 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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It blowed up real good!............


17 posted on 10/03/2017 6:42:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: faucetman

Primitive weapons hunting season allows for the use of bow-and-arrow and muzzleloaders, and extends deer season.

Besides traditional rifles, there are “in-line” muzzleloaders which resemble bolt action rifles except for the way they are loaded. Look for a ramrod under the barrel.

I did not see a ramrod in that video but yes, one way to blow up a barrel is to load a charge down the muzzle while forgetting there is already one in the barrel. Kaboom!


18 posted on 10/03/2017 6:43:07 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: fatboy

Some in-line muzzleloaders have bolts, but mine is break-action. Here’s a good summary of in-line muzzleloaders and supplies, for anyone interested.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/In-Line-Muzzleloaders-Buyers-Guide/532670.uts


19 posted on 10/03/2017 6:44:41 AM PDT by Notthemomma
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To: faucetman
blocked by a previous load or too much powder.

My brother-in-law almost killed himself when the barrel of his was blocked by a previous load. It certainly screwed up the rifle....LOL!

20 posted on 10/03/2017 6:46:19 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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