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Sorry to hear that.

Before I got into reloading, I read everything I could in the topic and one item that popped up repeatedly was, "don't buy reloads from someone you don't know/trust.

The primary concerns were double powder throws (big boom) or a skipped powder throw resulting in a squib, with the subsequent round blowing the barrel.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_load

https://squibloads.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/squiband1911.jpg

ALWAYS wear eye protection.

I was still building a supply of brass for reloading at the time of the taper crimped 44mag reloads. My wife and I would shoot 400 rounds of 38SPL each every week while in San Diego. I reloaded for everything in a pistol caliber and a small number of rifle cartridges. Since moving to Idaho, I have done little shooting or reloading. Too busy most of the time. The garage work area is never a comfortable temperature compared to my digs in San Diego. C'est la vie.

I scored a deal on a used Glock 23C. The original owner fired a squib. He decided to clear the barrel by using a high speed steel drill bit. Destroyed the factory Glock barrel. To my delight, he replaced it with a Jarvis barrel. The case head is fully supported. The brass is reloadable instead of slightly ballooned at the case head as is typical of a Glock barrel. I run 165 gr in all of my 40 S&W. The 180 gr just slams the frames unnecessarily. It's my only Glock.

The possibility of a squib seriously challenges the standard tap-rack-bang drill. Only do that if you are in a real shootout. Otherwise, be sure to inspect the round that only clicked! One hopes to see a complete round in there ...