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Post by bigblue on Jan 16, 2009 9:40:07 GMT -6
I saw this on another forum and thought the picture was worth a thousand words. Don  |
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Post by DocHolladay on Jan 16, 2009 20:33:08 GMT -6
That would hurt. Hope the person is ok and keeps shooting.
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Post by bigblue on Jan 17, 2009 18:51:18 GMT -6
Doc,
I believe he was unhurt. Looking at the bend in that top strap has me thinking a lessor gun wouldn't have held together as well. A testament to the strength of a Ruger SP101.
Don
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Post by GrampaJer on Jan 18, 2009 14:15:35 GMT -6
Has the Double Charge been verified.. Doesn't seem that there would be room in a casing for a double Charge.. Could a shell just exploded from a crack in the cylinder ?  Glad my hand wasn't on it.. |
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Post by bigblue on Jan 18, 2009 15:28:11 GMT -6
Has the Double Charge been verified.. Doesn't seem that there would be room in a casing for a double Charge.. He pulled the bullets from the rest of his ammo and confirmed the double charge. There is more than enough room in a case for double charges when using certain pistol powders. Maximum charges listed in Hornady's load manual show that for a 158gr. jacketed bullet .357 magnum load can range from 4.9gr. to 18.0gr. depending on the powder your using, so in theory you could probably get a triple charge to fit in the case. One very good reason that you can never let your attention drift away from what your doing. Don |
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Post by bubbawitha4570 on Jan 19, 2009 17:16:55 GMT -6
I've (and my gun) survived a double. My old Glock 36 is probably still going strong out there somewhere. the only pains encountered were (thankfully) my pride in my reloading carefulness and the uncomfortable feeling of having it happen to me.
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Post by jedicazador on Apr 2, 2009 19:19:20 GMT -6
Wow a nice reminder to pay attention to detail, thanks for the pic
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Glad my hand wasn't on it.. 
