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One day on the out door 50 yd range I was using a BSA 12/15 , one shot I fired just didnt sound right so I decided to check , the spent case ejected OK , someone said blow down the muzzle to see if its blocked sure eneough it was the round hadnt travelled more than half an inch out of the chamber


As you can see in the photo there was a fault in the casting of the bullet , looks like it may have been an air bubble , but it let all the gasses pass by . Lucky for me I noticed .

Dave

Them photos are horrific.

At my local gunshop they once showed me two damaged shotguns.One was a semi auto and the chamber was ripped open due to the owner loading a 20g cartridge into a 12g gun-then loading a 12g cartridge and firing afterwards with dire consequences.

Other was an O/U where two shooters managed to turn to each other just when they both fired-barrel to barrel.The shotgun looked like a trumpet.

They also had a black powder Ruger revolver with the cylinder blown up where the owner had used nitrocellulose powder instead.

Blow down the muzzle???

:G :P

I have to wander - is there a way to insure against this kind of damage?

I load within specs set out by quickload, and I meticulously check each load to make sure that it looks like the same amount of powder as before - but with my latest loads right on the upper limit of pressures according to quickload (they are the rounds that shot best at load development), seeing these pictures makes me wary, especially as my rifle is over £2k worth...

Obviously personal safety and the safety of the others around on the firing point is number one priority if anything goes awry, but I'd still like to be able to get back shooting without having to save for a new rifle!

I was surprised to see two pics of a Walther P22. I had not thought a .22LR had enough in it to blow anything up.

.22lr is deceptively powerful!

One here for your viewing pleasure. Spotted this hanging on the wall on a visit to the US Army Marksmanship Unit in Fort Benning Georgia whilst participating in the American Armed Forces Skill at Arms meeting. A 300 WIN MAG Barrel, With the round still in it 3/4 the way out! This place was AMAZING! I was struggling to keep my jaw off the floor most of the time.

James