Just found these pics. does anyone have the story?
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Just found these pics. does anyone have the story?
Holy crap! Looks like someone put way too much powder in there! And a Smith at that!
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WOW! Sure dont but would like to hear it as well.
How come that the next round is blown as well?
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Similar problem to what they had with the older revolving rifles perhaps? Hot round goes off, overpowers the cylinder its in, which causes it to blow. The heat from that explosion is so great it causes ignition of the neighboring cylinders, except the bullet doesn't (can't) move down the barrel which does not allow for the release of the gas from the powder explosion, so the case ruptures instead.Originally Posted by Dr_Fwd
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Oh man. I hope who ever lit that off is ok. Serious amount of frag from that.
Holy crap! Where did you find the pics? there was nothing that was said about it.
Man that looks scary, I hope he is ok too.
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there were no story there.
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Wow! That is super scary looking.
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A Cowboy quick draw friend of mine explained this is most likely caused by the cylinder being out of time with the barrel when it goes off. He has witnessed this several times when quick draw shooters try to get a quicker shot off by changes in springs and other adjustments. It is also a possibility the new gun was not set up properly from the factory, 1st shot was lined up then cylinder rotated to wrong place and fired 2nd one which went POW. Just like the old story of mud in the barrel of a shotgun which blows up in your face. If you notice the picture from the top, the cylinder is not in line with the barrel and the stopped bullet pressure has no where to go but up.
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