.44 MAGNUM ACCIDENT

[CTG1]

I'm not sure how accurate the story is, but the pictures tell the story.

"A guy came into the Tredyffrin Police Department the other day to ask a favor: he had a S&W 629 (44 Mag.) that he wanted to dispose of after a mishap at the range. He said there was a loud bang when he tested his new Chinese made ammunition. The gun smacked him in the forehead leaving a nice gash.

When the tweety birds cleared, this is what he saw . . .

(I'll bet he never uses Chinese made ammo, again.)"



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[Quack Addict]

Those pics have been going around for a while.

The "Chinese made ammo" bit raises a flag for me. If it is Chinese ammo, they are doing one helluva job copying the 240gr Hornady XTP's that are shown in the pics.

I think it's more plausible that the ammo that caused whatever happened was improper handloads. Perhaps a stiff dose of Blue Dot (or similar) where it shouldn't have been. Maybe primers weren't set back far enough. Maybe even more blatant than that, i.e. maybe some sort of blasting agent, who knows what <-- great reason to NEVER fire someone else's handloads or ammo of questionable origin.

The forward movement of the projectile in the LH cylinder + the way the brass is flared out + the powder staining on the inside of the cases indicates that all 3 top cylinders detonated pretty much simultaneously... which has me thinking improper primer seating or some sort of propellant that is sensitive to impact or shock.

If you look at the 2'nd photo down, the cylinder wasn't loaded with 6 rounds. If it would have been a full cylinder, the boom may have been much louder, and painful.

[1-2many]

I'm unsure of the story but have also seen this picture quite a bit.

[lotusexige]

Those pics have been going around for a while.

The "Chinese made ammo" bit raises a flag for me. If it is Chinese ammo, they are doing one helluva job copying the 240gr Hornady XTP's that are shown in the pics.

I think it's more plausible that the ammo that caused whatever happened was improper handloads. Perhaps a stiff dose of Blue Dot (or similar) where it shouldn't have been. Maybe primers weren't set back far enough. Maybe even more blatant than that, i.e. maybe some sort of blasting agent, who knows what <-- great reason to NEVER fire someone else's handloads or ammo of questionable origin.

The forward movement of the projectile in the LH cylinder + the way the brass is flared out + the powder staining on the inside of the cases indicates that all 3 top cylinders detonated pretty much simultaneously... which has me thinking improper primer seating or some sort of propellant that is sensitive to impact or shock.

If you look at the 2'nd photo down, the cylinder wasn't loaded with 6 rounds. If it would have been a full cylinder, the boom may have been much louder, and painful.

perhaps he removed the other rounds?

[pgaplayerless]

It is illegal to import ammunition from China......and has been for over a 15 years

[XDM 40 cal]

The pictures you found from this story is the bases of why some people DO NOT NEED to be reloading there own ammo..(IMHO)
He try a hotter load in his handgun, got a nasty gash in his forehead, then went to the sheriff's dept and wanted to get rid of it.....
not a good way to killing a nice HG..

[fr3db3ar]

It's a Taurus....what did you expect :poke:

jk...I have several and have no problems with them. :eatsmile:

[PaulB84]

It's a Taurus....what did you expect :poke:

jk...I have several and have no problems with them. :eatsmile:

It's an S&W 629.