Thread: Guns blown, persons damaged- powder misadventures- examples

On a slow Good Friday..

There's always been the dire warnings re wrong powder for application, too much powder, too little powder, old powder, contaminated powder, bad data, unpublished data, Jolly Jim and Slim Stupid's internet data opinions, powder with/without fillers etc and so on.

Would be interesting to hear of actual examples, first hand or known facts would be best methinks

I'll start. The good old double charge. Man with brand new 45ACP 1911A and three virgin bottles of Titegroup - that powder of the infinitesimal charge. He swears he did not double the charge but the pistol was destroyed and he had emergency surgery to repair his face and save his eye. I got the story from the horses mouth cause I bought 2 and 9/10ths tubs of powder from him for what he paid at a time when it was unobtanium. He was unwilling to load such dangerous stuff ever again.

Second is the "I'm sure I charged the case" squib load. Leaving the primer propelled projectile in the barrel, again in a 45ACP 1911A. Owner made the mistake of manually racking the slide thinking he had a failure to feed. Next round split the barrel but no other damage, fortunately light loads. A 5 mth wait for a new barrel however.

So let's hear it. Verified accounts rather than hearsay would be choice. Happenings rather than dire warnings.