I was using 17g. 700X powder, 1 1/8 oz load in Win AA hulls. It's certainly not impossible that there was a double charge - I'm new to reloading shot shells (have reloaded pistol and rifle for many years) but I'm pretty meticulous. So, no real way of knowing, and I'm pretty nervous about shooting any more of my own loads. Think I'm going to shoot my Benelli SBE for a while, it will digest just about anything.
I [I]am very[I] grateful that my eyes, face and hands were all unscathed - money is just money - but sad that the gun was so damaged. Also very grateful to the kind contributors here, and to my mates at my gun club. They all stopped shooting and helped me find all but two small pieces of the stock (some of which were 30' away from station one), which Brian Dudley says he can repair. I'll post back pictures of the restored gun. Thanks to you all.
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