Here's Somebody's Worst Nightmare

[Austin W Hogan]

The break is 3 1/4 inches ahead of the breech. There were no 2 7/8 inch 10 ga shells made by US manufacturers in 1992, so that part is obvious. I think the peculiar tear of the barrels is probably due to overheating the barrels during sleeving or failing to heat treat them properly.

Best, Austin

[PML]

I wonder how many Parker 10 gauges have been proofed with 3.5" steel shot loads and held up any better than this one. Perhaps you should get the facts on the load the gent with the missing digit was using. It may shed some additional sun on the failure.