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Originally Posted by Paul Harm
Pete, I've read where the paper base wads have come loose and a blown barrel is the result and a lot of other reloading forums warn of this problem. With a SxS it's easy enough to check the barrels after every shot.....Paul
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I have read where shooting nitro powder loads through Damascus and Twist barrels can result in a blown barrel and missing fingers and eyes too
Still waiting to see definitive photographic evidence of a blown barrel as a result of a paper base wad coming loose because frankly I think it's impossible, the culprit has to be something else when that is blamed. Although a one time occurence I once pulled the trigger on an 870 only to watch a ton of confetti come out of the barrel. It was the result of not pushing (forgetting) a full piece of paper towel scrunched up tight and sprayed with gun oil all the way out of the barrel. No blown barrel, no bulge. My recall is the TV show Mythbusters had a hard time blowing a barrel with an obstruction when they tried.
Here is a video where a Remington barrel was fired with two inches of packed mud and no ill effect.
I think it is a wise practice to check one's barrels before firing but I do believe it takes a lot more than a paper base wad to create a problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWl1Mu1tywM