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Unread 12-22-2014, 09:08 AM   #1
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Another fluid steel barrel failure.

Stuck wad? Not using RST shells? Reload?
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Unread 12-22-2014, 09:37 AM   #2
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well - hopefully no ones fore hand was near the burst.

i would have to say - wall thickness looks good
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Unread 12-22-2014, 09:48 AM   #3
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Wall thickness looks OK

Morris Island, South Carolina. 300-pounder Parrot Rifle after burst



Interesting reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrott_rifle

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Well Bruce at least you won't have to drag that thing all over Kansas anymore.
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Probably had too much choke so they bobbed the barrel.
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Do you think if they had tried the RST shell made for these type of guns, this would have happened?
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Can you imagine the ringing in your ears after that !!!!
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WHAT?
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Morris at RST is working on a "Best Grade" 10 inch Parrot Rifle Spreader load for Destry's Punt Gun Tends to propel the dingy back to shore rather quickly however
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