I agree identity is not important, frankly it could have happened to any us. It's terrible that someone was seriously hurt and a beautiful gun catastrophically damaged. I guess one of the next questions is how thick are the barrel walls at the point of rupture. It certainly appears to be a barrel obstruction. I have often wondered if such a thing could happen by a delayed detonation of the powder where the ejecta moves forward by the force of the primer and a slow burn and then detonation of the powder occurs further down the barrel rather than in the chamber where the barrel walls are much thicker. Mike mentioned the shooter was using "Winchester Lite", if those shells use the AA HS hull I don't believe there is a base wad. I hope the shooter heals up back to normal and that an investigation/inspection can determine what caused this. Thanks for sharing.
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