60947 Fires it's last shot

[Fishtail]

I'll catch flack for this...but this incident is a good example of why I never reload. It seems like the majority of gun failures I read about happened when a reload was involved.

[Bill Murphy]

Not "flack", Greg, just deaf ears. There are few alternatives to reloading when it comes to short tens and eight gauge.

[John Truitt]

Fishtail,

Ill back you up on this. You and I will take the flak together

I agree. All of the shotgun failures I know of except for Don Kaas's were associated with reloads. Be it modern guns or older guns. Hell this is an on going debate over on the trap shooters site about the cause of failures. But all of those referenced that I have read have been associated with reloads.

Certainly issues can happen with any shell/ load and every time we pull the trigger we take the risk but I feel just a little better shooting factory loaded shells.

I know of several guys who are excellent at reloading but know of more people who have had issues. Some not until they got the gun home and then realized a bulge or some other issue.

[Drew Hause]

New fangled fluid steel ruptures with factory loads

Bismuth Magnum Game Load 2 3/4" 1 3/8 oz. shot



Winchester No-Tox Bismuth



I share the opinion that almost all chamber and barrel blow ups are a result of:
1. Reload operator error
2. Inadequate wall thickness: Chamber lengthened, over-honed or eccentrically honed barrels
3. Obstruction

Unfortunately, unless money is to be made from a personal injury suit, the cause is never established, and more Damascus mythology is regurgitated.
The idea that the cause(s) can not be determined is silly. Companies make big $s investigating oil rig blow ups and planes falling from the sky. I received a PM from a guy that one oil rig blow out was traced to One weld, made by One guy, at One facility in Houston.

[Pa SxS]

I'm waiting for followup replies to ban reloaded shells. Some people can't afford to shoot new shells, at least not in volume shooting.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Chuck Bishop

I'm waiting for followup replies to ban reloaded shells. Some people can't afford to shoot new shells, at least not in volume shooting.

It won't be over this - but I expect the politicians to get around to it any day