Photos from Dan's GH 20

[Mike of the Mountain]

Sorry, two more photos.

[Mark Riessen]

Shocking and unnerving. M

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Sorry, two more photos.

Multiple people have indicated that the shape of “failure “ is an unmistakable indication of a blockage. This barrel was fired just seconds before at the preceding target. The shot, report and recoil were unremarkable and the 30(+-) yard crossing target cleanly broken. I’m personally sufficiently convinced that the base wad of the prior shell came out and lodged in the barrel. Note the shell photo of the actual shell fired when the “failure” occurred. There is no base wad in place. I was shooting a mix of factory and older reloads and unfortunately not saving them. I plan to send the barrels off for a detailed analysis and will certainly will share them. Going forward I implore my friends and fellow lovers of shooting vintage shotguns to take 2-5 seconds and check your barrel after every shot. It may save injury and the beautiful piece of history we are holding in our hands.

[Steiner]

More pictures. The hulls show the remington reloads I was shooting and a factory load winchester I was also shooting. Note the constuction of the remington does not have a base wad. Also my shooting glasses with splatter (Wear your glasses. I had about 4 small pieces of metal in the right side of my forehead and a couple larger pieces in my right bicept) and the glove I was wearing. Not susurprisingly, the hole matches my hand.
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