A heck of a blowout! - Page 2

Dean Romig · 08-02-2023, 01:18 PM

Looks like the result of a double powder charge.

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Drew Hause · 08-02-2023, 02:44 PM

Or a powder substitution

A 3 Dr. Eq. load of “E.C.” No. 1 or “Schultze” was 42 grains by weight. Upon introduction, 3 Dr. Eq. of Dense Smokeless Ballistite was 24 grains; Infallible 22 grains. (Later the powders were equivalent)

Substituting a Dense Smokeless powder for Bulk Smokeless powder would double the charge. It has been estimated that 50 grains of Infallible or Unique could reach 30,000 psi - which is where Bell's damascus and Vulcan barrels ruptured.

Dean Romig · 08-02-2023, 02:59 PM

Good points Drew!

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Mills · 08-03-2023, 03:32 PM

Better retire that one. Hope there are some usable parts not damaged by that failure

Harold Pickens · 08-03-2023, 11:29 PM

Never having owned or really looked that close at a lifter, could top lever hammer gun barrels be fitted , or are the lugs different. Of course this guns welded frame would rule this gun out.

B. Dudley · 08-03-2023, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Never having owned or really looked that close at a lifter, could top lever hammer gun barrels be fitted , or are the lugs different. Of course this guns welded frame would rule this gun out.

No. The lifter frames are shorter. By a lot.