Dude blew up his 629

[lsufan1971]

A buddy of mine who is a Deputy Sheriff in Cali sent me this. He said that a guy walked in to their department and wanted a favor of disposing of a gun. He said the guy had a huge gash in his forehead. Apparently this guy went to the range to test his new reloads and bad things occurred. This is why I always measure all of my 44 mag loads. Dude is lucky he didn't loose any fingers or get hurt badly.

 

[Gus McCrae]

Damn!

 

[AK shooter]

Do you think he will continue to reload?

 

[oleheat]

WOW. Think he'll get a Redhawk?

 

[dzelenka]

Loading magnums with fast powder can result in this end. There is not enough case capacity to double charge with slow burning powder and seat a bullet. Powder will overflow the case and you should notice it. A double charge of 231 or Unique can go unnoticed if you are not a careful loader make this kind of mess.

 

[dzelenka]

WOW. Think he'll get a Redhawk?

He needs a Freedom Arms. With that kind of damage, I suspect a Redhawk would have had issues too (although maybe not to the same degree).

 

[lsufan1971]

I would suspect guy has resorted to bow hunting LOL

 

[oleheat]

He needs a Freedom Arms. With that kind of damage, I suspect a Redhawk would have had issues too (although maybe not to the same degree).

Yeah- you're probably right... Freedom Arms is a fine gun.....plus- they have a Louisiana connection!

 

[dzelenka]

Yeah- you're probably right... Freedom Arms is a fine gun.....plus- they have a Louisiana connection!

You talking about Dale?

 

[oleheat]

You talking about Dale?

Yeah I'm pretty sure.....my sis-in-law's brother is friends with the guys you're talking about....(the Incognito Ranch folks).....

 

[flemgunner]

Well if nothing else it makes a nice cut away for show

 

[Leadslugga]

I can't believe that it seemed to have ignited the powder in those other two cartridges that seem to be exploded outward.

This makes me glad that I use WIN 296 for .44. A double charge of that would definitely overflow.

I hate to see a smith blown up, though.

 

[Ben Segrest]

This was posted a while back on another board. There are more pics in that thread.


And an interesting theory on what happened.

 

[dzelenka]

Yeah I'm pretty sure.....my sis-in-law's brother is friends with the guys you're talking about....(the Incognito Ranch folks).....

I thought he was in MS. He has 1 of 2 .454 Casull Gatling Guns (Pat Taylor had the other). Pretty cool toy but a bit expensive to shoot. He also has (or had) an extensive collection of lever guns.

I was pretty good friends with the Bakers who owned FA. I met Dale through Pat T. and the Bakers. Dale owes me an axis deer hunt from a SCI banquet many many years ago.

 

[Ben Segrest]

He has 1 of 2 .454 Casull Gatling Guns (Pat Taylor had the other).

Was that the one sitting in the garage attached to the kitchen/breakfast room in Mississippi? If so, I didn't realize it was anything other than an original/reproduction gun.

 

[oleheat]

I thought he was in MS. He has 1 of 2 .454 Casull Gatling Guns (Pat Taylor had the other). Pretty cool toy but a bit expensive to shoot. He also has (or had) an extensive collection of lever guns.

I was pretty good friends with the Bakers who owned FA. I met Dale through Pat T. and the Bakers. Dale owes me an axis deer hunt from a SCI banquet many many years ago.

Cool....I'd cash in on that Axis Deer IOU if I were you!

BTW, my sis-in-law's brother Eddie is friends with Bart Anderson- I'm pretty sure that's Dale's son (?)....Hell, I may have the names reversed, but yes- those are the guys....

 

[dzelenka]

Was that the one sitting in the garage attached to the kitchen/breakfast room in Mississippi? If so, I didn't realize it was anything other than an original/reproduction gun.

That was the one.

 

[dzelenka]

Cool....I'd cash in on that Axis Deer IOU if I were you!

BTW, my sis-in-law's brother Eddie is friends with Bart Anderson- I'm pretty sure that's Dale's son (?)....Hell, I may have the names reversed, but yes- those are the guys....

Bart is the son.

 

[jimdana1942]

Gall darnit. What a close and scary call.

 

[ofcmetz]

Dude is lucky to be in one piece after holding a hand held bomb.