Demise of a S&W 629 44mag

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Alright second try at posting pics, sorry 

 A buddy of mine sent me this. 
       A guy came into our department the other day to ask a favor. He had a S&W 629 that he wanted to dispose of after a mishap at the range. He said there was a loud bang when he tested his new load and the gun smacked him in the forehead, leaving a nice gash. When the tweety birds cleared, this is what he saw..... 

This is a good example of what can happy to somebody who doesn't know what they are doing and go ahead and do it anyway.  It is also a good example of what can happy if you don't pay attention to what your doing!!!

Please be careful when you reload!!!!

Edited by budperm - November/06/2009 at 18:06

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budperm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Ed Jr. Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Online Posts: 4411	Quote Reply Topic: Demise of a S&W 629 44mag Posted: November/06/2009 at 12:05
	Alright second try at posting pics, sorry A buddy of mine sent me this. A guy came into our department the other day to ask a favor. He had a S&W 629 that he wanted to dispose of after a mishap at the range. He said there was a loud bang when he tested his new load and the gun smacked him in the forehead, leaving a nice gash. When the tweety birds cleared, this is what he saw..... This is a good example of what can happy to somebody who doesn't know what they are doing and go ahead and do it anyway. It is also a good example of what can happy if you don't pay attention to what your doing!!! *Please be careful when you reload!!!!* Edited by budperm - November/06/2009 at 18:06
	Bud OT's second worse smeller.

pyro6999 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Retard Mr. Anti .270 Joined: December/22/2006 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 13051	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 14:16
	did i miss something bud???
	now i know why i bought a .375H&H!! .270win sucks 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy"

300S&W Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/27/2008 Location: Burlington,WV Online Status: Offline Posts: 3483	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 17:42
	WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thought I got DEMISED!
	"I ain't got time to bleed!"

budperm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Ed Jr. Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Online Posts: 4411	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 18:08
	Finally, stinking file naming convensions messed with me!
	Bud OT's second worse smeller.

Dogger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/02/2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 4025	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 18:23
	That doesn't look good. He's lucky he was able to walk anywhere after that.
	God save the Empire!

budperm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Ed Jr. Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Online Status: Online Posts: 4411	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 18:30
	Yeah, Lucky he has a hand and a face still. Said he got hit in the face but didn't specify if the whole gun tagged him or the blown off piece did. Edited by budperm - November/06/2009 at 18:31
	Bud OT's second worse smeller.

Kickboxer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: February/13/2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4520	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 20:04
	It's air conditioned...
	Opinion, untempered by fact, is ignorance.

3_tens Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Joined: January/08/2007 Location: Oklahoma Online Status: Offline Posts: 2061	Quote Reply Posted: November/06/2009 at 21:10
	Convertible. or flattop. I got that Email this morning. It did not say where or when it happened. The firing chamber does not appear to be in line with the barrel when it detonated.( Vigorous disassembly).
	Need to follow the rules. Just hard to determine which set of rules to follow

cheaptrick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Optics Jedi Master Joined: September/27/2004 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 9423	Quote Reply Posted: November/07/2009 at 05:33
	WOW!!

Crosswire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics GrassHopper Joined: November/04/2008 Location: West NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 39	Quote Reply Posted: November/07/2009 at 07:24
	Interesting photos and the message they send are clear, bBut the story isn't. I've seen those on maybe five places on the web so far, only two of the stories even resemble the others. Guess the temptation to make up a story to match what it looks like is too tempting for some folks to resist! But, it sure shows why not to swap Bullseye for 2400! And I do hope the now wiser dude didn't loose any more than pride and money.
	Sam Colt did more to make men equal than any politician ever did.

Dale Clifford Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: July/04/2004 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 3920	Quote Reply Posted: November/07/2009 at 09:30
	seen a similar instance with a blackhawk (before they had the internet), guy used 22 gr of unique instead of 11, yup a double charge. just a note -- its not a detonation the flame front for progressive powders isn't fast enough to detonate. simply an example of enough chemical energy to overcome the metal.