Muzzle Loader Explosion
As we head into the range season, I hope that this video will acts a reminder to make sure you load safely. These things happen when you aren't following your safe loading procedures.
Warning....pic of nasty wounds, might not be SFW or younger folk...
Last edited by MikePal; September 19th, 2017 at 09:17 AM.
He is lucky to have that hand after that.
Be careful also when purchasing a used ML. I "purchased" one from a neighbor that needed money with the agreement he could by it back at a later date when he was better off financially. He moved away and I eventually tried it with a normal charge and the back end/nipple area blew out.
He had apparently installed a "new" nipple(SAE thread) in a Metric threaded lock and the normal charge, when ignited, detonated and blew out the SAE nipple, releasing the charge in my face.
Not a barrel rupture per se however still a dangerous event.
Good news is it didn't ruin my John Wayne good looks.........
Sure would like to know the cause of the failure.......
from reading the youtube comments it sounds like he may have used smokeless powder (no smoke when it was fired) ...which would have also split it like that.
Scary stuff....
That is what I thought right off the bat, either that or put in 100gr of smokeless rather than 100gr of FFFg.Originally Posted by MikePal
A double charge of black should not do that to a barrel
Probably a double charge of bh209.
Very dangerous
Not enough smoke to be BH209...
There isn't much smoke with 209 and it makes lots of pressure.
It's all conjecture
Think he's gonna have a Flinch from now on?
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