Dan1612
Master
A couple of weeks ago, I fired a round out of a batch of a buddy's reloads that I had gotten in a random trade, whose brass didn't have the strength to contain the pressure of ignition, and while it had enough pressure through the barrel to push the 230 grain projectile out, a large portion of the pressure came out the base of the piece of brass in the unsupported part of the chamber. The pressure was enough to cut and damage the two remaining rounds in the magazine, and shoot the magazine out the bottom with such force that it broke the plastic ammo box and the magazine was completely destroyed.
I came home and completed disassembled and inspected the gun and everything looked to be 100%, but for peace of mind, I sent it back to its maker, where Ron Phillips, one of the best 1911 gunsmiths alive, gave it a through inspection and he agreed with my assessment and gave it a clean bill of health along with a good test fire.
I believe that if the gun had been of any lesser quality or different material construction, it would've been much worse. Fortunately, it was not, lesson learned.
As for me, I'm fine, the lead and powder came out of my face a few days later, but there is still a bit of stuff in my left hand. Gunpowder and lead are part of who I am, but now that's true in a literal sense. Lol.
Be safe and be careful.
I came home and completed disassembled and inspected the gun and everything looked to be 100%, but for peace of mind, I sent it back to its maker, where Ron Phillips, one of the best 1911 gunsmiths alive, gave it a through inspection and he agreed with my assessment and gave it a clean bill of health along with a good test fire.
I believe that if the gun had been of any lesser quality or different material construction, it would've been much worse. Fortunately, it was not, lesson learned.
As for me, I'm fine, the lead and powder came out of my face a few days later, but there is still a bit of stuff in my left hand. Gunpowder and lead are part of who I am, but now that's true in a literal sense. Lol.
Be safe and be careful.
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