I was fortunate enough to have the honor of putting the first few shots through a Performance Center .44 (I'm not sure of the model number, nor the material... i think it was Titanium) that belonged to a friend of my mother. So we got there, set up, blah blah blah, and i decided to start with .44 Specials since i hadn't shot .44 magnums in a while and not out of a gun with a ~2 inch barrel. I put a cylinder through it, as did my brother, then when it was my turn again we decided to load it with Magnums. The first 3 or 4 shots went off without a hitch. Then, on the next one, i noticed that the recoil felt a little different. I also caught a glimpse of a black metal thing falling out of the sky. I look up, slightly confused, and realize my gun is missing something-- the barrel. It was lying a few feet downrange, a chunk had been ripped off of the frame, and smoke was pouring out of the cylinder. For a minute i was somewhat "
", then it dawned on me what happened and i damn near soiled myself. Anyway, long story short, on the line break we go and pick up the barrel. Now, up to this point we figured there had been some sort of obstruction. Nope, almost as clean as it was when we'd put it in the car that morning. So i said all that to say, any guesses as to the cause of the problem? If it helps, we were shooting PMC .44Special and Winchester .44Magnum. I'll post pics tomorrow afternoon.
Edit: My apologies to the mods if they feel this post belongs somewhere else. I wasn't sure where to put it.
", then it dawned on me what happened and i damn near soiled myself. Anyway, long story short, on the line break we go and pick up the barrel. Now, up to this point we figured there had been some sort of obstruction. Nope, almost as clean as it was when we'd put it in the car that morning. So i said all that to say, any guesses as to the cause of the problem? If it helps, we were shooting PMC .44Special and Winchester .44Magnum. I'll post pics tomorrow afternoon.Edit: My apologies to the mods if they feel this post belongs somewhere else. I wasn't sure where to put it.
