lotsunsold
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- Nov 28, 2007
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I am writing this as a warning to my fellow handloaders. Be careful using TiteGroup powder in large cases (16 gns) .I used to own a Smith 500.Now I own about a $1000.00 paper weight. It blew up. The general conscience is it was my luck to be a victim of detonation.
What doses this mean according to Webster?
det•o•na•tion: • The act of exploding.
That is what happened all right.
I am told by my elders in the shooting community to not even involve Smith and Wesson that their first words will be” Sorry buddy we don’t cover handloads”.
What would you do? Send it off to S&W .The cylinder split in two so a repair is out of the question. Sell it on EBay? Sorry guys I am just a little discussed. It was a fun gun to shoot but I am not sure if I am ready to pony up another $1000.00 for a gun right now
What doses this mean according to Webster?
det•o•na•tion: • The act of exploding.
That is what happened all right.
I am told by my elders in the shooting community to not even involve Smith and Wesson that their first words will be” Sorry buddy we don’t cover handloads”.
What would you do? Send it off to S&W .The cylinder split in two so a repair is out of the question. Sell it on EBay? Sorry guys I am just a little discussed. It was a fun gun to shoot but I am not sure if I am ready to pony up another $1000.00 for a gun right now