A year ago I was at the range and in the shooting stall next to me a gentleman was shooting a turkish mauser with heavy ball ammo after the 4th shot I begin to hear cussing coming from his stall I stopped shooting and peered over to see what the heck happened. he had minor burns and scratches on his left cheek and left arm the barrel and action burst in his face luckily he wasnt hurt bad (he was wearing eye protection thank goodness) it could have been worse