Originally Posted by
lemoyne
spaniel
Have you thought about the possibility of a detonation? We really can not get enough information from what they gave us to determine anything, but you can not help noticing the equal split of both sides, if it was a barrel failure it would be very unusual for it to fail that way. An obstructed barrel or a detonation would fit that pattern though. Lee
What do you mean by detonation? If the bullet is properly seated on the powder what would cause a detonation?
I'm mainly going by the location of the burst. It is way, WAY to far forward for what one would expect with a breech (at ignition) failure. Look at the pics Toby Bridges posted of when his gun "failed" and you'll see the difference immediately.
This is not common folks. As has already been communicated, two instances are known. One "happened" to Toby, who somehow had a gun fragment in his hands without so much as a scratch, immediately after he had a falling out with Savage. The other, this case, is almost certainly an obstruction or unseated bullet from the location of the burst.
It is not uncommon AT ALL for newbies to have misfires -- wrong powder, too loose sabot, etc. A 209 is a powerful primer and could easily move the bullet way down the barrel. Forget to reseat.....BOOM...not the gun's fault.