Originally Posted by
Semisane
Got to disagree with you there HEAD. Recoil from a short start is less than a normal load. If the projectile exits the barrel the shot usually sounds a little funny with less report than normal. (Personal experience.) And BP can not only bulge a barrel, but split it as well.
If you are saying there is less recoil then there must be less pressure??. And with less pressure, how could the barrel have bulged?? The only way the barrel could have bulged is with a pressure spike. And a pressure spike gives considerable recoil. I have experience with pressure spikes.
Are you saying the barrel bulged with lower pressure?? I don't see how that is possible??
But if it is possible then I definitely would never shoot that barrel again.
There is definitely something wrong. And IMO safety is always JOB 1. And really there is only one job-and that is safety.
We are talking about a $200 barrel. Not nearly enough for me to risk an accident with. Regardless of how well it shoots. Just an opinion. Tom.