This came out on some gun related lists last July. As far as I know this
was the result of a handloader screwing up.
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Bob Van Kirk <racerbob70@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I believe there are listers among us that are interested in firearms of
> all sorts hence the reason for forwarding this plus Frank's distaste for
> anything made in China. (LBC content of a sort).
> Bob
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> Subject: Fw: 44 magnum accident
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> Date: Monday, April 25, 2011, 12:25 PM
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> First it was baby formula, then pet food, but now you should
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> A guy came into the police department the other day to ask a favor.
> He had a S&W 629 (.44 Mag) that he wanted to dispose of
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> He said there was a loud bang when he tested his new ammo
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> leaving a nice gash. When the tweety birds cleared from around
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> Bet he never uses Chinese made ammo again!
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> Looks like when the round in the chamber went off,
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> I would have hated to been the one that pulled the trigger on
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> A really good reason for not buying cheap ammunition !!
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