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Post by Frank V on Jun 23, 2011 13:01:42 GMT -5
I think in the late 60 people were experiencing blow ups with the .300 win mag using light charges of 4831. I think they called them secondary pressure excursions. The theory was that due to light charges of a slow burning powder, the flame of the primer would go over the powder charge & ignite it from the front??? Could this have happened with the .500? Just a question, I don't have any experience with the .500. I do wish we had a slower burning Trailboss as said above. I like the way it almost fills the large .45 Colt case too. Frank
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Post by dmize on Jun 23, 2011 19:07:09 GMT -5
I am not an expert or balistician but i never have and never will buy the "detonation" thing. If it was true it would happen all the time,not occasionally.This "famous" 38 special load was famous for a reason,the blasted things should have been blowing up all the time especially during Bullseye matches. We are definately dealing with a controlled enviroment.. SAAMI spec chambers,SAAMI spec cartridges,SAAMI spec primers and powder that is manufactured and sold in lots that have to be in the thousands of pounds. Just like customers that blow up cars,if I have heard "i was just driving down the road and KABOOM and the car died and the oil light came on" once its been a thousand times. If you screw up and blow up a gun be it a $1,500 Performance Center S&W or the $200 Blackhawk that I blew up,suck it up and admit it like I did.
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 24, 2011 8:04:11 GMT -5
P.O. Ackley tried for years to re-create detonation.....never could. In fact, some folks close to him said he admitted his famous Enfield "grenade" probably wasn't due to a light load. -Lee www.singleactions.com
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