Was the rifle owner laughing also? I saw one rifle get away from a fellow. It was a 600 NE. It did not double but the shooter wasn't holding on tight. The rifle arced over his head and landed butt down on the concret walk. The stock shattered and the rifle fell on the side damaging the sideplate, ruining the engraving and breaking the extended tang.

No one was laughing then. The shooter made an assine comment about the stock being weak to break that easily but his Home Owners Insurance paid to re build the rifle. About $11,000.00 I think.