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Marrakai
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Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader
      05/11/13 12:31 PM

Notwithstanding William Wellington's unquestioned expertise, I have in my possession a shotgun that was immersed a few inches at the muzzles to shoot a barramundi.
The perpetrator was lucky the owner at the time was unarmed!
I was able to salvage a lovely 25-inch barreled double-slugger after the whistle-cocked muzzles were sawn off!
It has since killed many boars and even a full-grown buffalo cow with one shot!

My understanding of obstructions (including pond-water) is that the failure will occur when the charge meets the obstruction. Can't imagine anyone immersing the barrels full-length in the water! Barring forge-welding faults, I suspect a neatly blown chamber like that ML was either a double charge or a double load rammed home. A poorly-rammed load that moved up the barrel an inch or so under first-barrel recoil may also be a possibility?

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* Exploded Muzzle Loader lancaster 19/10/13 09:14 PM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader DarylSModerator   20/10/13 03:54 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader lancaster   20/10/13 04:33 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader aromakr   20/10/13 08:33 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader fuhrmann   20/10/13 09:00 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader DarylSModerator   21/10/13 04:24 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader Dphariss   04/11/13 01:41 PM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader DarylSModerator   05/11/13 03:08 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader Marrakai   05/11/13 12:31 PM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader DarylSModerator   19/11/13 02:39 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader dpcd67   09/11/14 06:09 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader DarylSModerator   09/11/14 06:53 AM
. * * Re: Exploded Muzzle Loader Jim_C   09/11/14 05:25 PM

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