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NE450No2
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Re: Blown barrel
      03/04/05 03:46 AM

The H&H came with 10 rounds loaded with 480gr Woodleigh Softs and 77 grains of IMR 3031. CFA took one round home from DSC and I took the rifle and the ramainaing 9 rounds.

When I fired the 3031 rounds at 25 and 50 yards they hit high and wide. The rifle was sticky to open with some primer protrusion.
As I stated earlier this rifle had large flat firing pins.

My sources show 2 different 500/465 loads, one with 73 grains of cordite, one with 75gr cordite.

My first range session was with 86, 87, and 88 grains of RL 15 with filler.
88 grains shot best.

89 grains exhibited a small amount of primer protrusion, causing the rifle to be a litle sticky to open, no other pressure signs.
With 480 Woodleigh solids I fired 87 and 88 grains, there was very little difference so 87 grains was going to be the Solid load.

The last range session I was going to shoot at 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards. The rifle shot high with a very small front sight, it shot just about perfect with the "night bead" so I was going to figure out how big to make the new front sight.
All rounds fired prior to the right bbl letting go hit the paper properly and there were no signs of impending bbl failure.

I AM OF THE OPINION NOW THAT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IN WHAT POWDER YOU USE. I think the problem lies in weak barrel steel.

The other 2 barrels that I have examined not only burst in the same place as CFA's H&H but split to the muzzle and one split back past the handguard slightly injuring the shooter.

What we really need to know is the year and maker of the bbls on as many burst incidents as possible.

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* My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CFA 31/03/05 03:45 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 500grains   04/04/05 11:04 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CFA   04/04/05 12:20 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 500grains   04/04/05 12:36 PM
. * * A warranty won't save your life... tinker   05/04/05 05:08 AM
. * * Re: A warranty won't save your life... CFA   05/04/05 02:57 PM
. * * Re: A warranty won't save your life... tinker   05/04/05 04:54 PM
. * * Just got back from the lab... tinker   06/04/05 06:34 AM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... CFA   06/04/05 07:31 AM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... tinker   06/04/05 09:10 AM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... unspellable   07/04/05 09:19 AM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... NitroXAdministrator   06/04/05 02:09 PM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... tinker   06/04/05 05:35 PM
. * * Re: Just got back from the lab... k80   06/04/05 10:21 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel tinker   01/04/05 03:44 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel unspellable   03/04/05 03:03 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel bonanza   02/04/05 12:20 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CFA   01/04/05 05:24 PM
. * * The remains of an old gun... tinker   01/04/05 06:10 PM
. * * Re: The remains of an old gun... 4seventy   01/04/05 10:06 PM
. * * Re: The remains of an old gun... CptCurlAdministrator   01/04/05 09:53 PM
. * * Re: The remains of an old gun... tinker   02/04/05 03:08 AM
. * * Re: The remains of an old gun... 4seventy   02/04/05 09:06 AM
. * * not case hardening... tinker   02/04/05 09:17 AM
. * * Re: not case hardening... 4seventy   02/04/05 10:26 AM
. * * paper thin barrels and the sweetness of fu*kall... tinker   02/04/05 11:10 AM
. * * Re: paper thin barrels and the sweetness of fu*kall... 4seventy   02/04/05 01:41 PM
. * * Re: paper thin barrels and the sweetness of fu*kall... tinker   02/04/05 02:20 PM
. * * Re: paper thin barrels and the sweetness of fu*kall... 4seventy   02/04/05 02:37 PM
. * * Bees' knees and blown barrels... tinker   02/04/05 02:43 PM
. * * Re: not case hardening... NE450No2   02/04/05 11:06 AM
. * * Blown barrel 4seventy   02/04/05 04:02 PM
. * * Re: Blown barrel DoubleD   03/04/05 12:33 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel NitroXAdministrator   03/04/05 03:07 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel DoubleD   03/04/05 10:14 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel NitroXAdministrator   03/04/05 11:52 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel NE450No2   03/04/05 03:46 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel 475Guy   03/04/05 06:34 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel tinker   03/04/05 07:07 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel CFA   03/04/05 02:43 PM
. * * Re: Blown barrel unspellable   03/04/05 09:31 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel NE450No2   03/04/05 12:02 PM
. * * Wm. Evans unspellable   04/04/05 04:26 AM
. * * Re: Wm. Evans NE450No2   04/04/05 05:37 AM
. * * Re: Blown barrel mickey   03/04/05 12:50 PM
. * * Re: not case hardening... new_guy   02/04/05 09:42 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel SteveH   01/04/05 02:08 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel bwanabloke   01/04/05 03:06 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel ArnoldB   01/04/05 12:03 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   01/04/05 12:20 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel mickey   31/03/05 04:42 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   31/03/05 06:23 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel Bwanaclark   06/06/06 06:23 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 400NitroExpress   06/06/06 05:41 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel Bwanaclark   07/06/06 05:58 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 400NitroExpress   07/06/06 06:28 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel armbar   07/06/06 08:51 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel armbar   07/06/06 08:57 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 400NitroExpress   08/06/06 10:12 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel armbar   08/06/06 12:11 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel bulldog563   17/06/06 01:49 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   17/06/06 06:19 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 500grains   07/06/06 11:41 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CFA   06/06/06 02:57 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel Bwanaclark   07/06/06 04:20 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   06/06/06 04:49 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 400NitroExpress   06/06/06 07:04 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 4seventy   06/06/06 08:21 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel 400NitroExpress   07/06/06 12:24 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel armbar   06/06/06 08:11 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel new_guy   01/04/05 01:16 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel mstarling   01/04/05 02:18 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel mickey   01/04/05 03:32 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CptCurlAdministrator   31/03/05 09:52 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CFA   01/04/05 04:40 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   01/04/05 07:49 AM
. * * The pressure curve... tinker   01/04/05 08:58 AM
. * * Re: The pressure curve... JudgeG   01/04/05 09:32 AM
. * * Re: The pressure curve... CFA   01/04/05 10:27 AM
. * * Re: The pressure curve... mickey   01/04/05 12:31 PM
. * * Re: The pressure curve... Will   02/04/05 10:07 AM
. * * Re: The pressure curve... CFA   02/04/05 12:24 PM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel CptCurlAdministrator   01/04/05 08:56 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   01/04/05 09:49 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel bonanza   01/04/05 07:57 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel NE450No2   01/04/05 08:03 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel Chasseur   01/04/05 01:05 AM
. * * Re: My Holland .500/.465 blew a barrel Rusty   31/03/05 07:53 PM
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