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LGF
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Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up
      24/03/18 08:24 PM

A PH friend had a .470 sidelock blow as he was firing at a buffalo. I don't recall the maker, but it was a very good between-the-wars gun by a second tier British maker. A six inch shard of steel blew out ahead of the chamber, barely missing my friend and his client. He had it rebarrelled, and that gunmaker blamed the failure on modern solids. I have a 1918 Evans .470 that had seen a lot of use across Africa, and since that incident only use cast and soft nose bullets in it.

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* Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser 24/02/18 06:40 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up NitroXAdministrator   27/03/18 12:59 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser   28/03/18 01:45 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up Rule303   24/02/18 10:44 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up Rockdoc   25/02/18 12:50 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up DarylS   25/02/18 01:28 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up Rockdoc   25/02/18 02:12 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up paradox_   25/02/18 04:55 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up eagle27   25/02/18 06:12 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser   25/02/18 08:42 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up eagle27   26/02/18 05:47 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser   20/03/18 04:11 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up DarylS   20/03/18 04:33 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser   20/03/18 04:39 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up DarylS   20/03/18 04:48 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up 470evans   20/03/18 06:53 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up rigbymauser   25/03/18 07:57 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up Gen_Hicks   25/02/18 07:25 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up 93x64mm   24/02/18 07:09 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up LGF   23/03/18 11:39 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up DoubleD   24/03/18 12:46 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up cordite   24/03/18 02:08 AM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up LGF   24/03/18 08:24 PM
. * * Re: Barrel blow-up follow-up CptCurlAdministrator   24/02/18 08:46 AM

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