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I had a great time yesterday at the IDPA BUG Match at H2O Fowl Farms until my gun exploded on me. Actually, it was the factory reloaded ammo I was using that exploded. Apparently, the brass was reloaded one too many times and got too weak, especially at .40 caliber pressures. It was at the last round of the last stage of the match, too! 2 SO's were not able to get the slide off of the gun. I was with 2 SF weapons SGTs who told me they would fix it when we got back to the truck, and they did. They got the slide off and they got the brass case out of the chamber. The back rim of the case was blown clean off of it. I still have both pieces. I cleaned and inspected the gun, a S&W Shield .40 There was no damage to the gun, not even a hairline fracture on the polymer frame! The follower on the magazine looked like it was broke in half until I took it apart and it looks like the blast spun the follower on its side, so, that was easy to fix!
In case you are wondering, yeah, my hand was real sore and swollen all day until I put some ice on it. It is still a little sore today, but the swelling has gone down. I praise God for His protection!
In case you are wondering, yeah, my hand was real sore and swollen all day until I put some ice on it. It is still a little sore today, but the swelling has gone down. I praise God for His protection!