Yet another Glock goes Kaboom

[Carcassonne]

Oh wait. It was a 1911.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/26/exploded-10mm-nighthawk-1911/

[BoJackUSMC]

Awesome how they are building the owner another 1911.

[5.56Geo]

Good one....!

[ThighSlapper]

Lmfao what? The brakes on my Harley failed and I crashed into a dirt embankment. Luckily do to the build quality of the bike and Harley craftsmanship I was unharmed.

"When I saw these pictures the first thought in my mind was “Is the shooter ok?”. Greg assuaged my concerns and told me his friend received no harm from this accident. I think that is something remarkable about this Nighthawk 1911. It received this much damage from the 10mm round but the shooter was ok. Not sure if it was luck or due to the high quality that Nighthawk is known for. Unfortunately the shooter was unable to find any remnants of the round that detonated"

[SkyHawk]

Is that a cast steel slide? Looks like it...

[nahpungnome]

Wow. Glad the shooter wasn't injured...pretty awesome that NH is building him another one instead of pointing fingers at ammo or something else.

EDIT: Looks like NH investigated and it was due to a squib. Read the comments, the squib didn't actually cause that damage the way it's shown. They pried the gun apart.

[HibikiR]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/26/exploded-10mm-nighthawk-1911/#comment-2697383821

Just to make NH's findings easier to see.

[RR.44]

Man, it's heartbreaking to see that kind of stuff, 10mm is not a round you want to be loading and lose focus on the task at hand.
Actually, no round is conducive to an unfocussed reloader.

Glad to hear all is well with the shooter.

[DDM4556]

Lol, got me!

Glad the shooter is ok.

[shafferds]

At least the front sight is still good

[Win231]

That's not a kaboom. It's a custom slide, designed to widen the sight picture.

[Carcassonne]

Fortunately the owner never put an "idiot-scratch" on his NH 1911, so it still retained 99.8% of its original value.

Wow. Glad the shooter wasn't injured...pretty awesome that NH is building him another one instead of pointing fingers at ammo or something else.

EDIT: Looks like NH investigated and it was due to a squib. Read the comments, the squib didn't actually cause that damage the way it's shown. They pried the gun apart.

If Jesse James (of West Coast Chopper and Sandra Bullock fame) pried it apart, it would be worth another $3,000 to $5000.

Read the comments from NH.
The gun returned beaten and mangled.
Not in the condition of the photos posted.
Fishy fish.
Squib from Armscor?

No brass was included because they could prove it was reloaded ammo.


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[John Browning]

A gunsmith did that. Seriously. I am not kidding.

NHC is replacing it, but the gunsmith split and pried the gun to get the squib out. No joke.

[Carcassonne]

Nighthawk shouldn't replace it. Squibs are not the fault of the manufacturer.

That is true.


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[Monster]

Good thing it wasn't a Glock it could have been catastrophic.