What causes most kabooms?

[Briancnelson]

I think most if not all manufacturers advise against using reloads.

That's true. They all do that for legal arsecovering purposes.

However in the case of the .40 Glocks of the first couple generations, Glock issued a specific advisory regarding them. Lee's reloading manual mentions not to as well.

[Fishslayer]

That's true. They all do that for legal arsecovering purposes.

However in the case of the .40 Glocks of the first couple generations, Glock issued a specific advisory regarding them. Lee's reloading manual mentions not to as well.

I still don't own a .40 of any make & don't really plan to. Never say never, tho.

When I was choosing my first handgun I knew it would be .45ACP. Besides likeing the cartridge I also knew it was probably the most n00b friendly round for reloading.

[HighLander51]

Over pressure. When the actual pressure exceeds the allowable chamber pressure, kaboom. It doesn't matter if it's double charged, or bullet setback, the result is a complete rupture.

[Mstnpete]

Double charged reloads causes it!!!!

[rero360]

What causes the most kabooms?

Glocks















seriously though, I'd say a toss up between wrong powder, not noticing a squib then shooting again, or double charges, or any combination of the above.

[Chief-7700]

Let boil this thread down to the basics:
1. Reloads (lack of knowledge or attention to the process)
2. Manufacturing defects (early Glocks with unsupported chambers)

Please feel free to add to the list.
Chief

[epcii]

Don't forget high pressures due to short OAL's.

[Chief-7700]

Don't forget high pressures due to short OAL's.

That would fall under number 1, along with re-cambering the same round numerous times resulting in a short COL/OAL round increasing the pressure.

[al8550]

Telling my wife I just spent $1800.00 on a HK-USC. That was a really big kaboom.

I bet!!!

[bubbapug1]

pulling the trigger

[John Browning]

Over pressure. When the actual pressure exceeds the allowable chamber pressure, kaboom. It doesn't matter if it's double charged, or bullet setback, the result is a complete rupture.

Would a bullet setback really cause a catastrophic failure? Most proof rounds are at such a high pressure that I just can't imagine setback can raise the pressure up high enough.

I can believe double and triple charges, and using the wrong powder could easily destroy a gun, but some of these small errors we all watch out for have me wondering what they would really cause. Not that I want to find out in the real world, this is purely interwebz only...

[CWM4A1]

Lack of proper bullet crime could cause bullet setback, pressure spiked and you got kaboom. Kaboom can be that, or double load, or under/squib load follow by another standard load, obstructions in barrel... all lead to excessive pressure = kaboom.

Pay attention when you reload and have a bullet pulled handy. When in doubt, disassemble the bullet beats blow up you gun, however expensive or inexpensive it may be.

[five.five-six]

What causes the most kabooms?

Glocks

^^^that^^^

[CWM4A1]

Would a bullet setback really cause a catastrophic failure? Most proof rounds are at such a high pressure that I just can't imagine setback can raise the pressure up high enough.

I can believe double and triple charges, and using the wrong powder could easily destroy a gun, but some of these small errors we all watch out for have me wondering what they would really cause. Not that I want to find out in the real world, this is purely interwebz only...

Being there, done that, lucky the gun held up so other than a broken trigger, nothing else is broken. Then again it was a BHP, not a polymer frame like glock. That little kaboom did leave a small chunk of copper embedded in my face for a few years...

[John Browning]

Being there, done that, lucky the gun held up so other than a broken trigger, nothing else is broken. Then again it was a BHP, not a polymer frame like glock. That little kaboom did leave a small chunk of copper embedded in my face for a few years...

Wow, good to know and glad you still can count to 10 with just your hands.