I was RO'd a local IPSC match last June and a guy had his Glock 22C bolw the hell up. The top of the slide from the ejection port foward abut an inch was.........gone.
The top of the barrel/locking lug was also....gone. Blew part of the trigger away also, frame may have been screwed.
We were on a Virigiana Count stage and it was his last round. He had all the other hits so it WAS NOT A SQUIB LOAD.
His dad, who is a real rocket scientist, reloads all the family ammo on a Dillion 650. The load was 8.5(?) gr True Blue with a 185(?) JHP. Sorry, I don't fully remember the load, but it was just making Major.
We believe it fired out of battery.
I posted the full run down of events on Glocktalk or Glockmeister and they didn't want to hear about it, i.e. it had to be a double charge bla bla bal, or a squib load etc etc etc.
I believe it fired out of battery. I was standing right next to him and saw the grey smoke blow out the top. I don't think a double charge of that powder will fit in a 40 case.
Bill
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