Well, to be very honest and upfront about this, I am ashamed and embarrassed to be posting this here. I would almost rather about post some drunken homoerotic summer camp experience in the roadhouse
I shot my first IDPA match today. I think for a beginner I did really well, I am sure my times weren't great but I was very very happy with my accuracy. My pistol was running great too. On the last stage on my 3rd or fourth round POOOF!
I was a little stunned and confused at what had happened, the RO issued a STOP command. I noticed that the slide was locked back which was strange because I knew that I didn't shoot that many rounds. I seem to recall that there was a lot more smoke than usual. my hands stung like someone slapped them very hard. When I looked at them I had a very interesting tiger stripe powder burn pattern on them. The RO and I took my pistol over to the safe are and I field stripped it and we inspected it. Luckily there was no apparent damage, no bulge of the barrel, no bulge in the side, no crack in the frame, no crack in the slide. When the KB happened the mag got kicked out of the bottom of the magwell. The mag looked ok too. I actually got a reshoot of that stage and did very well considering I was still stunned and my hands hurt.
When I got home I detail stripped the pistol and gave it a thorough inspection and didn't find any signs of damage. I am also pretty sure that my G10 grips saved me a couple of hands full of splinters.
So how do I think this happened? I am pretty sure it was a double charge, hence the embarrassment. I feel like I am very careful when I load, I weight around every 10th-15th powder throw as I go, I visually inspect each case before I seat a bullet. A double charge is the number one thing I am worried about when I reload but i seems one snuck through so I am not careful enough. Luckily only my pride was damaged but this is a lesson to me to be extra vigilant. I am not sure how this happened but I will damn sure be extra cautious in the future and I may switch to a powder that requires a larger volume.
I would rather have taken some stitches than blown up my gun. Aside from the cost of replacing it, I really do like that pistol.
So sorry guys, I feel like a real dumbass here. The only reason I am telling all you about it is to drive the point home WATCH YOUR F*CKING POWDER THROW! and hopefully save someone else some skin and a gun. OH yea, also, WEAR YOUR F*CKING SAFETY GLASSES. Sometimes guns go boom.
You all might find these pictures interesting.
Its obvious what happened to the round that ruptured. I am assuming that the other round was the next one in the mag. The bullet is pushed was back into the case, there is some flame cutting on the case mouth. I am lucky that it didn't go off or it would have probably destroyed the mag.
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