Jim: you asked for "an example of a fluid steel barrel with a hole blown out of the side"

I am in complete agreement that barrel failures can be explained by human error:
In the choice of barrel material
In manufacturing/boring/honing
In the choice of shotshells
In the choice of shotshell components or the loading thereof
In failing to check for barrel obstruction
Etc.

Last edited by Drew Hause; 10/30/10 02:32 PM.
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