I have owned and used one of these guns for over 50 years and have never encountered any problems. I have never used any "magnum" loads and have never heard of one "coming apart" and injuring anyone - should someone out there know of an incident could you kindly post it. In fact I have seen these GEHAs advertised in 8 gau. just a few months ago - hard to believe actually! The only function I don't like is the fact that when one ejects a spent shell the next one pops up and just sits loose on the follower and if you should tip the gun clockwise you can easily lose the next round. --- John Can.