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Pistol Blows up in Marshall County Deputy's Hand
WTRF-TV ^
| December 4, 2009
| Leigh Ann Towne
Posted on 12/18/2009 7:27:05 AM PST by Sam_Damon
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Mods: posting the older article because WTRF has not updated their site with the information the deputy is now out of the hospital. IIRC what I heard on a recent newscast of theirs, the injured deputy will be off duty for a month as a result of this accident.
Questions to the banglist: any ideas what might cause the Glock 21 to fly apart like this? AFAIK, the Marshall County (WV) SD has sent the pistol and ammo in question back to Glock for analysis.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:27:08 AM PST
by
Sam_Damon
To: Sam_Damon
+P+ ammunition? Uncleared barrel obstruction?
Without seeing the remains of the weapon its hard to say.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:29:43 AM PST
by
rahbert
(If not by the power of persuasion, then by the persuasion of power - Andy Stein)
To: Sam_Damon
I heard there were some slide failures.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:30:33 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Sam_Damon
“with out of country ammunition”
Why are our police and sheriff’s buying ammo made outside the USA?
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:30:45 AM PST
by
edcoil
(If I had 1 cent for every dollar the government saved, Bill Gates and I would be friends.)
To: Sam_Damon
Squib load followed by a live round...
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:31:00 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: rahbert
True.
AFAIK, the only pix might be at the sheriff’s department. Perhaps they might release a couple. We’ll see.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:31:14 AM PST
by
Sam_Damon
To: Sam_Damon
My guess, if he was using cheap reloads, is that somebody at the factory double-charged the shell. With a .45 ACP, that would be enough to shatter the case and the receiver as well.
I'm not as familiar with the Glock as the 1911A1 and the Sig, but whatever the weak point of the receiver is (locking lugs, ejector mount) would blow first, and if that's in the rear of the receiver you take the brunt of it on your hand and face (hopefully he had good shooting glasses).
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:31:35 AM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: Sam_Damon
To: Sam_Damon
I am personally suprised a GLOCK would do that, barring barrel obstruction.
I have several .40s, and they are seriously stout weapons.
Curious if the .45 is a “hollowed out” .40 or somesuch, making thinner walled (and thus weaker) by design.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:32:34 AM PST
by
TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: Sam_Damon
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:32:44 AM PST
by
muddler
To: edcoil
“Why are our police and sheriffs buying ammo made outside the USA?”
Maybe because it was available.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:33:02 AM PST
by
Busywhiskers
("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
To: MrB
With a .45 you ought to hear the squib. Unless he was in rapid fire mode and had already pulled the trigger while going "Huh?"
Usually everybody who hears the < ploop > yells "CEASE FIRE!" at the top of their lungs.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:33:14 AM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: Sam_Damon
Don’t think you are supposed to shoot unjacketed lead rounds in those due to the rifling technique used. Cheap reloads with lead foul the barrel to the point this can happen.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:33:29 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
To: Sam_Damon
Loading error -— double powder charge ...
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:33:43 AM PST
by
Tarpon
( ...)
To: edcoil
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:34:13 AM PST
by
TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: Eaker; humblegunner; Bacon Man; Hap
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:34:43 AM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Yes, Chef!)
To: Sam_Damon
Bullet stuck in the barrel from a squib load and subsequent failure when the deputy fired the next round. You said he was using questionable ammo so it’s possible. With a squib load the gun doesn’t go bang like it would normally and the slide won’t feed the next round so you’ve got 2 warning signs that something is wrong. I have had a squib load in my .45 (I reload so the fault was all mine) but I knew to check the barrel for an obstruction. Of course, it may not have been a squib load but it’s one possibility.
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:35:28 AM PST
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: Sam_Damon
Interesting post and thread. Thanks to all contributors.
What is the root cause? How many time has that ever happened? What is the probability of that happening? What variables need to be addressed?
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:35:39 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: Sam_Damon
There is a difference between 45ACP & 45AGP.
To: Sam_Damon
"Guns don't kill people - ammunition kills people!"
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posted on
12/18/2009 7:35:49 AM PST
by
headsonpikes
(Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism - "Who-whom?")
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