I'll put this one in the semi-auto forum since cartridge failures don't seem to bother the wheel-gunners all that much.
I just got through reading about the whole .40 S&W safety saga again in an associated thread and it occurred to me that whilst some handgun studies examine torture/failure tests that by their nature would highlight any Kb issues associated with a particular gun, I have never seen any studies that address case failure/double charge/squib load/bullet setback rates with handgun cartridges. I'm talking purely about commercial loads here since reloaders all end up saluting with their left hand sooner or later
Does anyone know if this issue has ever been addressed or even if there are any basic statistics regarding the number of reported Kb failures by caliber ?
The only way to shed some light on these alleged problems, specifically with the .40 S&W, is to collect some data.
Regards,
Mike H
I just got through reading about the whole .40 S&W safety saga again in an associated thread and it occurred to me that whilst some handgun studies examine torture/failure tests that by their nature would highlight any Kb issues associated with a particular gun, I have never seen any studies that address case failure/double charge/squib load/bullet setback rates with handgun cartridges. I'm talking purely about commercial loads here since reloaders all end up saluting with their left hand sooner or later
Does anyone know if this issue has ever been addressed or even if there are any basic statistics regarding the number of reported Kb failures by caliber ?
The only way to shed some light on these alleged problems, specifically with the .40 S&W, is to collect some data.
Regards,
Mike H