Range accident today

If we believe their story then they didn't properly unload their firearm at the end of hunting season and they didn't start out the firing session by firing a cap or two, both of which are common practice.
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A few years ago, I removed a live round of .358 Winchester from a .50 cal muzzleloader.
The primer was scary looking, with a bunch of dents and gouges from the owner slamming a ball puller into it and trying to get the screw tip to bite.

Loaded.
But not in the usual way.... :eek:
 
Not urban legend

There were many instances in the Civil War of just such occurrences.
My grandfather, a long time gunsmith, related that on a number of occasions when reenacting was getting started people would bring family handed down muskets for him to check over. This was before the replica market was going. On at least 6 occasions he removed loads from the barrels. In one instance there were 3, in the second there were 5.
If the first had finally gone off the soldier would have had a bad day.
 
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