According to the story, this gun AMMO was made in China. I can't verify...could be hot loads......maybe. Any FeeBs out there who is an expert at IDing guns by sight?
It's a Smith & Wesson. Couldn't find the thread on the handloader's bench, but there is a similar one there. http://handloadersbench.com/view_topic.php?id=22340&forum_id=17&jump_to=200875#p200875
Dang I can't read! I went back and looked at the post and it was the AMMO that was made in China...not the gun.
I have a strong feeling this was caused by a reload. This picture has been circulating the web for over 2 years now. The problem I have with the Chinese ammo claim is that the Clinton import ban on ammo/weapons from China dates back to 1993 and then all they imported was mainly rifle ammo.
S&W 44 mag 629? I'm betting that it was wrong powder was being used in the reload. And it's the reload that's the issue. Lighting off one in a 44 is exciting. I couldn't imagine 3 going off when the cylinder broke exposing the other 2 cases. Hopefully someone was wearing gloves, shooting glasses and a riot shield for good measure!
This comes around the gun forums with annoying regularity, kinda like a certain wheel-barrow equipped 'friend' of ours. Ammo was NOT 'made in China'. Somebody made some extreme hot loads and got spanked for it. Poor gun, it never knew what hit it.......
