😔 Fatal injury after gun malfunction in Lackawanna County

[mmi]

if some one else did the loading if they would have to have sold it with out a ffl . there is a lawsuit possible .

[Gunsnwater]

Some things just aren't meant to be made.

45-70 derringer says your wrong

[Gunsnwater]

Assuming the reporters and officials are correct in that the ammo was reloads.
Could the person who did the reloads now be facing charges ?

No he*s dead.

[Boo Vuccla]

The manual for the BFR's have no extra info on the 45-70 Gov caliber. In other words, Magnum Research's BFR's in 45-70 are GTG on any factory offerings of ammo in 45-70. In Chapter 6 of their manual you'll find the ubiquitous statement on the use of remanufactured or reloaded ammunition.
I handled a 44mag BFR beside my 10.5" Ruger Blackhawk in 44mag and it made my RBH feel like a toy. Newbies to shooting or reloading usually don't start out with 45-70 or purchase a BFR. Regardless of what happened or who was at ultimate fault, it's a tragedy for the family or families involved.

[wanneroo]

I have fired some medium loads in a BFR. The BFR is built to tank like specs. The weight of the pistol alone soaks up much of the recoil. Shooting 405 grain cast solids in a T/C Encore with a 14 inch barrel is an experience...

It's like climbing Mt. Everest. Happy to watch people do it, not interested in doing it myself.

[ExFlyinguy]

*well he got it half right- always let someone else try out your reloads first, but he missed the part that he should stand behind the shooter.....




too soon?

[Walleye Hunter]

*well he got it half right- always let someone else try out your reloads first, but he missed the part that he should stand behind the shooter.....




too soon?

Not for me!

That's funny. When I went for orientation at my gun club a few years back, they were teaching folks about guns and gun safety. The guy asked, "And what do you do if you have a gun that you are not sure is functional?" I said, "Let your buddy shoot it first". He didn't seem to think much of the idea.

[Kramer]

45/70 with the wrong powder is a grenade waiting to happen. Especially if its a fast burning pistol powder.

[Roadking]

Probably the main reason I don't reload.

[bigdawgbeav]

When i first saw this article I thought "another knucklehead at a public range". Now I know it was a kaboom and not some out of state shithead doing really dumb things like you usually hear about.