Presidio, if you look at the brass at a little less magnification, you can see the gray area near the case mouth appears to be lead smear, it's just shiney gray, almost like somebody dipped it in molton lead, whereas the scorch down in the bottom is definitely a burn mark. I'm still convinced it wa...

Fortunately, no one was hurt - thank goodness for that :wink: . But, I can only imagine the shooters face when they were standing there holding a piece of their rifle in each hand, tho. :shock: Kinda did some blowups of the split case in question here : http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101/Presidi...

Presidio, I don't see how you'd "overstay your welcome", Welcome to THE Forum. I seem to recall we "agreed to disagree", don't remember the subject, but do remember I respected your opinion and would welcome your input on any subject. Thanky kindly fer the warm welcome there, Gr...

Well, the RO says they heard the previous bullet hit steel and rules out the possibility of a stuck bullet from the previous round. Also, looking at the case - it was pointed out that there was a minimum burning inside the case near the primer hole. That would advocate reasoning of the two bullets i...

Thanks for the link, Griff. Hope I don't overstay muh welcome here. :roll: General consnesus on the bullet was that it was a double bullet loaded case. MAY have been double charged, too - but that's only a guess. Here's a link to the forum site that is currently discussing this issue: http://sassnet...