The wrong powder CAN do it.

An old pal of mine, who has been reloading since he was a kid, once made up a box of turkey loads with 1.5 oz. of shot.

Get this... his inattention was so complete, he used Green Dot instead of the IMR stick powder he intended.

The end result was a demolished 11-87, which amazingly failed on the second shot. He did have to hand cycle the action, since it was a bit 'sticky'.

The only surviving part was the buttstock. The bolt handle was found out by the turkey.

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble