I did not pull the triggers on either gun, I said I had a very long length of baler twine.
I'm just saying I tried to blow up 2 very different guns, a sturdy Noble pump, and a ratty old JABC with, wait for it, twist barrels, and neither let go. I was unable to find any of the 20 ga shells, but now you have me curious, I'll try again, from safety, and shoot a 20 ga shell into a bale and dig it out. All this tells nobody anything, I'm just relating my findings, for Heaven's sake. Mud worked magnificently, opend up a big flap on the muzzle, but nothing happened to the damn barrels!
Mike