The Overland Monthly, October,
1895, Smokeless Powder For Shotguns
https://books.google.com/books?id=Wv0MAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA447&lpg Too much stress cannot be laid upon the weakness that has been very prevalent to overload with nitro powders, and we admit that the temptation to the uninitiated and the misinformed to put in each shell, the same amount, measure for measure, as they have been accustomed to do with black powder is very strong. This is a great mistake and it would be well to bear in mind that in handling any of the nitro powders the shooter is dealing with an entirely different compound from the old article. To those who are as yet unfamiliar with the methods of handling and loading the nitro powders, if they will use common sense which is simply to read the directions that are plainly printed upon all packages of powder, and follow these directions as to the quantity without question, they will have no trouble with their ammunition...
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
1907 Catalogue No. 116 courtesy of Gary Rennles
"When a gun barrel bursts at the breech or chamber it is caused by an overload of nitro powder, and when it bursts forward of the chamber it is caused by some obstruction...and will generally show a distinct ring inside the barrel. Every gun we offer for sale...is made to stand any proper load of nitro or black powder..."
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/k80-blowing-up.476009/page-5 I stood next to a guy who blew up an off brand gun with reloads. There was quite the kaboom. The barrel flew about 20 yards behind him and landed up in a tree. Took us a while to find it because we were searching downrange. Amazingly, no injuries. He had been given reloading equipment by someone moving away. He had a press, some components, some powder in a plain brown bag, no scale so he used a powder bushing his friend recommended.
