I'm fine Stanton, thank you. I think this qualifies as a "catastrophic failure".
I was shooting trap with the Vintagers today at Cherry Creek State Park. The gun was working great and I was quite pleased with it, but...it kept piercing the primers on the right tube and would hang up on opening.
I guess I don't know my own strength.
136 year old wood, eh?
Metal fatigue too! You also broke the top tang and trigger plate and bent the trigger guard. A bad day for sure.
Does firearms insurance cover something like this? Looks like it might be a total loss.
