Originally Posted By: Argo44

The left barrel blew 2" from the muzzle. It curled the rib back onto itself. He acknowledge that this would usually be caused by a barrel blockage; he doesn't think it was the wad - modern plastic wads don't stick in the barrel. He's a bit mystified.


To this point, I had a modern plastic wad get lodged in a .719 (tight 12) damascus barrel about halfway down the bore. Fortunately, the guide heard it and I didn't clear it with a subsequent shot.

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http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=495392&page=1