Muzzleloader blowup. Caution, don't open if your squeamish.

[Oklahomabassin]

If you find out more details let us know.

 

[nich018]

awful, prayers go out to him

 

[reddog1]

Ouch!!!!!!

 

[waltham41]

No way an empty gun with just a percussion cap did that.... there has to be more to the story.

 

[Lithiumokc]

Looks to me like he short stroked it.

This, along with a double charge maybe or some how lodged it in crooked.

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

No way an empty gun with just a percussion cap did that.... there has to be more to the story.

Exactly.

 

[ExtremistPullup]

Exactly.

maybe he added more powder to shoot the stuck bullet out.

 

[dru]

Looks to me like he short stroked it.

For those of us who are non-muzzleloading initiated, what does that mean?

 

[brennan]

For those of us who are non-muzzleloading initiated, what does that mean?

The bullet was not pushed all of the way to the breech.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Thinking that smokeless powder was somehow involved.