I'd liek to know where that second round landed

I kept playing with the video at the 6 sec. mark & think the second bullet still went down range albeit a little high of the target... Any idea what caused that? I don't think a hot load could cause that. At least not on a modern day revolver...
 
Whem my 1911 doubled, the second round hit the ceiling. I am a big guy and hold a gun quite tight.

her second looked almost vertical and a bit to the left.

I wonder if the load was full power?

I can't see how she did it. The trigger has to be released and re-pulled. no way she did that. Could a round chain fire, like in a balck powder revlover, and shoot out the side?
 
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Down range and a just a little high :eek:

(E) :cool:
 
I like how afterwards Mr. Expert takes it from her and starts to turn the muzzle towards himself like he's going to look down the barrel.... :rolleyes:

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NAA.
 
Did she manage to maybe catch the hammer somehow on the first recoil and it released when the revolver was returning to downrange condition?
 
S&W 500's are known for this. Limp-wristing is the cause. Here is a post from 2006...

Video of 500 S&W double firing

[LINK] video to download (posted at ar15.com)

This is a clear demonstration of the possibility of 500 S&W double fires, which surfaced soon after the round's introduction.

One poster at the forum explains it:

Its an extreme and involuntary "bumpfire" situation. The recoil slams the pistol back so hard that it causes the guy's trigger finger to DISENGAGE, then the rebound from recoil pulls the trigger again in double action.

Another says:

... when you're dealing with the "big boys" and pushing the limits, there's simply NO ROOM for a pansy grip or poor/flinchy trigger control. Pull the trigger and keep it pulled.

S&W has well documented the operator error.

Another very dangerous early problem, with the original primers, was the firing of a round in another chamber as a result of recoil. Now that the primers have been changed, and if they are set properly, this is no longer a problem.

- - - - -

Be sure to adequately warn and instruct those you let fire your big bore handguns.

I once let a man fire my Contender with the .35 Remington barrel. He held it with a weak grip. It kicked up and cut him on the nose, causing some blood loss, but not requiring stitches.

He never fired it again.
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http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2006/07/video_of_500_sw.html
 
CenturionX said:
S&W 500's are known for this. Limp-wristing is the cause. Here is a post from 2006...



http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2006/07/video_of_500_sw.html
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That sounds right, for this one. I have read about a 357, though, that for whatever reason, would blow the primer on the first round, causing the hammer to bounce back, and being as the trigger was still being held, it'd drop on the next round.
This lady, though, is not holding it right, and that is causing the double.
 
Ganderite said:
Whem my 1911 doubled, the second round hit the ceiling. I am a big guy and hold a gun quite tight.
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I've let loose 7 rounds within a second on my Hi-Point .45 when I mucked up the action after a trigger job. I'm 5'6", 170 lbs and the gun emptied when I racked the slide...one-handed. The last round "may" have hit the ceiling, but I assure you that the 1st 6 were definitely dumped downrange. It's not as hard to hold down as some would think, though it did scare the living bejesus outta my shooting buddy and I.....:redface:

Also, to be fair, it was stoked with handloads which were milder than factory ammo.
 
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