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I once had a S&W top break from 1890's in college
Monday, August 06, 2018, 11:45

I loaded some .38 S&W using pyrodex and a cast 9mm .356 bullet. It locked up aligned well, in SA mode, so I thought I'd be OK. Taped a paper plate to a piece of 1/2" plywood and backed off about 15'. Instantaneously following the plume of fire and boom I got a serious thump in the chest that knocked me back a step or two! I'd shot my fool self! (I'd only done that once before with a C&B pistol))

Re-gaining my composure I saw I had hit the target and the wood rebounded the 9mm slug sideways right into my chest. It left a little red mark that was a bruise the next day. It really was an eye opener. My soul mate "Denning", got all fancy and centered his-self in the forehead with a chilled marshmellow using 3000 psi in a much more dramatic fashion and test of fate. But that is his tale to tell...