THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN OVERLOAD, THE LOAD WAS 20 GRAINS OF BULLSEYE,  THE LOAD SHOULD HAVE BEEN 3 GRAINS, THE PERSON LOADING THE 38 SPECIAL SHELLS HAD BEEN LOADING 222 REM RIFLE SHELLS AND CHANGED POWDER AND DIES TO .38 BUT DID NOT ALTER THE POWDER THROWER, A VERY SERIOUS & EXPENSIVE MISTAKE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE REVOLVER WAS A LUIGI FRANCHI .38 SPECIAL

AND HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN UNDER LOAD, SHOULD HAVE BEEN 3.5 GRAINS OF ADI AP50 BUT FOR SOME REASON THE FULL LOAD DID NOT DROP THROUGH THE THROWER, WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAN CAUSE A DETONATION OF THE POWDER AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THE RESULTS. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH POWDER WAS IN THE CARTRIDGE, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH TO DETONATE AND NOT BURN. WHEN A SMALL AMMOUNT OF POWDER LAYS ALONG THE THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE SHELL THE PRIMER CAN FLASH OVER THE TOP AND DETONATE WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS. THE CRUSHED SHELL WAS EMPTY AND AND CRUSHED BY THE PRESSURE FROM THE DETONATION, THE OTHER SHELL WAS RUPTURED AND WENT OFF ALSO FROM THE DETONATION THE PROJECTILE DID NOT EXIT THE CHAMBER MOUTH, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THE HEAD OF THE SHELL THAT CAUSED ALL THIS DAMAGE HAS INCREASED ABOUT 50% IN DIAMETER, MUST HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE PRESSURE TO DO THIS. THE REVOLVER WAS A TAURUS STAINLESS STEEL .357 MAG A STRONG WELL MADE GUN