Here's the article:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/shooter-has-500-sw-revolver-blow-up-in-his-hands-on-video/

This isn't the first S&W to blow up, but I think the first one I've seen blow the barrel off?

Usually the ones that have blown up brake the top strap of the frame (over the cyl) - that's why I purchased the Magnum Research BFR when I got my .500 - Built like a tank......

That has to be a holy sh!t moment for the shooter.

Ok I soiled myself.

1 hour ago, silverado427 said:

That has to be a holy sh!t moment for the shooter.

If you have never fired a .500 Revolver, you cannot imagine the boom it makes in the stall indoors!

I cannot imagine what that actually sounded like when it gernaided.........

YIKES!

Wow

I'll stick with 9's and 45's

Do we know for sure it was not a shooter error?  I.e. leaded up barrel?  Squib?

49 minutes ago, Maksim said:

Do we know for sure it was not a shooter error?  I.e. leaded up barrel?  Squib?

Not shooter error as he looked to be a newcomer.   Maybe his buddy who filmed it and maybe said buddy was a reloader.

I've seen on the inter net others blow up but usually attributed to a Hot Load, but I've never seen the barrel blow off......

 

Pucker factor +10

Wow.........just wow

FB page that's from says it was an overpressure load from Hornaday.

Here's the video that's linked in the article.

It's from 2017:

 

 

Recoil seemed to be ok watching his rms. Not the 1st vid I have seen of an 500 x frame breaking barrel off watched another vid looks identical to this one while back.

You couldn't pay me to fire that at an indoor range.  Lol. 

And Epstein didn't kill himself.