We all know that the Contender
is a strong action and gun. But all modern guns have there limitations.
The following images represent such an incident. Below is the short
story of how it happened. Please carefully consider the following
information the next time you want to "hot-rod" your loads or guns.
You may not be as lucky as this shooter was.
This story and these images
were obtained by me from Ralph
Whittaker.
Please visit his website:
Ralph's Gun Stuff
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Marvin (The guns owner) bought
the barrel at a gun show in March of 97. On the 16th of March he
picked up 2 boxes of .444 ammo and went to the range. On the 38th
round, the barrel blew up. He suffered a nasty cut his hand that
took a big piece of meat out but didn't damage the tendons. It took
30 stitches to seal everything back up. He now has full use of
his hand.
By the end of April 97, he felt like trying to get hold of the guy that re-bored the .44 Mag barrel to .444 Marlin. When he tried to contact Mike Bellm, all he got was a ringing phone. He has been trying to contact him through early 1998 with no luck. He heard rumors that Mike was driving a truck somewhere in Texas?
This is all I know of the incident.
Thanks,
Ralph
