Originally Posted by
rayg
If I recall the story correctly he was shooting the Lee with reloads and the first shot the case showed bad signs of excess pressure. He should have stopped! His 2nd shot the case blew and sent the bolt or parts of it back into his forehead. They said there were unfired rds on the bench that he was using that I believe when checked contained Unique powder in them. I think they suspect a overload or double charge of the powder. That's to the best of my memory, Ray
I think that's what Doug Bowser told me long ago. He spoke with him many times over the phone.
Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur