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Fear not, "Really old Bob" suffered not so much as a scratch, but his shoot'n iron will never be the same.

As Judge J.R. held court about this mishap, Really old Bob testified about this incident. He spoke about his six-gun and ammo. Seems his alias does indicate his shooting experience. Really old Bob has been shooting and reloading long before this judge sat the bench, and as some would attest, from the time of the invention of smokeless powder. The judge was mere feet away, counting for Bob, and distinctly remembers the shot just prior to the KaBoom sounded "funny". Not a squib, but just not the same as the previous three. Good thing the KaBoom was on the last round, or we would have probably been presented with even more fire and brimstone, as the split detonated the next round in the cylinder as well.

The facts: Cimarron Arms Schofield .45 with less than 500-rounds through it. Loaded with home-rolled rounds of 6gr of Clays just behind an 180gr slug. Old Bob testified, with a straight face, that he didn't think he had a double-load. After all as he stated, "I've been loading since Christ was a Private in the Jewish Army - I just couldn't have double-charged that load!".

The judge's verdict: Yes, probably not a double... More likely a triple.   Or if not a charge problem, the sound of the previous round may have indicated that the Schofield was starting to self-dissemble just prior to the terminal event.
    Opinion:   Modern gunpowder and hinges just don't mix well!

All in all, no harm was done to the flesh, and Really old Bob had another six-gun to finish the shoot.   It was heard, later that day on the news, that NASA reported a Schofield top-strap passed their space station that same afternoon. Just a coincidence I'm sure!   -Judge J.R.

Really old Bob making sure his scattergun is still staying together.