(May 23, 2014 at 12:46 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's really a very good question. Perhaps one of the gun nuts can offer an opinion on whether or not anyone was ever shot by an unloaded gun.
Seems unlikely to me but always ask an expert.
I am aware that bore loaded cannon sometimes shot and killed the swabbers who push a mop like swab down the bore to wipe away the previous shot's embers and unburnt powder which, when suddenly pushed to the bottom with an insufficiently moist swab, would explode killing the swabber by blowing off his arms and any other body parts that were in-line at the time.
I suppose it could happen to other bore loaded black powder firearms, but owing to their waning popularity, It's sure to be very rare.
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