This is a story about a 1914 vintage Ithaca side by side 12-gauge shotgun, the owner bought it to hunt with. He was warned to only used low pressure ammunition in it, and he did buy some of that ammo.
He went out to go hunting and put on his ammo pouch which was already full of 3" magnum loads, instinctively he reached for the pouch and pulled out two shells, without looking at them and put them in the open breech.
When he fired the first round, everything seemed hunky dory, then the second round went off and he knew something was wrong. The breech would not open, and he noticed cracks on both sides of the frame.
After he got home, he and a friend was able to get the gun open and take a better look at the damage. The gun is now going to end up as a mantel piece/wall hanger or be parted out.
So, remember folks, always double check the ammo you are loading into your gun!
