Ivanhoe,
I have only witnessed one case letting go, and it basically shattered the grips and filled the poor guys hands with shattered wood and metal. He had a pretty rough go of it till the EMT's arrived. Lots of loss of blood, etc. I do not know the long term results but it did not look good.
The RO on duty picked up the gun and equipment quickly, so I could not tell you the caliber or make of the gun.
I am probably an alarmist, but it was a mess and I would not wish that on my worst enemy.
pete
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