Stix wrote: Yes youre right & i get that...i guess i was trying to say i dont think the receiver would blow up even with a drop of water in it & tape over the barrel...i still think it would blow out the muzzle...
But again im not advocating giving it a go...
No shotguns fired into pools of water here...
Marksman...its a shame there wasnt another camera pointed at all those guys faces above the water when that shotgun exploded...some serious WTF expressions along with a little leakage im sure...!!
An extreme example, but a good one none the less...
And thanks Marksman...
The receiver won't blow up unless the case fails spectacularly. The pressure is between the bolt face and the blockage in the barrel, and the barrel is almost always going to be weaker than the receiver.
I'm curious if there would be a difference between 150mm of water resting against the shell, instead of the 400mm airgap between the shot and the water. Pour the water in whith the barrel pointed upwards and I think it would just have horrendous recoil, without damaging the barrel. With the muzzle in the water, the water in the barrel has nowhere to go, so it's easier to split the barrel.