I witnessed/was there for two different revolver explosions -- both attributed to toooooo much powder in handloads. Neither had threaded barrel end even closely resembling this one! Two questions immediately come to my mind: 1/ Was factory-recommended commercial ammunition employed? and, 2/ Is this the only similar recorded failure of this model firearm? Seems to me my latter query is most germane -- e.g., it did not take that many low-serial-number (poor heat treatment) Springfield's before the word got out re this manufacture defect. With quite the bulk of purchase price on current firearms purportedly going to their legal department, it seems to me each firearm would be test fired? (Also, if nothing else, to supply the mandated fired-empty case.)
I just pray this doesn't occur to anyone again. Re the 2nd blow-up at range, it was a .357 Mag, and one thing not mentioned was the NOISE level -- albeit we were all wearing muffs, I recall actually having ringing in ears for a bit after...