Brass will work harden that is why you see annealing on military brass. I have reloaded some PPU brass several times and I still have it in rotation 9mm, 223 I don't think I have any 10mm PPU.( I think I would have come up with a different name for my company besides Double PU). I really didn't read all the post I just watched the video and looked at the pictures and read what the shooter said since he was there. I have had a few case raptures nothing dramatic and that was from over used brass. I have never had a head separation. Since there was no barrel or slide damage I could see from the pics this was the only thing I think could have happened. Projectile excited the bore hit the target. We are talking micro seconds. Delayed blow back works because the case is stuck to the chamber wall because of pressure. When the pressure goes down from the projectile exiting the barrel the slide unlocks and extraction begins under normal shooting. It takes several 1000 psi to stretch the brass to seal the chamber. So I am saying the psi need to stretch the brass did not happen fast enough allowing the slide to unlock and the extraction to start. As the psi went up the brass that had been extracted could not with stand the pressure and failed. As we get have mistakes we learn from them hopefully never to repeat them. When things like this happen we are luckily to have them on video and the shooter documents everything as well as they can so we as shooters learn from these things. I am very glad nothing but a few scrapes and bruises happened to the shooter. Underwood is replacing the damages to his firearm along with his underwear. I hate this happened but there is a lot to gain from this and to be happy for.