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17-03-2021, 11:01 #1
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So what happened here?
Can anyone add some context? Anyone that is aware of the backstory? Except for the fact that he should have worn safety glasses of course...
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17-03-2021, 11:10 #2
Re: So what happened here?
One thing is certain, a valuable lesson about shooting with eye protection has been learned.
Other than the striker assembly blowing out the back it looks to be like a fairly typical case failure result. As to the cause of the failure, who knows, but I would speculate that was a significantly overcharged load.Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal:
But I know one thing that never dies,
the glory of the great dead.
Havamal
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17-03-2021, 11:16 #3
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Re: So what happened here?
To me this would require a blocked barrel, total failure for gas's to escape.
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17-03-2021, 11:34 #4
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Re: So what happened here?
Probably a overcharged case.
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17-03-2021, 11:37 #5
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Re: So what happened here?
Looks to me like a design flaw.
I do not think it is possible for that amount of gas pressure and volume to get through the firing pin hole in the breach face.
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17-03-2021, 11:38 #6
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Re: So what happened here?
Combination of overcharged load and a barrel obstruction? Maybe a Squib in the pipe?
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17-03-2021, 12:02 #7
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17-03-2021, 12:48 #8
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17-03-2021, 13:39 #9
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Re: So what happened here?
Could this happen to a pistol made of steel / metal only ?
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17-03-2021, 14:24 #10
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Re: So what happened here?
Compressed load
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