Foulhooked
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Witnessed this failure a couple of years ago. The shooter had minor bruises to his face and slight concussion, eye protection save his vision .
We verified no squib load or obvious barrel blockage.
Rifle was a 300WSM. Factory loads. He had fired 2 rounds, second round caused the failure. He was verifying his zero for a hunting trip.
Look closely at the barrel rifling. Zoom in on the barrel rifling. Notice the shiny color.
If you guessed copper, your right. Over pressure was due to copper build up.
Was amazed to see he wasn't seriously hurt.
This can be a danger hobby and we need to pay attention to all details concerning our safety.
Thanks for you input and concerns.
We verified no squib load or obvious barrel blockage.
Rifle was a 300WSM. Factory loads. He had fired 2 rounds, second round caused the failure. He was verifying his zero for a hunting trip.
Look closely at the barrel rifling. Zoom in on the barrel rifling. Notice the shiny color.
If you guessed copper, your right. Over pressure was due to copper build up.
Was amazed to see he wasn't seriously hurt.
This can be a danger hobby and we need to pay attention to all details concerning our safety.
Thanks for you input and concerns.