| Kevin G. |
10-27-2006 07:33 AM |
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is that for real???
something like this happened to a friend of mine many moons ago. Can happen from a bore obstruction, incorrect bullet size, too much or wrong type of powder in handloads - anything that can cause an overpressure situation.
In my friends case, he left his reloading bench halfway through loading a batch of 30.06 rounds for his Springfield to do some work with his father on the ranch. While he was gone, little brother came in and loaded a bunch of .357 mag rounds, then cleaned up after himself and put everything back the way it was - except he forgot to replace the Red Dot powder he was using with the rifle powder his brother was using.
My friend returned to the bench and finished loading his 30.06 rounds with pistol powder - and a hot one at that.
He went out to his range and got a few rounds through before he hit one of the bad rounds.
When he woke up about 10 minutes later, his Springfield A1 barrell looked like the one pictured, the stock was split in two lengthwise, and the bolt had sheared the lugs or broken in half, I can't remember which - he said the bolt stop was the only thing that saved him from having the bolt imbedded in his brain.
And the Springfield is a very heavy duty action.
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