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.338 Lapua Magnum KABOOM
The Firearm Blog ^ | 2-19-14 | Steve Johnson

Posted on 02/22/2014 8:14:19 PM PST by smokingfrog

You might well think that the catastrophic destruction of firearms caused by shooters leaving their cleaning rods inside their guns was a rare occurrence, but you would be wrong. It happens far to often. These photos show what happens when a cleaning rod is left in a .338 Lapua Magnum rifle. A member of the SnipersHide forum reported that this KABOOM happened two benches down from him at the range. The shooter only sustained minor injuries. Two holes were punched in roof and pieces of the rifle were scattered around the range.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunsafety; messedup
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To: Jet Jaguar

Negligence ! ! Lucky someone didn’t get maimed or worse. No excuse for this.


61 posted on 02/23/2014 2:48:12 AM PST by MountainYankee
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To: thefactor

Me


62 posted on 02/23/2014 4:06:18 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: smokingfrog

Problems with ejecting? Or problems in reusing brass one too many times? Sounds to me like repetitive case expansion.


63 posted on 02/23/2014 4:33:41 AM PST by Gaffer (Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
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To: Jet Jaguar; smokingfrog

Yikes and damn; what a waste of a perfectly good 338. The shooter’s lucky to walk away from that one with ‘minor injuries’.

Over the years, I’ve seen some KABOOMS, from idiots overclocking rounds, which were very colorful and nasty. Maybe the scope can be salvaged. If he’s pushing brass with that rod after shots, something’s wrong and he shouldn’t be shooting near others. Shooter should be relegated to a Daisy BB gun status on the 25ft lane.

And phew, that range’s grass apron looks filthy, too.


64 posted on 02/23/2014 5:14:11 AM PST by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: smokingfrog
Didn't see t-his posted yet:

Stupid burns!


65 posted on 02/23/2014 5:21:18 AM PST by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: yarddog

Have been in many Civil War museums across the country. There is almost always a display of bent and twisted rifle-musket ram rods. These had been shot at the enemy during the heat of battle.


66 posted on 02/23/2014 5:30:29 AM PST by X Fretensis
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To: mabarker1
I have a friend and new shooter that has been driving me crazy with questions about reloading shot shells. Got him a book on reloading and asked him questions about the art a month latter. He could not tell me anything about powders, shot size, wads or primers. This week he cut in half his first 100 rounds to retrieve powder and shot as he knew from the book he had done it wrong. Cut his thumb to the bone with razor knife. Now after the doctors bill he could have just paid for the best factory loads and saved time, money and pain. You can not fix stupid!
67 posted on 02/23/2014 5:31:50 AM PST by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!)
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To: lostboy61

How long You known this guy? He may be batfe...


68 posted on 02/23/2014 5:40:01 AM PST by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: smokingfrog


69 posted on 02/23/2014 5:43:53 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: The KG9 Kid

I know that Perfesser as I met him at the range last year. Had just picked up a new AK-74 with red dot sight. He looks over and said those are not very good weapons and you won’t be happy with the way it preforms. In one mag. I had it hitting in the same spot every time at 25 yards. I packed up to go home as I was going to the outdoor long range the next day. Last words from the Perfesser was you must have got the good one.


70 posted on 02/23/2014 5:47:47 AM PST by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!)
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To: yarddog

Well if Skeeter can admit to shooting a tv I guess I can too. I was about 9 years old and my brother inlaw and a couple of his friends took me rabbit hunting with them one night. We took dad’s old Winchester pump 22 and his JC Higgens 22 auto. The next morning dad told me to clean those rifles before he left for work. I cleaned the Winchester and when I picked up the JC Higgens I seen that it was still loaded. I pulled the tube out and dumped all the shells and the worked the action to remove the one from the chamber. It was about that time that Jed Clampett was fixing to fire the shot where the oil bubbled up and I had the cross hairs of the old 4 power Weaver right on his head. When he pulled the trigger I pulled the trigger and put a round right in the middle of our 6 month old 24 inch B/W RCA. Scared the living chit out of my and my sister came running from the back room where she had been a sleep just in time to see the smoke coming from the screen. What I didn’t realize at the time was even though I dumped the tube mag and removed the one from the chamber, there was still one in the follower. Dad didn’t talk to me for a week and that hurt far more than if he’d just broke the belt out, he was my bestest buddy. Pop’s 93 years old now and still reminds me of that every chance he gets. He’s still my bestest buddy.


71 posted on 02/23/2014 6:13:42 AM PST by Dusty Road
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To: lostboy61

Ha!

Lucky you!


72 posted on 02/23/2014 6:13:46 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Eagles6

“Your rod was your last round.”

Can’t remember the name of the book but it was about a mountain man who was chasing down a band of indians that had raided his camp and killed his young wife. He chased them for months taking them one at a time until it came to the leader of the group. He was out of bullets and the leader was coming after him with a tomahawk and a knife. He threw some powder down the barrel, primed the pan and stuck the rod in the barrel and shot the leader at about 5 ft. This was over 50 years ago and I can invision it as if it were a movie.


73 posted on 02/23/2014 6:23:27 AM PST by Dusty Road
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To: Dusty Road
He’s still my bestest buddy.

My Dad passed away back in 2007. He was 85 years old. I have all the wonderful memories of our hunting, shooting, and fishing throughout the years. He was a WWII vet and my hero.

Cherish everything and every minute with your Dad. Time flies by and we are soon left with just our memories.

74 posted on 02/23/2014 6:35:50 AM PST by OldMissileer
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To: UnwashedPeasant

KMFA kerry


75 posted on 02/23/2014 6:46:55 AM PST by Rannug
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To: OldMissileer

Just so happens I’m going over to see him today, he was married to my Mom for 67 years before she passed away. we’ve got him set up in an assited living place and he’s doing fine. Has his own apartment and they cook 3 meals a day and keep his place clean. He can’t see anymore but he loves to sit and listen to his audio books. I’ll take him out to the patio and we’ll sit and talk and might even drink a little whisky. Pop survived hitting the beach at Tarawa even though he was shot in the leg he kept fighting and wasn’t removed until two days later. He shoke my hand and gave me a big hug when I was getting on the plane in Frisco headed to Vietnam and was there when they brought me back 11 months later after I was wounded in 71. He didn’t leave my side for a month until I was released to travel. I don’t think the word Hero properly describes my feelings for Pop but I can’t think of a better one.


76 posted on 02/23/2014 7:13:39 AM PST by Dusty Road
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To: smokingfrog

I was at a public range and this guy shows up all decked out in safari gear. He has a super high end rifle that shoots some huge H&H round. He straps it incorrectly into a lead sled and on the first shot the rifle jumps completely out of the sled, shears the comb off and lands about 3 feet behind him. I just said “bummer, man” as he was staring at his gun in pieces on the ground.


77 posted on 02/23/2014 8:59:19 AM PST by Gabrial (The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse.)
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To: yarddog

It has also been documented that a number of soldiers would never fire but just load and load and load... have to see if I can find the references.


78 posted on 02/23/2014 9:13:01 AM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
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To: Dusty Road

God bless your Dad and you. I cannot thank both of you enough for your service and for protecting me our Country.


79 posted on 02/23/2014 10:02:46 AM PST by OldMissileer
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To: Dusty Road

Sounds like John Garrison aka Jerimiah Johnson. There were a couple of books about him. The movie was loosely based on one.


80 posted on 02/23/2014 1:00:59 PM PST by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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