Muzzleloader Explodes Like Grenade, Takes Off Shooter’s Fingers

[Brutus]

I'm going ahead and concluding I'm glad I bought a Tikka and not a 700!

OH YEAH! Just think of all those Remington sniper rifles used by the USMC, US Army and who knows how many state and municipal police forces, including our RCMP.

All waiting to Kaboom since 1966 or thereabouts.

 

[Dogleg]

Slightly OT, but while I was in Finland a few years back, mine host, younger son and I went to Riihimaki to make a SAKO factory visit. Interesting to see that ALL the barrels and actions are made in the SAKO section, and then the line splits and some go to the Tikka production line.

They all get test-fired with the most bangish proof-load, too, in accordance with the requirements of the CIP proof test loads. They were very disinclined to comment about the reported kabooms mentioned above.

tac

The REP in an oval on every Remington barrel stands for Remington English Proof. They were testing to CIP standards before there was a SAAMI standard and still are. Just throwing that out there.

 

[davie crockett]

your right with the first one but im sure its been done to the model A 4 banger before

You caught me , I know more about muzzleloaders than I know about "rat rods".

 

[antiqueguy]

You caught me , I know more about muzzleloaders than I know about "rat rods".

rat rods are hack jobs created by trend followers and they make me but turbochargers and superchargers have been around longer then people think


sorry for getting off topic

 

[tacfoley]

The REP in an oval on every Remington barrel stands for Remington English Proof. They were testing to CIP standards before there was a SAAMI standard and still are. Just throwing that out there.

Thank you for that information. Added to the stock.

Best for 2015!

tac

 

[guninhand]

Seems cruel but that is the way Mother Nature works..."she occasionally vacuums the terminally stupid from the bottom of the gene pool"#

When he said "This is how I shoot offhand". he meant it.

 

[wjcbsr]

How so? Some people do dumb, stupid things. When someone is texting while driving and causes an accident, hurting themselves or others, does that make all drivers stupid? Does it make all cell phone users stupid? Of course not.

Yup, it does.