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I have a few hundred brass and one round but other than that the chance is basically zero.
I'd say 4-500. I haven't had much time to shoot since I moved, which is ironic since I am now sitting on a large piece of land. The gun was bought mid October.
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A guy in the US had it happen to him w a X95 just recently. Damage to gun looks identical and I know it fits in the chamber so its worth asking. Crazy that you found one. And scary too.
So this guy just accidentally loaded a .300 Blackout right lol
Jesus, why do people even bother with a round designed for suppressed fire. Makes everyone look bad when you blow your face off because you mixed in the hipster round with your good ole reliable 5.56
Jesus, why do people even bother with a round designed for suppressed fire. Makes everyone look bad when you blow your face off because you mixed in the hipster round with your good ole reliable 5.56
Different cartridge, and I am all but certain it was the gun's fault.
For an issue like this I could just imagine the headache NS would be to deal with, let calgary shooting center take care of it for you.
It's sad to say that nowadays, there seems to be no recourse for anything and the dealers and distributors put up a fight NOT to replace the product more than help you out
Remember dirtybarrys thread with the the SW revolver with the cracked frame, SW did f all for him
The most important thing OP is that you or anyone else was not seriously injured
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Why do people post before reading? 2 posts above yours, gives the unlikely chance.
I'd still contact Federal ammo and let them know.
I have only ever had one single round of .300 in my possession that I found on the range floor several months ago and it's still sitting on my loading bench. It would have been pretty well impossible for me to load one present in the box of ammo as well. I have to pull the rounds off a stripper clip and load them by hand so that doesn't leave much chance for one to slip by. Of all the possible explanations I am confident saying that scenario is not what happened...
Your being overly paranoid. Don't let Horilka's comment worry you. The Tavor/X95 is as safe as any military issued rifle as they come. In fact looking at the picture gives me reassurance. In this case the X95 took that kaboom like a champ. The force went down and not out the sides. The Israeli's did some nice engineering there.
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I already told what I learned some time ago about T21 and x95 development. There was (or there is) an issue - occasional breach explosion. I also said what IWI was planning to do and I don't own currently T21 or x95 to check if it was implemented. That is all I know. I don't even recall where I got this information. You see, history of firearm development and manufacturing is my hobby and I read a lot of books on subject. You saw the OP pics, kaboom happened, and apart of minor pieces in the face shooter was protected, gun took it very good. So I would not be worried about being protected. You still might want to worry about kaboom. But if you do - you're in the wrong hobby.
BTW, you know what country known for great engineers and firearm designers and what army with solid history of reliable guns had also issued rifles that were blowing up and killing soldiers? Germany. So saying that Tavor and x95 is "battle proven" and "can be trusted" and "safe as any other military rifle" just because it is issued and used in low intensity actions on Israel borders and in police type actions is a stretch. M1 Garand, Lee Enfield, Mauser 98, Mosin Nagant or modern AK47/74 and M16 family - those are true battle proven designs, not without disadvantages, flaws and quirks, but still proven. Tavor and x95 are just babies in terms of firearm design life span. But some ppl like to justify and even praise everything they own, it's in human nature - to assert yourself you made a right choice. I don't have this habit. I like to know history, and understand pros and cons of design.
Having said that, I shot Tavors, I shot even more dangerous G43 and I won't hesitate to shoot them again. I currently use RDB - commercial sporting rifle design from a company with love/hate reputation and known for questionable QC with some of their products. And I trust RDB much less that Tavor or X95 as they are more older and more refined designs and went through more testing. The fact I see flaws in rifle doesn't affect my desire to own/shoot it.
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