Rifle blow-up video
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It is really a test showing European rifle barrels which are proof tested are stronger barrels than American barrels that are not proofed... North America has no official proof testing required.
It has nothing to do with the design or strength of an action.
It has nothing to do with the design or strength of an action.
MapleSugar
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I wonder how a CZ 550 would stand up to a barrel obstruction test?
I assume their barrels are proof-tested too?
I assume their barrels are proof-tested too?
They should make you go sit in a corner, they have been posted on CGN a million times, and thats no exageration... and to top it off you couldn't find the link right on the youtube page....shame! SHAME!
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It clearly shows rifles that are European and subject to an official proof testing are stronger.
IMHO using a brand of rifle that isn't subject to this sort of official testing is akin to driving a make of car that has never been crash tested and under the scrutiny of an official testing and safety org.
IMHO using a brand of rifle that isn't subject to this sort of official testing is akin to driving a make of car that has never been crash tested and under the scrutiny of an official testing and safety org.
Not quite, it shows the barrels are stronger... there are other tests that could be done to show how an action handles a catastrophic case failure... and the results will be different.
By the way all those rifles whether proofed or not will pass a proofing test in any country that has that requirement...
Just about any video can be made to show what the video maker wants to show.
In the past I had often thought we are missing out on not having a proof house or proofing regulations but after 40 years I don't think it matters...
ALL firearms sold to the public in the UK MUST have been proofed and marked as such before they can be sold. As you have pointed out no American-made arms APPEAR to have been proof-fired, although I'm told by one manufacturer that a number of guns are randomly selected and proof-fired but not allowed back into the sales chain afterwards.
ALL-US-made firearms are 100% proof tested in England [Birmingham or London Proof Houses] before being offered for sale.
Austria Austrian proof marks were accepted in the UK pre WW II, but only marks post January 1956, are now valid.
Belgium... The specifically recognised marks of the Proof House at Liege only.
Czechoslovakia... Marks of the Czech Proof Authorities have been recognised in Great Britain since 14th October 1963.
France... Proof was optional in France prior to July 1960. Only specific, agreed, marks applied after that date are valid in the UK.
Federal Republic of Germany... new marks from September 1955 are acceptable, but marks prior to that date are not now accepted.
Italy... The current marks are accepted.
Ireland... Irish proof is acceptable after 9th June 1969.
Spain... Spanish proof is accepted.
The products of all other countries, including the United States of America, must be submitted for proof within 28 days of importation.
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MapleSugar
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Thanks for the info.
I take it that all the Czech firearms are proofed then?
Man, would I be a happy clam if CZ made a left hand 550 Euro Lux in .30-06.
