ruger 10/22 blows up at the range

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Blastattack said:
I find this story impossible to believe. Somehow a .22 generated 100x or more the normal recoil, and enough to “fly out of the sled”. That makes zero sense.
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Agreed, something doesn't sound right. I believe lone ranger 100%, but I can't piece it together in my pea-sized brain. The amount of damage and force that was generated doesn't seem right for the situation.
 
My guess would be a seriously over loaded .22 LR round, like powder right up to the round itself.

While there are numerous safety checks in place at ammunition plants to detect over loaded cases, sometimes a bad round will slip through the cracks.

Glad you are ok.
 
pcvando said:
My guess would be a seriously over loaded .22 LR round, like powder right up to the round itself.

While there are numerous safety checks in place at ammunition plants to detect over loaded cases, sometimes a bad round will slip through the cracks.

Glad you are ok.
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I'm no expert when it comes to .22 powder charges, but I don't think that even a case filled with powder would do that type of damage. Aren't most .22 powder charges ~1.5gr?
 
4n2t0 said:
I'm no expert when it comes to .22 powder charges, but I don't think even a case filled with powder would do that type of damage. Aren't most .22 powder charges ~1.5gr?
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I have read that for testing purposes, Interdynamic AB (Sweden) loaded .22LR hotter than .17 Hornet, which would potentially be over 50,000 psi.

No idea how they did it, but something that hot could definitely blow a 10/22.
 
Would you be able to post some pictures of this please.

I've had a rifle blow up on me , secondary explosion as far as it could be made out.

Not a great experience, glad you are not injured.

Good reminder to wear eye protection all the time.
 
pcvando said:
I have read that for testing purposes, Interdynamic AB (Sweden) loaded .22LR hotter than .17 Hornet, which would potentially be over 50,000 psi.

No idea how they did it, but something that hot could definitely blow a 10/22.
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Wasn't that for their Interdynamic MKR rifle? It was some type of frankensteined .22 WMR going 3300 fps?

Anywho, hogie has a good idea. Maybe some pictures of the damage might give us a clue.
 
if you still have the box the ammo came in, check the lot number on the box and email the manufacturer with pictures and a description of what happened, not so much in the hopes of them replacing your rifle, but because if there was some sort of error in the manufacture of this batch of ammo they can do a recall and maybe, possibly prevent this happening to someone else.

although im not sure how many people would find out about an ammunition recall, its worth a shot to help others.
 
4n2t0 said:
Wasn't that for their Interdynamic MKR rifle? It was some type of frankensteined .22 WMR going 3300 fps?

Anywho, hogie has a good idea. Maybe some pictures of the damage might give us a clue.
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I believe so, and using an original .22 LR case, thus I suppose the round could've been loaded extremely hot at the factory by mistake.

Agreed, we really need to see photos.
 
4n2t0 said:
I'm no expert when it comes to .22 powder charges, but I don't think that even a case filled with powder would do that type of damage. Aren't most .22 powder charges ~1.5gr?
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I measured one once. 1.0 grains and it was either CCI SV or SK Magazine. Cannot remember which one. Not sure how much you could fit in there.
 
Has to be an over proofed round? But even double the powder shouldn't have blown the gun apart. 3x's...4x's the powder? How much powder can a .22LR case hold?
 
All right, here is what I think happened based on all your descriptions

Option 1: The barrel was clear, I agree, evident from your shot on target, but the CCI ammo was loaded extremely hot, or had a case failure. Either way the round made it to the target since its designed to run on blowback. The extra gas and carbon spat backwards into your face and you jolted so hard you launched the rifle out of the sled and on the ground as you ran away. Completely natural response, and only probable reason a 22lr launched a rifle out of the sled.

Option 2: You moved your ear pro off slightly, and didn't expect it to be so loud right next to your ear, Adrenaline took over and it wasn't a case ammo failure, you jolted from the noise, ran away to the truck and the gun bumped out, just human nature. You recollected backwards but adrenaline in the moment made everything seem exaggerated.

Take a look at your rifle, if nothing is damaged, then should be one of these cases
 
Very interesting. Is there sabotage to the ammunition supply or just to one manufacturer?
 
brownbear53 said:
All right, here is what I think happened based on all your descriptions

Option 1: The barrel was clear, I agree, evident from your shot on target, but the CCI ammo was loaded extremely hot, or had a case failure. Either way the round made it to the target since its designed to run on blowback. The extra gas and carbon spat backwards into your face and you jolted so hard you launched the rifle out of the sled and on the ground as you ran away. Completely natural response, and only probable reason a 22lr launched a rifle out of the sled.

Option 2: You moved your ear pro off slightly, and didn't expect it to be so loud right next to your ear, Adrenaline took over and it wasn't a case ammo failure, you jolted from the noise, ran away to the truck and the gun bumped out, just human nature. You recollected backwards but adrenaline in the moment made everything seem exaggerated.

Take a look at your rifle, if nothing is damaged, then should be one of these cases
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