ruger 10/22 blows up at the range

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guntech said:
The whole magazine of rimfire ammo exploding is not plausible at all.
Case failure, (a badly ruptured case) can do a lot of damage...
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Exactly

When I was setting up my T1x with an aftermarket barrel I had an excessive headspace - used a gauge to set it up but apparently made an error doing it. Fired just fine with SV ammo.

I then put in some HV to test and blammo

Bolt was fully closed, the case separated at the rim. The force blew the (plastic) magazine apart with the remaining rounds going everywhere along with the mag bits (down from the receiver and hitting the table and gone). The bullet exited the barrel.

Big surprise that's for sure.....
 
So you took no pics of the gun, not while at the range or your house, why didnt you take a pic of the damage or it on the ground how it blew out of the rest? Did you just pick it up and run?

And now you are ####ting on probably the most popular 22 out there with millions in use without any pics of the claim. Just some guy who says he gave the gun away and has zero proof of anything actually happening.

Then you say you plan on shooting 357 because you are scared of 22. I hope the same thing doesn't happen with the 357, if you thought the 22 was bad. Wowie
 
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; that is one of the physical laws of our universe.
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https://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm

0.2 FPE is what the recoil/kick of a 4# 22LR is. So an over charged 22LR wouldn't be more than a 22 MAG and that only has 0.4FPE

The gun flew out of the sled and hit me so hard it took of my Glasses, my hat, and my hearing muffs.
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So It coming back, off the sled, hitting you in the face, took off your glasses etc. Wasn't caused by the recoil, but the reaction of hot brass and stuff hitting your face.
 
Bubba Yugga said:
Why is everyone so dead set on ignoring posts 14 and 19?
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We are not, and while there is a chance of it happening it seems like it's about 1 in a billion, so just less likely then any other options. Also the lack of pics and how the description of the event seems to changed from the gun blew up, to the mag popped out
 
Evanguy said:
We are not, and while there is a chance of it happening it seems like it's about 1 in a billion, so just less likely then any other options. Also the lack of pics and how the description of the event seems to changed from the gun blew up, to the mag popped out
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Exactly, extreme exaggeration without pictures
 
Evanguy said:
We are not, and while there is a chance of it happening it seems like it's about 1 in a billion, so just less likely then any other options. Also the lack of pics and how the description of the event seems to changed from the gun blew up, to the mag popped out
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A single point failure resulting in a catastrophic outcome needs to be that "one times ten to the minus nine", so I'd sincerely hope their process control ensures that.
 
257Wby said:
There have been similar failures for rimfires in the past , discussed on CGN.
Here are the links for your reading enjoyment…
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/kaboom.1944911/

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/aguila-catastrophic-failure.2134158/

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/anyone-had-22lr-ammo-blow-up.2322829/
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But for the OP none of those were from a 10/22, saying hot ammo, and out of battery makes it dangerous. The links you sent happened to be 2 bolts actions and a lever. The 17 HMR was a Henry Golden Boy, Then Sako FinnFire, and Tikka T1X. OP says a Lever is safer because cannot fire out of battery. But the 17HMR Henry was not repairable.

Most of those who said they had issues, were with bolt actions. So I don't see a 10/22 anymore dangerous.

The 1 10/22 KB in all those links were caused by user error and riding the bolt.
 
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257Wby said:
There have been similar failures for rimfires in the past , discussed on CGN.
Here are the links for your reading enjoyment…
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/kaboom.1944911/

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/aguila-catastrophic-failure.2134158/

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/anyone-had-22lr-ammo-blow-up.2322829/
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I'd make you one if you send me an old cheap single shot. Any firing condition, don't need a stock

I'd be able to section the barrel for you just like those pics
 
9.3mauser said:
My guess would be an out-of-battery discharge. I had a .22 WMR do that once, and it did a surprising amount of damage.
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Canadiankeeper said:
Seems weird.

IF I HAD A GUESS.

Im guessing the rifle "blowing" out of the sled might have just been the OP startle reaction. The crack on the stock and damage to the optic are from dropping it out of the sled (yes glass can crack without extensive damage to exterior of optic. The mag blowing up is likely from the out of battery detonation of the ammo.

Why I am guessing this?!

I have personally seen a 22lr out of battery detonation of ammo, it was due to a NEW SHOOTER/SHOOTER ERROR. It was a new shooter, who had a double feed and did not know how to correct it in an older 22lr bolt gun. Instead of inspecting the area and rectifying the feed issue, the new shooter (before I could step in) decided to pull the action back and just rack the action harder... Very hard... Hitting the double fed round on the rim of the RIMFIRE cartridge. Detonating that round. The projectile actually stayed in place and the case opened up like it had wings. We both had felt the spray of the unburnt powder on our faces, we both had eye pro and no one was hurt. the rifle DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. It was a pop that startled both of us but that was it.

That rifle was cleaned, inspected and continues to shoot fine to this day with no issues.
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Out-of-battery discharge is reported to occur with 10/22 rifles, but fortunately not frequently. It can explain everything.

See, for example, the following threads
h ttps://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/10-22-blows-up.476777/
h ttps://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/my-10-22-blows-literally.115720/
h ttps://www.rugerforum.com/threads/10-22-out-of-battery-magazine-explosion.78240/#google_vignette
h ttps://www.rugerforum.net/threads/10-22-malfunction-has-anyone-else-experienced-this.141896/

Canadiankeeper's explanation for a 10/22 "blowing" out of the sled makes sense. Anyone experiencing a big surprise like this would instinctively react suddenly in an effort to distance himself from the "trouble". Low power cartridges like .22LR, even if filled to maximum with propellant don't have the potential to cause a rifle to be ejected from a sled device.
 
Personally, I'd love to see a list of all the semi-auto 22's that DO actually have some form of disconnector linkage to prevent them from firing until they are fully in battery! Betcha a fella could write that list, in crayon, on the back side of a postage stamp! LOL!

Methinks the person that soon-fed the OP, that particular 'wisdom', is probably an oxygen thief or is willfully leading him down a garden path he seems bent on following to the end... I'll put my hand up for a deal on a used 10/22! :)

Case head crimps sometimes fail. Last one that I had that blew, was a 40+ year old Winchester .22 Short cartridge, in a singe shot Cooey. It was loud. The rest of the box shot just fine.
For a while, I had a Stevens Favorite that was so badly clapped out that it would squirt gasses up onto the underside of my ball cap brim, reliably, too. Was how I developed an opinion about the capabilities of those. Still think they are neat little guns, but I understand that they were not built to take much pressure, and they get worse with hard wear...
We used to pull bullets off LR shells, and dump all the powder we could fit in the case, and jam the bullet back on it. Noticeably livelier than stock, but nothing worse than burning a couple rounds in a single shot, ever came of it.
 
palwait said:
Manufacturing error, case filled with primer compound vice powder could have caused this. But really outside chance but see Kentucky Ballistics...
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Over the years I've watched 22LR manufacturing videos from different ammo makers and it seems this isn't likely to happen
 
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