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Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« on: February 21, 2014, 01:44:53 AM »
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/02/19/338-lapua-magnum-kaboom/

Why did he have a cleaning rod jammed down from the muzzle end, you ask? Sticky case extraction from his "mild" loads. We got ourselves a real winner here folks. Someone who's not on a phone should link some of those pics.

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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 07:50:13 AM »
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Because the shooter wasn't paying attention, was focused on placing the brass back into the ammo box, and likely was chatting with someone next to him. Open bolt, insert rod, tap rod to free the casing, place casing into box, hop right back into the seat, insert next round and close bolt, pull trig-KABOOM.

I know the shooter, and this incident doesn't surprise me.

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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 08:52:07 AM »
I'm interested to know what happened to his head and how he only sustained "minor injuries" from that.

I'd say THAT is a pretty good testimony for the strength of that action.
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 10:48:31 AM »
Quote from: makattak on February 21, 2014, 08:52:07 AM
I'm interested to know what happened to his head and how he only sustained "minor injuries" from that.

I'd say THAT is a pretty good testimony for the strength of that action.

Yeah- that certainly increases my faith in Savage actions, though they look way overbuilt to start with.
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2014, 10:54:15 AM »
Is the cleaning rod still usable?
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2014, 11:01:31 AM »
why didn't his background check show serious concerns about his mental state?
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 11:44:22 AM »
This thread is better on ARFcom
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 12:17:43 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on February 21, 2014, 11:44:22 AM
This thread is better on ARFcom

Many of them are. But since there's a fairly limited cross over between arfcom GD and APS it seemed appropriate...
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 02:39:05 PM »
Quote from: Balog on February 21, 2014, 12:17:43 PM
there's a fairly limited cross over between arfcom GD and APS it seemed appropriate...

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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 03:03:03 PM »
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Re: Guy shoots .338 Lapua with cleaning rod in the bore
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 04:54:48 PM »
Good thing he wasn't using a Hesse/Vulcan model.
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