Comments on: Shocking Video Of Catastrophic Barrel Failure

By: Steve_Montana

Steve_Montana — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:49:11 +0000

Got I one-eyed classmate that did this with a shotgun goose hunting.

FYI: Japan makes excellent steel which is why Browning uses their steel. I shoot a couple of Howa 1500′s that are made in Japan. Great… accurate guns.

By: nomee 1

nomee 1 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:06:22 +0000

this guy is lucky to be alive, shouldnt walk with gun barrel planted in the ground :beer: :beer: double beer.

By: Icorps 1970

Icorps 1970 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:59:40 +0000

Don’t be too quick to blame the shooter.
Stainless barrels are brittle (its a “free machining” alloy, code for “the chips break easy when its cut”) and there have been a number of unexplainable burst barrels in everything from 45 Auto to Sako bolt guns. Sako had a very quite recall of stainless guns recently.
I have seen photos of a brand new Sako that split full length barrel action and all during the first range session with a new rifle, factory ammo.
If you look at Krieger barrels web site you will find that they do not recommend recontouring SS barrels or shooting them in cold temperatures under 0 F.
So its just as likely it was a failure of the barrel, perhaps even more so, than a mistake of the shooters part.
Light weight barrel, cool temps, so????

By: AflakDuc

AflakDuc — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:45:43 +0000

no shit i Just bought what looks to be the same exact rifle. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside now… i got a browning a-bolt 30.6 and it looks and awful lot like that one. i was a little frustrated when i was cleaning it 2 nights ago and seen “Japan” imprinted on the barrel and the clip.

By: Storm 0311

Storm 0311 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:33:19 +0000

SHIT HAPPENS.

Got have the hottest loads man……. it’s the guns fault not mine…..

Dumb ass.

By: Armando Garcia

Armando Garcia — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:54:25 +0000

Guides get stuck with the stupidest people. I have never acutely seen this happen in real life.

By: GRIZZ

GRIZZ — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:37:38 +0000

No elk for you

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:51:59 +0000

See? We need to ban guns for the safety of the stupid.

By: LCpl. Alexander

LCpl. Alexander — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Exactly man.

By: unkaglen

unkaglen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:14 +0000

Hello – hunter saftey 101 – keep your barrel out of the mud,dont’t attempt to “hot rod” your reloads.
That being said I saw the “Mythbusters” boys try and duplicate this very situation.It was very hard to duplicate,and it took them many attempts to get a barrel explosion..