Death of an m4 - Kb

[pryde]

Wow!

Sounds as though a squib put a bullet a little ways into the barrel, and the shooter finally knocked it deep enough into the rifling that the gun eventually got back into battery.

I bet the first failure attempt didn't fire because the gun was slightly out of battery. Subsequent attempts tapped the bullet deeper down or set back the bullet in the live round, and BANGO!

That's my guess based on the facts.

Bingo,
99% sure that this is what happened.

[Ned Christiansen]

....and here's what happens when you're breaking in a barrel, and after the umpteenth cleaning, you pull out the rod and reassemble..... load and fire....ooops, the last segment of the rod stayed in the bore!

[jmart]

Wow!....

[CarlosDJackal]

Is it the receiver that is a registered Class III weapon or the sear itself?

If it's the sear, can the owner just install it onto another receiver?

If it's the receiver, can the owner contact the manufacturer and them transfer his serial number to a new receiver while destroying this one?

[rmecapn]

we were taught in case of failure to fire to clear the weapon rechamber another round and fire..."Tap and Rack".

In the Army, we were taught SPORTS:

Slap (up on the mag to insure it's seated)
Pull (on the charging handle to eject the round)
Observe (the round as it's ejected)
Release (the charging handle)
Tap (on the forward assist to insure the bolt is seated)
Squeeze (the trigger)

Observing what comes out of the ejection port is important. This was demonstrated by what happened to the shooter. It is fortunate no one was injured.

[mopar]

In the Army, we were taught SPORTS:

Slap (up on the mag to insure it's seated)
Pull (on the charging handle to eject the round)
Observe (the round as it's ejected)
Release (the charging handle)
Tap (on the forward assist to insure the bolt is seated)
Squeeze (the trigger)

Observing what comes out of the ejection port is important. This was demonstrated by what happened to the shooter. It is fortunate no one was injured.

Yeah but when on the range and you get a pop and no kick you stop firing and need to check your bore to prevent such a catastrophic failure from happening as it is also extremely dangerous to the shooter.
Now when in combat or a firefight that may not always be the answer but that is when a transition to a sidearm or getting some cover is a very good idea. But not every joe has that option.

[TheRock]

Is it the receiver that is a registered Class III weapon or the sear itself?

If it's the sear, can the owner just install it onto another receiver?

If it's the receiver, can the owner contact the manufacturer and them transfer his serial number to a new receiver while destroying this one?

Legally to the letter of ATF, no. There has been rumors of such a thing being done but hard evidence is hard to find.

Honestly, unless the receiver is a lump of aluminum, it can be fixed.

TR

[uspopo]

Holy Sh*t!! I hope the lower can be salvaged..

[Face_N_The_Crowd]

Legally to the letter of ATF, no. There has been rumors of such a thing being done but hard evidence is hard to find.

Honestly, unless the receiver is a lump of aluminum, it can be fixed.

TR

Can a section of the mag well from the registered receiver be cut out and rewelded into a new receiver? Or do they have to reweld the existing receiver?

[ike1371]

Rest in peace