Darn my short term memory. Thanks for clarifying it fellas.
Looks to me like it "ka boomed" but I might be wrong on that
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Darn my short term memory. Thanks for clarifying it fellas.
Looks to me like it "ka boomed" but I might be wrong on that
The rifle kaboomed... it blew out the upper and lower reciever on the left side and put a 2' or so crack in a TD mag... Pat attributed it not completely blowing appart on it having a Larue T1 mount on it:eek:
Do they have any idea what caused it?
I can't find the magazine, but if my memory serves me right, Pat seemed to suspect that it was a bad round. They were sending the rifle back to Colt for a professional diagnosis at the time that the article was written. The shooter was one of his fellow instructors. He took some minor shrapnel, but jumped right back into the drills with a different weapon.
Also, the rifle was wiped down only when worn parts were replaced.
That issue is still on shelves. It was a pretty good article if you want to check it out.
I will be in Charleston this weekend, I will pick up a copy. I need to get off my lazy ass and suscribe.
I just browsed the article again and Pat implies that he thought it was a bad round, they found round the damaged was protruding out the left side of the reciever, the case was ripped apart and the base remained in the bolt, they couldn't read the headstamp.
They shipped it back to Colt but haven't heard what caused the blow up... which they have asked for several times