Ummm, what happened?

[sniper7]

I know....I ALWAYS wear my safety glasses but something like this, it might not have mattered.



Well, I dumped a mag right before this happened....

I was thinking that maybe the round got wedged going into the chamber (had this happen on my 10/22) and maybe the bolt slamming on it caused it to go off?

I looked the rifle over pretty good but I'll take another look at the chamber just to be sure.....

PS anyone wanna buy a GSG-5.............

I'll give you $100

[theGinsue]

I'm glad to hear that you didn't get hurt Joe.

I still haven't fired mine yet and now you've got me concerned!

[xjtwo]

One thing is definate, that round was NOT fully chambered when it went off. Based on the odd rifling marks, I would suspect the nose of the round was in the chamber and the rest of the bullet was not seated. Inserting a new mag and cycling the action probably caused something to strike the primer area enough to cause the OOB discharge.

The weird thing is I was about half way thru the second mag when this happened and I wasn't rapid firing like I did the previous.....

I'll give you $100

SCORE!

I'm glad to hear that you didn't get hurt Joe.

I still haven't fired mine yet and now you've got me concerned!

Thanks, it was a little freaky having that happen so close to my face. I'm a little hesitant now myself, I was shooting Fed Bulk 550 22lrs and in this particular box I've had a hand full of duds.

[Ridge]

Like I said on ARFCOM...my guess is either a round cooked off in the hot chamber, or it had a soft primer and the bolt closing on the round set it off...

If you are serious about selling it, a buddy of mine is looking for one...

[xjtwo]

Here is a shot of the case head.



Would you shoot this rifle again had this happened?

[Ridge]

I would...but then again, I am of the type who believes you only live once, so might as well take chances

[SA Friday]

It looks like either the extractor or ejector hit the edge of the round and the round was sensitive enough to discharge while out of battery. The two small marks on the primer edge could have done it. There is one that seems to have very straight lines on both sides of the mark. I suspect that was from the extractor claw.

Federal uses a different mixture in their primers. It's more sensitive than Winchester, Remington, CCI, and Wolfe. I've never seen one of their 22lr's pop off like this before, but it's very possible. I will not use Fed primers in reloads to go in a firearm with a free floating firing pin because of potential slam fires.

I wouldn't worry about shooting the gun. Take it apart and inspect all the parts for damage. There might possibly be some brass from the cartridge in there still that could cause issues. Inspect the barrel and chamber for bulges (you obviously have rodded out the bullet, so no blockages). If everything is GTG, load it up and shoot it.

OOB discharges just pop the cartridge and turn it into a mini low grade shrapnel grenade. Without the gasses being captured and directed, the potential for serious damage is low. I've seen a 9mm do this in a Sig Sauer because the shooter cupped the ejection port to catch the live bullet coming out. It popped right in his hand. Very minimal damage. We cleaned it all on the spot, sent him to the hospital for x-rays and only had one small piece of brass still in his hand. Pretty minor stuff considering he was practically holding the round when it went off. The P228 was 100% and didn't have a mark on it.

[Irving]

Yeah, I'll shoot it. I hear that $100 is the going price on this one?

[ChunkyMonkey]

$110.00 !!!!