It never ceases to amaze me why gun manufacturers continue their insane quest for ever lighter rifles. That is probably more responsible for the 6.5 creedmores popularity than any qualities the cartridge possesses.
I was just looking at that thread the other day thinking I should put something in there......That sounds awesome! Add it to ArmoredFarmers BBQ menu.
That .375 Ruger packs some horsepower! I recall my old A-bolt .338 kicked pretty vigorously with the factory wooden stock. What did you restock it with to handle the increased recoil over the original 7mm?
Gas
Yeah it looks like gas went straight down the raceway into the firing pin shroud.
Man! That was a close one, I hope there wasn’t an injury from that rear bolt shroud separating like that.
My good friend all but lost a eye this past December when his .270 model 70 pre 64 let go. Reminder to wear safety glasses. He had just taken his off to make a scope adjustment. Reloads? Yes!!. He pulled the Bullets and weighed the balance of the loads he had. All were fine. The case is still stuck in the chamber minus the back half. Destroyed stock,extractor,floorplate,and I’m sure other parts including his eye.
The loads might be fine, but the brass might have been overused and developed a ring/incipient case head separation.
I had another friend that had a case head separate in a 7 Mag Remington 700. He was hunting and shot at a deer. Tried putting another round in and couldn’t. He was not hurt, gun was fine and I was able to remove the case from the chamber. I guess you never know
I am not sure but most likely a reload, I was not on the hunt with him.
