Sheepdog1968
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I ask becuase I was taking a rifle class recently with my Marlin 336 recently and someone's AR rifle had a catastrophic failure. It was very unnerving. My understanding is that military rifles are designed to try and keep the shooter safe. It made we wonder about my lever action. Just curious if any of you know. Thanks.
Details about the AR failure:
Outside of the shooters hand stinging quite badly, he was ok though quite shaken. It was an experienced shooter (I've taken 4 or 5 classes with him) using a good quality AR (I don't know the brand) and factory ammo (I don't know the brand. And no, it wasn't reloads). Both the upper and lower are ruined and bit of the bolt was missing. The shooter didn't feel a squib in the round prior. Plenty of photos were taken and shooter was going to contact ammo manufacturer and AR manufacturer. I will likely know more in six months to a year when I next see either the shooter or instructor. No bullet was found in the barrel.
Details about the AR failure:
Outside of the shooters hand stinging quite badly, he was ok though quite shaken. It was an experienced shooter (I've taken 4 or 5 classes with him) using a good quality AR (I don't know the brand) and factory ammo (I don't know the brand. And no, it wasn't reloads). Both the upper and lower are ruined and bit of the bolt was missing. The shooter didn't feel a squib in the round prior. Plenty of photos were taken and shooter was going to contact ammo manufacturer and AR manufacturer. I will likely know more in six months to a year when I next see either the shooter or instructor. No bullet was found in the barrel.