Rifle blows up

[GodGuns&Guitars]

New here to this forum and am not sure if this has ever been posted here before. If it has, then it's my mistake. If not, this is a good lesson learned. The gentleman must have stuck the rifle in the mud or something for this to happen. Glad only the barrel blew. Good testiment to how well actions are made now days.

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=192557&page=2&ESRC=coastguard.nl

 

[hardluk1]

Never seen that happen be for. Lucky hunter.

 

[33-805]

If he wasn't hurt, and it seems he wasn't, he is a lucky guy!

 

[GodGuns&Guitars]

Slo Mo

I've now watched the slow motion version of it a couple of times as well. Seems I see something kind of fall off to the right when the barrel splits. Is that the obstruction, or the bullet do you think?

 

[rcmodel]

Looks to me like a laser bore-sighter, or cleaning rod handle sticking out of the muzzle in the beginning of the video.

rc

 

[jim in Anchorage]

I've now watched the slow motion version of it a couple of times as well. Seems I see something kind of fall off to the right when the barrel splits. Is that the obstruction, or the bullet do you think?

Looked like part of the stock.He works the the bolt,aims,than you hear"click" than "o my gosh" then he works the bolt again. Possible dud left a bullet in the barrel?