Video= Rifle Barrel Blown Up

[Fish Miner]

Not sure if its real- looks pretty real. Two hunters looking like they are after Elk (hear elk calls in background)- one man is taking aim- one on camera. He pulls the trigger the barrel Elmer Fudd's and he drops the gun. Real or Fake?

http://www.break.com/index/blocked-rifle-barrel-explodes-after-shot.html

 

[CoRoMo]

It's real... old.

 

[simulatedjim]

Looks real to me. You can see something come out of the barrel, maybe what was blocking barrel.

 

[Fish Miner]

Sorry if this has been seen before- had not been seen by me yet.

 

[jakemccoy]

If it were fake, I'd expect an overreaction or at least more reaction.

 

[Cannonball888]

It's probably real. He must have had an obstruction in the barrel.


Here's a real photo of a gun where a boresighter was left in the muzzle.

 

[Auburn1992]

I always wondered what would happen if you atempted to fire it again after the barrel mushroomed.

 

[Jim K]

Firing again would simply be firing a short barrel rifle; the obstuction that caused the failure is long gone and the barrel is not going to split any further. Of course, accuracy would be poor, as bullet release would be unpredictable.

Jim