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Wrong guess. The M1A has a built in firing pin block. So while the firing pin floats, it can't go forward until the bolt is locked. Also if you watch the video there was about 10 seconds from the time the round chambered until he pulled the trigger to fire it.A floating firing pin and a thin primer cup = out of battery detonation! (my guess)
I avoid Turkish ammo like the plague.
It isn't uncommon on catastrophic failures for the shock wave of the explosion to ignite the primers in the rounds in the magazine. The fire likely was from the powder in the magazine rounds burning under low pressure.That is quite the different explosion. I've witnessed multiple kabooms in my day. Never have I seen one with so much fire. The fact that the rounds separated makes me wonder about their quality. Most of the time I see a kaboom with rounds in the mag they don't all separate, they are usually intact if anything bent up a bit. If you have more of this ammo, I'd be curious how much force is needed to pull the rounds from the cases. If that's super easy to do, I bet the bullet was forced into the case upon feeding and caused a barrel obstruction, over pressure kaboom.
In my experiences it is. Most rounds come out dented at most. Not torn apart.It isn't uncommon on catastrophic failures for the shock wave of the explosion to ignite the primers in the rounds in the magazine. The fire likely was from the powder in the magazine rounds burning under low pressure.
The fire was likely from the rounds that came apart, powder seemed everywhere on the bench in a few of the aftermath scenes in that video.So, if the round was fully chambered and the bolt was locked in place, how did the fire happen behind the bolt and in the magazine? If the round was over pressured and the bolt was stuck shut after the detonation would it not have blown the barrel apart? (but on closer examination, the bolt did cycle).
I admit that it is very curious. I slowed the video down and it looks as if he fires the round, the bolt cycles and the explosion happens after the bullet leaves the muzzle. It is possible that the case ruptured, sending hot gasses and shrapnel downward into the magazine causing the remaining bullets to catch fire but not detonate. (unless I looked at the weapon and the remaining bullets it's all just a guess).
Brass is used because it's a soft metal and when the round detonates the pressure causes the brass to expand to the chamber wall thus sealing the chamber allowing the gasses to push the projectile out. Too much pressure can cause the brass to liquefy. The gasses will follow the path of least resistance meaning a case head separation fully or partial. (All guns have a couple of thousandths of headspace)Then that burning powder can escape through the nooks and crannies of the bolt down to the magazineSo, if the round was fully chambered and the bolt was locked in place, how did the fire happen behind the bolt and in the magazine? If the round was over pressured and the bolt was stuck shut after the detonation would it not have blown the barrel apart? (but on closer examination, the bolt did cycle).
I admit that it is very curious. I slowed the video down and it looks as if he fires the round, the bolt cycles and the explosion happens after the bullet leaves the muzzle. It is possible that the case ruptured, sending hot gasses and shrapnel downward into the magazine causing the remaining bullets to catch fire but not detonate. (unless I looked at the weapon and the remaining bullets it's all just a guess).
It has already been proven in previous lawsuits that the minute you step on a shooting range you realize that you are around something that is inherently dangerous and therefore the liability for this type of thing would not fall on the owner of the gun since it was brand new. Rather the manufacturer of the gun Or the ammo manufactur will foot this bill. In this case most likely the ammunition manufacturer. The only time this would fall on the owner is if he decided to become a home gunsmith and do something ridiculous Or hand it to Alec Baldwin. I will be interested to know if Springfield Armory sends him a new gun even if it's determined that it was not the gun's fault rather liability lands on the ammunition manufacturer.What a nice gift from his wife at Christmas time. I love my wife dearly and she has been generous with gifts over the years, but it would never occur to her to give a rifle as a gift.
Lots of things to think about here. What comes to my mind is:
1. You are letting a friend fire your rifle. Yeah, you've been buddies for years. Still, if his hand got torn up, you might find yourself in a personal injury lawsuit.
When my wife and I were dating she got me a daisy red Ryder bb gun with the compass in the stock..What a nice gift from his wife at Christmas time. I love my wife dearly and she has been generous with gifts over the years, but it would never occur to her to give a rifle as a gift.