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Thread: Aftermarket R93 and R8 Barrels – Major Safety Concerns

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    Aftermarket R93 and R8 Barrels – Major Safety Concerns

    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    +1 There are plenty of questions that need to be asked...

    I would be putting the load used at the top of the fault list in this instance. If that is deemed to be safe......then look at the metals, tolerances and fabrication process.
    End of the day, a wildcat load has no specs...
    Metal, tolerance and fabrication process has no controls over either, and thus the issue we have in NZ with every backyarder thinking they are a gunsmith and no accountability and in most accounts no metallurgy experience and basic/limited machine skills and tools.
    Primary extraction as a quote is understood by very few, and it seems that many also struggle with the basics of headspace

    Who's barrel is it, who made the action and what's being done about it??
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