Thread: A sad day

I was out at the range today having blast with a mate. All was well and I decided I'd let rip with my old trusty 303. Prepared it for firing and put some light hand loads through. Stoked with the results I decided to test it against some factory ammo. First round gave a hell of a whack, sticky bolt but no hard extraction or real issues. Thought to myself they must have overcharged that one. Chambered the next something didn't feel right. Had a good soldiers 5 and nothing I could see wrong. Had a shot, crack, safety glasses smashed, bloody sore head and a shattered bolt. It snapped just forward of the bolt handle and sent shit flying everywhere. I've got a few garks on my trigger hand and forearm on the other. By my account I'm lucky to have walked away from that. Better trust my instinct next time. Poor 303 will be getting put to sleep I think.

Shit thats lucky mate!

You need an old tyre and a long piece of string, go buy a lotto, make it next week cos I got this one won

soldier's five?
Is that like a butcher's hook = look?

Shit thats lucky you are ok. Wonder what the issue was?

I'd call that a lucky day and not a sad one.

Count your lucky stars Eion

Lucky. What caused the failure do you think?.

Can you post some pics please.(no Im not a sadistist i am interested for my own safety)

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I wouldn't have a clue what did it. It's a bloody queer place for it to go. I'm at work but I'll get photos up tomorrow.

lucky boy

Have a real good butchers at the first factory case you fired. Any evidence of excessive headspace? I'm thinking that the first factory round bent the bolt a tad, and on the second she let go. The LE bolt is basically free floating up at the breech end and wobbles around like R93's todger in a Kathoey... The perils of a rear locking system, unlike the Mauser style, which locks the bell-end nicely into the labia.

am I on about. Musta been the home brew...

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

The perils of a rear locking system, unlike the Mauser style, which locks the bell-end nicely into the labia.

And as easy as that a new technical term for rifles is born. LLS = Labia Locking System. If you rifle doesn't have this "it's flaps everywhere"

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Have a real good butchers at the first factory case you fired. Any evidence of excessive headspace? I'm thinking that the first factory round bent the bolt a tad, and on the second she let go. The LE bolt is basically free floating up at the breech end and wobbles around like R93's todger in a Kathoey... The perils of a rear locking system, unlike the Mauser style, which locks the bell-end nicely into the labia.

am I on about. Musta been the home brew...

Although descriptive your remark about my privates is inaccurate.
Mine is definitely magnum bolt face and front locking! It flops around with intent. It has never wobbled. It has even dispatched wounded animals with a single blow.


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Originally Posted by R93

It has even dispatched wounded animals with a single blow.

Crabs?

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Crabs?

Sig Hansen sized ones