Still, I find the construcion of the blaser to be quite strange. No system for venting gas or extra locking mechanism?



I guess we have to wait for the police report before makeing any conclusions about the rifle or the ammo.



Edmond- I guess this must be you 10th post or something outside the political forums. I hope we see more of you here



/ JOHAN

91,000 psi? Let us assume that this is true.

Then, to call this incident an "accident" hardly suffices to describe it.

More information is clearly needed about this ammunition.

Let me ask you a dual counter-question, dear Edmond:

- Would it make any difference ?
- But would it altogether exonerate Blaser ?

Corollary question: suppose you manage to blow up you MAS-Fournier in 7x54 by a hot double-load of N 110. Do you think you would sustain the same injuries as with a Blaser R 93 - and why not ?

Sapienti sat...

C.

Hey fellows,
long time no hear, but now i�m back.
So at first to all of u a happy new year!

I thing the debate with the R93 is everytime the same, either you love it or you hate it.

ALthough there where some Accidents in the past and BLASER recalled the rifles to there fabric to make there guns safer, a new accident happened a few days ago in Germany.

Pressarticle:
Auf dem Schie�stand �Jakobsberg� bei Boppard (Rheinland-Pfalz) wurde am 10. Januar Albrecht H. beim Einschie�en einer R 93-Repetierb�chse im Kaliber .300 Weatherby Magnum verletzt, als beim f�nften Schuss aus ungekl�rter Ursache der Verschluss der B�chse gesprengt wurde.
Der Sch�tze, der die Waffe f�r einen Bekannten einschoss, trug dabei schwere Verletzungen im Gesicht und an der Hand davon. Aus welchen Gr�nden es zu dem Unfall kam, ist zur Zeit unbekannt. Die Ermittlungen sind eingeleitet.
red.


For our friends who are not used to read German, here is may translation(attempt), hope you can understand it
Okay.here we go

At the shooting range "Jakobsberg" at Boppard Albert H.was seriously injured as he sightened in a R 93 in .300Wthy Mag , as with the 5th shot the action (Radialbundverschlu�)of the rifle blew up.
Albert H. was seriously injured in the face and hand, as he sightened the rifle for a friend in.
Why it came to this accident cant be said up to now, but the accident now is examined.

So better look after you, when shhoting your R 93 in a Magnum Calibre.

I don�t know where i have read it, but some experst said that the owner of the Magnum calibre�s may be should give theirerifles to a local gunsmith to check the action( gas pressure) of theire guns .

All the best
Konstantin

konst#1

Thanks for the information. I hope that this fellow sportman will recover from this accident quickly. It is really nasty every time it occurs.

I hope that they will be able to find the error in this accident, ammunition or rifle?

Cheers
/ JOHAN

Konstantin, I believe every brand and all kinds of rifles have blown up at some time in the past. Personally, having no first hand experience of the R93, I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with the make or the brand. Might off course be wrong on that matter.

A big name like Blaser certainly has a name and reputation to guard.

It might be the shooter was trying a bit too optimistic load ?



Regards

I would not worry about any blow ups, most if not all are user associated. The Blasers are unconventional and like all innovative products are subject to harsh scrutiny. Think about other rifles that are on the market and all the problems people have with them. Just my opinion

Aleko