If a Picture is worth a thousand words...

Augustis ><>

http://communities.prodigy.net/sportsrec/gz-762d.html

To Be Safe, First Think You Might Not Be.

Holy cow!

Augustis,

Many thanks.

This si why I reload myself with Lapua .308 Win Brass and heads.

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I had seen this picture before. It is hard to imagine what would cause this much damage short of a case full of C-4.

The analysis is quite interesting. As a matter of historical note "burned steel" is why low number Springfield rifle receivers are suspect.

Don't forget the other link that goes with the story:
http://communities.prodigy.net/sportsrec/gz-762r.html
I believe this is where they say the barrel failed and that is why the gun blew up. (The link came from a post about a rifle that had blown up.)

The conclusion was defective barrel steel.

The "defective steel theory" is a very good read.

When examining any failure it's good to remember that IF the cartride case head is still there...the failure was a result of a bad barrel. If the case head is gone, it was a result of high pressure, improper ammo, excess headspace, etc.