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John Foley · November 12, 1999, 05:54 PM

OK guys, two more quetions. Could faulty brass rupture and cause the blow up? Or, could a flaw in the action, or metal fatigue do the job. He had it rebarreled and a custom stock installed and had fired over a 1000 rounds through it before it blew.

November 12, 1999, 05:54 PM	#8
John Foley Retired Screen Name Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 46	OK guys, two more quetions. Could faulty brass rupture and cause the blow up? Or, could a flaw in the action, or metal fatigue do the job. He had it rebarreled and a custom stock installed and had fired over a 1000 rounds through it before it blew.