Posted: 1/19/2009 8:22:03 AM EDT
Sorry if this is a repost. The range I belong to sends out a monthly newsletter, and this was on the cover as a warning to always be cautious. Apparently the guy fired the gun with the boresighter still installed.
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A friend of mine did that with an AR - and the barrel stayed intact.
Subsequent use revealed that the barrel WAS damaged, in that it could no longer shoot accurately - but there was no visible external damage, and everything still functioned mechanically. (This was a Bushmaster M4 clone). If the picture in this thread is legitmiate, then my friend's experience is a tribute to how well-built the AR rifle is. |
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Mythbusters did a show on that and busted it. I think it's a shopped pic So why did the barrel open-up like that, if not for a bore obstruction? I sniper placed the round into the barrel. OR Superman shoved his finger through it. Or Mighty Mouse stuck his dick in it!! " Here I come, to save the day..." 
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Mythbusters did a show on that and busted it. I think it's a shopped pic So why did the barrel open-up like that, if not for a bore obstruction? I sniper placed the round into the barrel. OR Superman Bugs Bunny shoved his finger through it. Fixed it for ya 
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Mythbusters did a show on that and busted it. I think it's a shopped pic So why did the barrel open-up like that, if not for a bore obstruction? I believe it was due to defective barrel blanks, IIRC. Funny, because this is a classic example of bore obstruction. I guess every barrel that opened-up like that was defective. 
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