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11-22-2022, 11:25 PM
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Don’t be that guy
My neighbour blew up a rifle today - a Tikka T3X 6.5 CM. His idea of reloading was to start at book max loads and work up from there to the very high velocities he thinks he should be able to get. His gun is ruined, stock is split , action is welded shut, magazine and trigger guard are in many small pieces. His face and eye are bruised and bloodied. I drove him to the ophthalmologist, fortunately his vision wasn’t permanently damaged. He wasn’t wearing safety glasses.
Don’t be that guy.
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11-22-2022, 11:27 PM
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Yikes. I think he needs some lessons. He just found out the hard way what not to do.
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11-22-2022, 11:33 PM
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Creedmoor guys...
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11-22-2022, 11:37 PM
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He sounds like a special kind of stupid, pressure signs would have appeared long before the rifle let go, yet he must have ignored them, and kept going. And no safety glasses while working up loads, is just as clueless.
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11-23-2022, 12:14 AM
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Wow, that is scary. I have heard of all sorts of pressure signs but this is the first time I hearing of a rifle actually blowing up while following a SAAMI approved load. Most modern reloading books even have max pressure tuned down a bit. I hope your friend makes a solid recovery and that people learn from this. Follow safety guides and work your way up.
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11-23-2022, 02:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulehahn
Wow, that is scary. I have heard of all sorts of pressure signs but this is the first time I hearing of a rifle actually blowing up while following a SAAMI approved load. Most modern reloading books even have max pressure tuned down a bit. I hope your friend makes a solid recovery and that people learn from this. Follow safety guides and work your way up.
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He won't following an approved load however since he STARTED at the max and went from there right into Noah's land! 
No telling just how far past the maximum load he got!
Cat
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11-23-2022, 02:51 AM
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I'm suspecting a person has to hit north of 90K or so to blow one up these days, seeing as Tikka has to pass EU CIP rules and proof tests in Europe to sell over there. Some people's kids just have to learn some stuff the hard way.
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11-23-2022, 08:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catnthehat
He won't following an approved load however since he STARTED at the max and went from there right into Noah's land!
No telling just how far past the maximum load he got!
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Sadly I have spoke with a few ppl whom think starting at book max is a good idea.
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11-23-2022, 10:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catnthehat
He won't following an approved load however since he STARTED at the max and went from there right into Noah's land!
No telling just how far past the maximum load he got!
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That makes more sense. I clearly misread it. Thanks.
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11-23-2022, 05:43 AM
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Dam eh,some lessens are hard learnt.
Hope he has a speedy recovery and shares his mistake with others too.
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11-23-2022, 06:16 AM
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Wow!
I'm not much of a gun guy I guess. Let me see if I understand this correctly. The fellow uses reloaded shells that are altered to discharge a bullet with more force? In this case, more force than the rifle is designed for? This caused the gun to react in a bad way? Fill me in please.
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11-23-2022, 06:27 AM
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If there are pictures of the rifle post blow-up and prior to things being fiddled with, it’d be great if you could post them. I have a curiosity about seeing what a Tikka looks like after a catastrophic over-pressure event… not to many pictures of that floating around the internet.
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11-23-2022, 06:44 AM
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Rule #1 for reloading = start low and go slow
He is lucky, very lucky
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11-23-2022, 06:51 AM
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Most Tikkas I own or have shot seem to be very slow. For this guy to blow one up I think he must have been way over max load by at least 10 gr I suspect.
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11-23-2022, 07:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brewster29
My neighbor blew up a rifle today - a Tikka T3X 6.5 CM. His idea of reloading was to start at book max loads and work up from there to the very high velocities he thinks he should be able to get. His gun is ruined, stock is split , action is welded shut, magazine and trigger guard are in many small pieces. His face and eye are bruised and bloodied. I drove him to the ophthalmologist, fortunately his vision wasn’t permanently damaged. He wasn’t wearing safety glasses.
Don’t be that guy.
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It is people like that who are clueless and when all said and done, want to sell those abused firearms.....BUYER BEWARE.....
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11-26-2022, 04:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brewster29
My neighbour blew up a rifle today - a Tikka T3X 6.5 CM. His idea of reloading was to start at book max loads and work up from there to the very high velocities he thinks he should be able to get. His gun is ruined, stock is split , action is welded shut, magazine and trigger guard are in many small pieces. His face and eye are bruised and bloodied. I drove him to the ophthalmologist, fortunately his vision wasn’t permanently damaged. He wasn’t wearing safety glasses.
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Oh no!!!! Lesson learnt in hard way.
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