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Offline Major

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Be careful out there!
« on: November 23, 2004, 12:16:59 PM »
I found these pictures on another site and thought I would show what can happen if someone isn’t careful. This was likely from a metallurgy problem as a result of faulty/defective steel on a Sako rifle and wasn’t even a result of modifications.   I know it isn’t a Handi and I am not saying that Handi’s are not good.   They are very good actions when used as intended.   We just need to be very careful when making modifications that may step outside the original design limits of these great little rifles.

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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2004, 09:16:59 AM »
Seen a Remington 700 that looked a lot like that a few years back.  My best friend was shooting a new box of factory loads in his 270.  First shot BOOM.  While he was in the hospital his wife took the remains of the gun to a gunsmith.  The gunsmith said he had to be shooting handloads that were really overloaded.  She new different.  She sent one cartridge back to the ammo manufacture, then received a call from them.  They immediately had a recall on that lot of ammo, and paid all his hospital bills.  After Ed got out of the hospital a representative from the ammo company came to his house, paid a large settlement, in return for the rest of the box of ammo.
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