Scary....!

[loner5667]

Took my 17 HMR sportster to the range this afternoon. Somewhere between 100 and 150 rounds, I pulled the trigger, the rifle went bang, and the action popped open all by itself!!!!

Anyone else ever have this happen?

Rifle ony has about 500 rounds through it. Only happened once, but that was once too many for me.

David

[Spanky]

You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
clean off your latch shelf and make sure you are shutting the gun tight when you load a round.
FYI... by the time the barrel pops open, the bullet is long gone.

Read the FAQ's for "pop open medicine".



Spanky

[SM Bob]

You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
clean off your latch shelf and make sure you are shutting the gun tight when you load a round.
FYI... by the time the barrel pops open, the bullet is long gone.

Read the FAQ's for "pop open medicine".



Spanky

+1
Check the pop open medicine in the FAQ's It's an easy fix. My 223 used to do that.
I gave it some pop open medicine and I've no problems for over 500 rounds. Make
sure the latch is completely dry and clean. Get some cleaning solvent or some gun
oil on the latch and you will have pop open as well as accuracy issues.

                              Robert

[Awf Hand]

+2

If I had a quarter for each pop-open I've had, I could buy another bbl.

Do as instructed in previous post.  This should be done to a new rifle right out of the box.

Also, be sure you firmly closing the action with each shot.