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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: JDHasty on June 24, 2016, 10:47:05 AM

Title: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: JDHasty on June 24, 2016, 10:47:05 AM: One day I will sit down and type out an account of a similar experience to this one that I was witness to.

https://floydpics.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/mini-14-kaboom/
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: Duckslayer89 on June 24, 2016, 10:56:21 AM: Quote from: JDHasty on June 24, 2016, 10:47:05 AM
One day I will sit down and type out an account of a similar experience to this one that I was witness to.

https://floydpics.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/mini-14-kaboom/

Seems like a negative about mini 14s when it was 100% human error
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: CP on June 24, 2016, 10:56:34 AM: " The club range convenor pulled the ammo down and found the charges varied wildly from 9gr to 20gr or more.

3) The shooter had bought w540 mid/slow burning pistol powder thinking it was Vihtavouri N540 rifle powder that has a burn rate close to H4350."

Some people should not attempt to load their own ammo.
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: jackelope on June 24, 2016, 11:25:10 AM: I didn't read the article but I have to caution you in advance. You can't just throw the "kaboom" term around lightly on huntwa.
There is a strong and significant meaning to that word here.
;)
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: boblmc on June 24, 2016, 11:46:34 AM: :yike: YIKES!!!
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: h20hunter on June 24, 2016, 11:47:41 AM: The kaboom term is restricted for mod use and then requires the keeper of the kaboom to pull the kaboom trigger.

Ps. Kaboom
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kaboom
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 24, 2016, 11:48:06 AM: Quote from: jackelope on June 24, 2016, 11:25:10 AM
I didn't read the article but I have to caution you in advance. You can't just throw the "kaboom" term around lightly on huntwa.
There is a strong and significant meaning to that word here.
;)
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: jackelope on June 24, 2016, 12:15:15 PM: Thank you for the edit.
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: CP on June 24, 2016, 12:17:14 PM: I must have missed something

:dunno:
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: 7mmfan on June 24, 2016, 12:47:06 PM: What about kablammo? Is kablammo restricted?
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: h20hunter on June 24, 2016, 12:57:09 PM: That's pushing it. 7mm: added to naughty list. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on June 26, 2016, 07:44:08 AM: I thought Kaboom was reserved for Glocks.
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: Alchase on June 26, 2016, 07:00:20 PM: Quote from: 6.8mmARHunter on June 26, 2016, 07:44:08 AM
I thought Kaboom was reserved for Glocks.

And Remington rifles that get dropped on their butt.
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: Widgeondeke on June 26, 2016, 07:10:33 PM: :yike:. WOWZERS!!!

:peep:
Title: Re: Mini-14 Kerboom
Post by: JJB11B on June 26, 2016, 07:25:01 PM: Where's the big Kaboom? Marvin Martian