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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2012, 08:05:26 AM »
Thanks everyone,

It appears the firing pin was busted or exposed ?

factory loads, Federal fussion

yah shes been on me for a while about hunting with her bro-in-laws, sons, nephews, sons, old hand-me-down, no more excesses, I gota go gun shopping  :chuckle:
hope it doesnt affect her ability to catch wimpy twiggy catfish :chuckle:

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2012, 08:46:09 AM »
BTW, that's not a Mod 98.  It's a small ring 93/95/96.  if it's Swedish, it's a 96, Mexico or Europe 93/95.  it's a cock on close action with no third lug safety (not that that would have helped in this case!). 

when the bolt came all the way out of the receiver, did it shear a front locking lug off the bolt, or destroy the bolt stop? 

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2012, 09:26:27 AM »
Thanks everyone,

It appears the firing pin was busted or exposed ?

factory loads, Federal fussion

yah shes been on me for a while about hunting with her bro-in-laws, sons, nephews, sons, old hand-me-down, no more excesses, I gota go gun shopping  :chuckle:
hope it doesnt affect her ability to catch wimpy twiggy catfish :chuckle:


She said her injuries will prevent her from baiting a hook, casting or retrieving, but when your pole has a strike she can still yell "fish on" and claim the pole as her's :chuckle:



thanks 724wd - it sheared off the extractor and bolt stop.
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2012, 09:53:04 AM »
When she was loading this had she

1.  Loaded all the rounds into the magazine and then fed one into the chamber by allowing the bolt to pick it up and push it out of the magazine.

2.  Dropped one down into the chamber and then was in the process of closing the bolt on top of it.


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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2012, 10:04:02 AM »
Holy crap!!!!!!!!! That sucks. Glad she is ok.
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2012, 10:31:27 AM »
That is some very scary stuff for sure!!  I would say your wife is very lucky she didn't lose a finger/s or worse yet and eye.

I'd say she deserves a gift certificate to her favorite gun shop after what she just went thru.  It'll be MUCH cheaper to buy her a new rifle of her choice versus replacing her.  Besides, you don't wanna go thru the hassle of training a new one.  :)

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2012, 12:51:24 PM »
Glad it had a happy ending, now use this situation to preach muzzle control at all times.

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2012, 12:56:43 PM »
Scary deal :yike:
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2012, 03:54:18 PM »

Glad that she is ok.  The rifle seem to be a Mod 93 or 95 due to the bolt shroud.

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2012, 09:50:21 PM »
I would say a 93 and now it will make me nervous the next time I shoot mine. Holly smokes, I've seen much worse. One of those un foreseeable things. Best of luck on her recovery.

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2012, 10:28:45 AM »
I had a 93 that dry fired when closing the bolt.  Took it to a rifle smith (had just picked this up from FFl after buying it on Gun Broker) He didn't seem too concerned, but I never trusted it after that.

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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2012, 10:38:02 AM »
So glad she is ok! Looks sore though. So I wonder if the it fired during the closing of the bolt, or did it not re cock leaving the pin exposed and fired when she slammed in the shell? Anyway, glad she is ok! I guess you folks have a good excuse to go gun shopping now! Maybe a 7mm-08 in a Browning A-bolt?  :dunno:
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2012, 10:59:40 AM »
Scary, glad she ok.
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2012, 11:21:11 AM »
thanks all, as far as the model goes I was told it was a 98 years ago and went with it?,,, don't assume is the lesson learned.

we had a discussion about what to do with the gun now??  it was decided that it would go back in the gun safe, front and center to be a reminder when ever the safe is opened the importance of muzzle control and firearm safety, ALWAYS
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Re: Catastrophic failure
« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2012, 08:37:18 AM »
Rasonable happy en ding, but the fact ils that this is NOT a 98 Mauser..

 


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