Colossal AR Failure

[Zappa]

Whoops!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFOwNENwb08

 

[Frizzle Fry]

"It's all milspec stuff" right off the bat that BCG isn't. Nor is the rail / barrel nut. Or the gasblock.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Ah times are tough.

People buying BCGs off eBay and shit

 

[1903Collector]

So much lack of info, wouldn't even try to Monday morning quarter back this but colossal failure um...no. The dude who's 50 blew up and opened up his jugular, thats a colossal failure IMHO.

 

[ScottS]

No f***ing way "too much gas" causes a catastrophic failure, especially from an adjustable gas block which can't give you "more gas" than the actual port would allow a normal gas block. It doesn't add "extra" gas; it only restricts. Wide open is wide open.

Reloads?

 

[Frizzle Fry]

Any chance he had an out of spec upper or bad heat treat on the barrel? Maybe an over-torqued out of spec barrel nut? Looks like a sketchball chicom rail.

Thinking expansion of the chamber shattered the upper and everything started pounding the shit out of itself as a result.

 

[ScottS]

"It's all milspec stuff" right off the bat that BCG isn't. Nor is the rail / barrel nut. Or the gasblock.

Nothing on that upper except the actual stripped upper itself was milspec. Who would let this bonehead work on their rifle?

 

[Frizzle Fry]

Nothing on that upper except the actual stripped upper itself was milspec. Who would let this bonehead work on their rifle?

Right? XD

"I watched 2 youtube videos, so now I am making 1 youtube videos. I am a gunsmiff!"

 

[weekendracer]

I don't know failures like that, I wonder if he's using store bought ammo? In the lots that go through where I am working, they have seen no charge and over charges even with 'name brand' box ammo. I don't pay attention, but we're talking high single digit thousands per day.

 

[Zappa]

I don't know failures like that, I wonder if he's using store bought ammo?

Must have been one of those "SLAP" rounds.

 

[drgrant]

Lol i am betting there's some skinflinting going on there not divulged in the video..

 

[drgrant]

No f***ing way "too much gas" causes a catastrophic failure, especially from an adjustable gas block which can't give you "more gas" than the actual port would allow a normal gas block. It doesn't add "extra" gas; it only restricts. Wide open is wide open.

Reloads?

This, too. There's no way in hell too much gas caused that problem.

 

[76Too]

I blame Ruger. f*** them and their dumpster fire company.

 

[widnerkj]

Looks an awful like a .300 blackout round was fired in a 5.56 chamber...
also, why an adjustible gasblock on an unsuppressed non sbr? wanted the gucci stuff? His rifle reeks of wish parts.

 

[MGnoob]

Somethings this guy says makes sense. That’s just shitty parts and shitty assembly. And that’s not a catastrophic failure....

And adjustable gas block is a good idea. It had nothing to do with the failure...

you know a bad bolt control group when you see it...This guy basically made an eight minute video on it.

I’ve run hundreds of thousands of rounds on the same BCG. I’ve also bought brand new ones that exploded after five rounds

 

[MGnoob]

The funny thing is usually these things explode when people keep racking them like in the beginning of the video. Once he got it running....It’s just shitty parts...Nothing to do with the gas block(Although it does seem that he bought a real shitty gas block)

 

[MGnoob]

Looks an awful like a .300 blackout round was fired in a 5.56 chamber...
also, why an adjustible gasblock on an unsuppressed non sbr? wanted the gucci stuff? His rifle reeks of wish parts.

It wasn’t an SBR....300Black out could be possible. But it would’ve been more catastrophic all you have to able to look at the barrel and know exactly what happened

 

[widnerkj]

It wasn’t an SBR....300Black out could be possible. But it would’ve been more catastrophic all you have to able to look at the barrel and know exactly what happened

what I meant by my comment is that I don't see a need for a JP adjustable gas block for a "standard" 16" non sbr, non suppressed build.

 

[mac1911]

I dont thing you can get enough slow burning powder into a 223 case to get that much pressure to the gas port.

that last round , it will always get you. He mentioned 300aac ?

Looks familiar

View: https://youtu.be/RbfIkaNlECo

 

[Lowbird]

If his intro is true, that's a factory Ruger rifle all he did was slap the gas block, handguard and nut.

So it's an ammo issue, or a Ruger QC issue.

 

[240Geezer]

Is it actually possible to chamber a 300BLK
into a 5.56 chamber and still close the bolt?
Never tried it but would seem the bullet wouldn't allow it into the throat.

 

[mac1911]

Is it actually possible to chamber a 300BLK
into a 5.56 chamber and still close the bolt?
Never tried it but would seem the bullet wouldn't allow it into the throat.

Yes and the bullet will set back into the case if it contacts the neck/lead/lands. So
even more potential for higher pressure.

 

[92G]

When one considers the sheer # of people using ARs, the array of garbage AR parts on the market, remanufactured ammo, ammo ”siblings” like 300blk/223rem that can mischamber, it’s a testament to stoner’s design that more kabooms don’t happen. These rare reports of people having a kaboom NEVER tell the whole story and therefore meaningful conclusions cannot be drawn. If there were any inherent safety flaws with stoner’s design i think we would have uncovered it by now.

—
the incident with Scott’s serbu 50 had nothing to do with the rifle. He fired an overpressured slap (armor piercing) round. as he himself points out the responsibility is on the user to know what they’re chambering. i do not know Mark Serbu at all but I hope Scott’s accident doesn’t end up ruining his brand.

 

[240Geezer]

Ok I see what you're saying. Thanks.

 

[Garys]

Obviously and out of battery discharge. He should sue Ruger!

 

[Dennis in MA]

Yes and the bullet will set back into the case if it contacts the neck/lead/lands. So
even more potential for higher pressure.

‘That settles it for me. I’m never bringing both to the range. I never knew that.

 

[E.Stoner]

I'm going to say that it has nothing to do with the "over adjustment" of the gas.
It's hilarious that people actually post this shit. The internet is dark and full of terrors.

 

[Mesatchornug]

‘That settles it for me. I’m never bringing both to the range. I never knew that.

Yeah. This is part of why I've taken so long to build my 300 pistol, and it's being configured so differently from my 223 rifles. You can't idiot-proof everything, but you can build systems to prevent catastrophic mistakes and keeping these two separated is one of the easiest ways to do that.

 

[AHM]

Must have been one of those "SLAP" rounds.

(Yes, I've been watching the Serbu thread).

I blame Ruger. f*** them and their dumpster fire company.

ETA:
Ruger Serial Number Lookup
S/N: 851-43063

 

[Fixxah]

Ah times are tough.

People buying BCGs off eBay and shit

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