How and why Guns explode.

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Originally Posted by rolandtg

Imho, that rifle is a poor design. There was no way for it to fail "safely".
Granted that it's possible that no .50 cal rifle could have survived that round.
His earlier shot going wide makes me think the sabot disintegrating in the barrel may have caused an obstruction.

Totally agree Dana ... when he 'screwed' the end cap on it reminded me of a 'pipe bomb' which is essentially what the gun turned out being.