Thread: Brno rifles

I had the same problem with a 7MM Rem Mag. Back in the day when I wanted EVERYTHING that rifle could deliver, I was loading it right up to the edge. Fortunately, it was a Browning Safari Grade. I had a primer blow out and had to beat the bolt open with a rubber hammer. Didn't hurt that big Mauser style action any though.

I pulled all the bullets and backed the load down a couple of notches.

Wish I still had that rifle. It was stolen along with some other really neat old family gun stuff when I was in 'Nam. Even though my "magnum love" days are long gone, that was a sweet rifle.

Oh well.

Baby Nipple???? never heard of that one wullie,I hear ya on the the .220 swifts,even with SS hart bull barrels,2K rnds and thats about it,You can get them today with carbide throats,not doing that stuff any more tho.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Baby Nipple???? never heard of that one wullie,I hear ya on the the .220 swifts,even with SS hart bull barrels,2K rnds and thats about it,You can get them today with carbide throats,not doing that stuff any more tho.

Try that trick sometime. Use the standard velocity stuff. Works like a hose.

That Mod 70 I had was an early one. I'd heard that there are new steels that won't wash out like the old stuff. Saw a vid the other day of some guy that is making new M-60 barrels that won't blow out too. They locked one down and ran 3K rds through it non stop. She was glowing red and putting all of 'em in the same hole pretty much when she fired out as she was when they started. I've had 60's so hot you had to break the belt and let 'em run out to make 'em stop shooting, but there wasn't much left to look at down the bore.

Miracles of modern technology.

Good thing that was a good old Mauser bolt, try that with a Remington 700 action and you might just knock the soldered bolt handle off. Those FN made Browning Mausers were another classy sporter.

Speaking of woopses, we had a guy come out to the range on day and ask how he could get the barreled action out of the stock. Usually not a problem but seems he bedded the action and forgot the release agent. Best we could come up with was to throw it in the freezer overnight and then try whacking it with a large mallet. Wonder if he ever did get it separated?

Had a bench rest buddy bed my 308 target rifle that way on purpose. Everyone wondered what the two holes in the stock were for above the trigger. Only way to get the trigger out to adjust it. Still don't know if that was really legal or not. Worked just fine but the rifle had a slightly different sound/feel when you fired it compared to the same model with action screws.

Bob

Speaking of woopses lol... Back in the day (1950's) my dad was doing his time in the Dutch army as all good Dutch men had to at one time. With the bazooka facing low for loading, as the round was loaded via the back, the bazooka fired!

How I'll never know, but both he and his guy survived. But my dad was completely deaf for three days, and to this day still gets a ring now and again lol.