Hey everyone, I could use some advice on this one.
I was firing lacquer-coated Romanian 8mm mauser ammo from a freshly opened spam can in my FN-49 yesterday. All of a sudden, on shot 4 of 5 loaded in the 10-round mag, I got a large burst of air and "specks" of something in my face, with a slight trickle of blood down my cheek and the tip of my nose. I found this little gem holding the bolt open. Seems like I've had my first out of battery discharge, but I'm not sure. My first thought was "thank God for safety glasses!" and my second is "what the heck happened here?".
Headspace on the rifle has been verified ok....I found no damage to the rifle, bolt carrier, or bolt. Two-piece firing pin, spring, and extractor are ok and don't show any marks or scratches.....there was nothing lodged in the barrel. Ammo looks brand new, and I found no other shrapnel nearby. Receiver appears ok and there isn't anything in the chamber...not even a scratch. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the mag follower or dust cover. I'd like to do something to make sure this doesn't happen again but I'm stumped......Any ideas on what might have caused this?
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I was firing lacquer-coated Romanian 8mm mauser ammo from a freshly opened spam can in my FN-49 yesterday. All of a sudden, on shot 4 of 5 loaded in the 10-round mag, I got a large burst of air and "specks" of something in my face, with a slight trickle of blood down my cheek and the tip of my nose. I found this little gem holding the bolt open. Seems like I've had my first out of battery discharge, but I'm not sure. My first thought was "thank God for safety glasses!" and my second is "what the heck happened here?".
Headspace on the rifle has been verified ok....I found no damage to the rifle, bolt carrier, or bolt. Two-piece firing pin, spring, and extractor are ok and don't show any marks or scratches.....there was nothing lodged in the barrel. Ammo looks brand new, and I found no other shrapnel nearby. Receiver appears ok and there isn't anything in the chamber...not even a scratch. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the mag follower or dust cover. I'd like to do something to make sure this doesn't happen again but I'm stumped......Any ideas on what might have caused this?
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