My Rifle Blew Up in My Face

Holy smokes. Good to see your ok

Glad you’re doing better.

That's one of the reasons why I always wear shooting safety glasses every single time. It's like when I'm riding my motorcycle I always wear a helmet, no t just for legal reasons but for common sense

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This would be the most disheartening experience for an American, I am glad it didn't eviscerate your retinas though, that is the mother of all silver linings here!

Maybe stick to pistols from now on, I would. Or even safer: crossbows with safety glasses.

Glad you're recovering. Did your gunsmith thread the muzzle?

Possibilities: ....1) Cheaply made rifle that exceed the steel's structural limits when firing. .....2) Squib Load, perhaps you fired it, and loaded again and fired it and BOOM! .....3) Double charging gun powder, although the dude said he bought manufactured ammo ......4) Suppressor blocked the barrel....or 5) Barrel was not cleaned before going out.

I'm glad you are recovering and all the best in the future . Personally I don't like muzzle brakes and don't like suppressors . Not sure if I understood correctly that you had both on?? 7mm-08 is a mild cartridge, probably no need for a muzzle brake in the first place.

The forest shot back.

Best wishes for your recovery, I hope you get back out on the trail soon enough.
I'd give you a hug, but it's quite far from Sweden.

We have deer crawling all over the place around our house here in Oregon. I have to build fencing to keep them out of the garden. They like to sleep under the deck because it's cooler there. I don't have a hunting license, but if I got really hungry, I would just shoot one of the deer to survive. Turkeys everywhere around here, also. I don't need to go hiking all over the mountains to get food.

I hope more of your vision returns than expected. As they say, "Wear that eye protection. You can't hear titties."

I’m glad you’re okay, especially being a foreigner, most would not have survived that. ❤

Did you check the alignment with a rod after the gunsmith work? Or did you at least pull the bolt and look down the barrel? This screams barrel obstruction to me

Prayers for a speedy and complete recovery! It's not much, but here's a like and a sub.

Had a few pieces of shrapnel goe in my right eye and right hand. I was giving safety lessons. We had multiple guns, and I was explaining to everyone how important it is to always check your ammo. It's embarrassing because I told someone else to read the shell casings, but I myself didn't double-check. There ended up being a 30.06 mixed in with my 308s. I shot it, and it blew up. Missed my retina, so I didn't lose any vision. It could be other things, but that is what happened in this particular incident. At least everyone got a bit of an education that day, including myself.

enjoy bro at least you didnt hit anything 🤣

Damn man, that was hard to watch. Praise God, you came out of it without seriously life changing injuries.

Why I use locking lug suppressors to ensure alignment. I have a story aswell and I learned

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Sounds like he shot a squib or had a barrel blockage