Comments on: Out-of-Battery Firing Injures Big-Bore Shooter

By: Benny

Benny — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:40:41 +0000

I dont see a bolt handle on either side, did it go into orbit? or just into the next trailer park? I am unfamiliar with such “hickey” style weapons that try to digress away from technology and make an excellent semi-auto weapon into a P.O.S. single shot cannon.

By: Benny

Benny — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:23:56 +0000

“HERE’S YOUR SIGN”! —Bill Engvall

By: chip

chip — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:53:53 +0000

Jon says:
February 11, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Who was holding his beer while he did this?

I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.

Chip

By: Louie Louie

Louie Louie — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:00:45 +0000

The BOHICA website does mention they use a tighter chamber than a M2HB.

By: Bob / Killshot

Bob / Killshot — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:50:07 +0000

“Are people really that cheap and stupid?”

Yes.

Slamming a bolt closed is like many things, just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

By: John S

John S — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:09:07 +0000

On the Bohica website, there is a picture of a jackass showing you his rear end…I didn’t just make that up either. I would guess that is a picture of their average customer. From the looks of it, the jackass was probably shooting this gun. Are people really that cheap and stupid??

By: lee gardner

lee gardner — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:47:07 +0000

What a Dumb ass!!!!

By: Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:06:03 +0000

Dittos on the high primer. We have seen quite a few cases where guns went off out of battery, and the primary suspect is always a high primer. That is why the spec for primer seating depth are a critical defect in military ammo.

By: Jim Borden

Jim Borden — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:45:12 +0000

I saw a Weatherby mark V that had a similar incident. Dave Tooley and I tracked the problem to high primers. The cases were tight going in and the primers were high and the shooter was slamming the bolt to get it shut–finally one went off before bolt was closed. I ma not sure about the Bohica, but on a Wby Mark V the firing pin can NOT protrude until the bolt is down. Thorough investigation showed the primer had no firing pin impact and was most likely caused to ignite from the hard and sudden slamming impact

By: Gabe schmudlach

Gabe schmudlach — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:05:45 +0000

A guy slamming on a rifle to chamber a round is ALWAYS an idiot. However, a guns designer must assume that there will be idiots who operate his weapon. I’m not saying the company is at fault but just looking at the article, I think this design leaves something to be desired. Why, for instance, does the vent hole, which injured the shooters left hand, have to exit the left side of the rifle horizontally? Might a vertical (as in up) vent hole be better? Secondly, if the firing pin can stick out from improper maintenance, that also strikes me a recipe for problems.

While nothing’s proof against fools, this design seems lacking.

Gabe