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How not to clear a jam w/ an open bolt gun
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:28 am
by FR Banker
Re: How not to clear a jam w/ an open bolt gun
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:31 pm
by spareparts
seems like it was a hang fire?
Re: How not to clear a jam w/ an open bolt gun
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:46 pm
by JBaum
I doubt it was a hang fire, more likely a cook-off from the heat of the barrel.
This accident was caused by a lack of proper training.
The shooter should have followed the MG3 operator manual TDv 1005/019-12, page 83: To prevent a self-ignition in case of a hot-shot barrel when the cartridge does not fire, the bolt must remain locked to the Barrel (5 minutes) before the bolt is opened.
Manuals are cheap, hospitals are not.