M16 explodes, kinda

[metalblade201]

[offrdmania]

Looks like an out of battery explosion

[thevic]

There goes the magazine

[RickD427]

+1 to Offrdmania's post.

We had a very similar incident occur at Camp Pendleton. The magazine blew out when the first round was fired. The investigation found that the weapon had been improperly cleaned after its last use. The bolt cam retaining pin was not replaced after cleaning. When the bolt moved forward, there was nothing causing it to to turn and engage the locking lugs. The net effect was that the M16 was turned into a direct blow-back weapon.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

[den888]

Glad he's OK...

[anyracoon]

It seems like he was having bad primer problems than just before it blows he says at 1:00 I did not load these Brian did! OOPS!!!!!!!!

[Dubious_Beans]

He has several that don't go off and complains about bad primers. Then asks "Who loaded these?"

I think after one or 2 of those "bad primers" I would have stopped and dumped that load of ammo for further investigation.

There's clearly a problem of some sort, but dude doesn't stop until one finally blows up....

[jamesob]

lol, slap the mag, hammer the f/a. slap the mag, hammer the f/a. instead of checking for a problem he thinks the f/a is the solution, moron.

[Interloper]

He has several that don't go off and complains about bad primers. Then asks "Who loaded these?"

I think after one or 2 of those "bad primers" I would have stopped and dumped that load of ammo for further investigation.

There's clearly a problem of some sort, but dude doesn't stop until one finally blows up....

lol, slap the mag, hammer the f/a. slap the mag, hammer the f/a. instead of checking for a problem he thinks the f/a is the solution, moron.

I'm guessing squib, stuck in the throat. Possibly from a round with no powder charge. That would explain why the next round wouldn't chamber. He bangs the assist until it's shoved into the pipe enough to chamber. Says a lot about the design of the rifle that the blast was directed away from the shooter.

This is why, if something seems not quite right, STOP and check!. My buddy blew up his Makarov due to a squib and the same buddy stopped me in time from blowing up my .30-'06.

[Cochise82]

I've heard that you should never use the forward assist. If there's something wrong, forcing it probably isn't gonna make it better.

[greybeard]

Saw that happen in basic after Vietnam but that ammo was green

[stix213]

Guy keeps slapping the gun, forward assist, etc, and doesn't even try to figure out what is actually happening. I wonder why it failed? moron

[jak77]

Second the squib idea.

[Greg-Dawg]

It wasn't a Glock?

[jarhead995]

that video is so old.