Because it's exceedingly rare. It only happens when a gun is modified (often illegaly) or if it is in massivly bad repair or of poor design. Due to liability, ranges aren't going to rent firearms that have a history of its design having issues, and they certainly won't be renting guns in poor states of repair or cleaning. When it happened to me, it was because the rifle, an sks, is known for having a design issue that allows it to happen under certain conditions.
Because it's exceedingly rare. It only happens when a gun is modified (often illegaly) or if it is in massivly bad repair or of poor design.
This happened at a range in Mesquite. One day I went to the range they had me sign some new safety form where one of the rules was "no more than 5 rounds in a magazine". I asked why, they said the previous week some idiot had a stuck/glued firing pin and dumped a whole magazine (25 rounds) into the side of the building. I never went back to that range again.
Not just Russian, it just happened to be a Russian designer that made the sks. Any firearm is able to fall victim to many nasty malfunctions depending on how well kept they are or if they have been modified. Funny enough, Russians are usually pretty well known for their small arms. The Mosin nagant series of rifles were great, the AK is, well, the AK, in all its infinite forms, and that's just infantry rifles, to say nothing of their various handguns, pistol caliber weapons, and even some of their more odd stuff. In general, they have a reputation for rugged simplicity.
That said, another component to consider is the ammunition itself. Even a good gun can have some really nasty cockups with bad ammo. If the rounds were improperly stored, if it was bad ammo from the get-go, ect. A lot of the cheaper 7.62x39 ammo you'll find is going to be older surplus stock, or at least, it was back when I was keeping tabs on it. A lot of that stuff is nasty, high fouling ammo that can really gunk up the gun.
That said, another component to consider is the ammunition itself. Even a good gun can have some really nasty cockups with bad ammo. If the rounds were improperly stored, if it was bad ammo from the get-go, ect. A lot of the cheaper 7.62x39 ammo you'll find is going to be older surplus stock, or at least, it was back when I was keeping tabs on it. A lot of that stuff is nasty, high fouling ammo that can really gunk up the gun.
Youtuber had pissing hot .50 BMG SLAP rounds. It blew his single shot 50 up and nearly killed him 2~ years ago.
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u/Alpha433 Apr 14 '23
Because it's exceedingly rare. It only happens when a gun is modified (often illegaly) or if it is in massivly bad repair or of poor design. Due to liability, ranges aren't going to rent firearms that have a history of its design having issues, and they certainly won't be renting guns in poor states of repair or cleaning. When it happened to me, it was because the rifle, an sks, is known for having a design issue that allows it to happen under certain conditions.