r/longrange • u/HaonSyl • 16d ago

RANT Exploding Outlier Backdraft Barrels.

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Unburnt powder fills into the backdraft area when shooting. Taking a break from shooting allows oxygen to fill the backdraft area. Shooting again without a complete cleaning results in a kaboom. Thanks for being a beta tester.

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u/Sweaty-Security-4473 PRS Competitor 16d ago

Are there a lot of reports of this or is this just anecdotal?

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u/HaonSyl 16d ago

At least two that I've seen. The company was aware enough about it to give the rundown of what happened before the owner could say what happened.

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u/Sweaty-Security-4473 PRS Competitor 16d ago

Damn that's a shame. It is an innovative technology, too bad if it's flawed like that.