Good morning,
Thought I'd provide a quick update re: the burst barrel. The unfortunate owner/shooter does have the remaining 2+ boxes of factory ammo and will be contacting Federal Cartridge to provide lot number and a link to this thread - if only to point them toward a potential risk to other shooters. If they care to read it, they'll have a better description of the matter than him trying to cram it all into a letter to them. Though the SC course people called to say they found some of the pieces of missing forend wood scattered around the stand, there is no hope of recovering the two associated empty hulls.........which sure would have been nice to have.
Also wish we were better at photos here, as we could show you a definite upper barrel dent at six o'clock where the lower barrel wall plowed into the upper tube upon bursting. Keith's second paragraph above pretty much nuts it, and until such things can be known, there'll be uncertainty. The owner is also likely to contact Beretta just as a courtesy to apprise them of the situation, and provide them this link as well.
As for myself, I'm still more fascinated 'why' the bottom barrel rent along the two weld/braze lines connecting the side ribs.....and a few of you might be right about them being more heavily struck along the side ribs. I recognize that a catastrophic event such as what happened in the lower barrel is likely going to have it opening up someway/somehow, yet was puzzled to find the two perfectly linear tears.
If anyone cares at this point, we can keep you informed of how this shakes out once the manufacturers' have been notified. Again, it's very much appreciated that you guys with expertise have taken the time to post has you have......you've provided a wealth of information for sure, and it may be of much help before it's all sorted out.
Thanks again,
Rob
Last edited by Robt. Harris; 06/06/16 03:54 PM.
