That post and picture mean NOTHING without a full and detailed story, along with who did it and under what circumstances. For all you know, it could be a test weapon that finally ruptured while running pressures up over 100,000 psi to check how rugged the action is. In any case, the barrel simply will not split all the way like that without blowing the user's head and hands off. I believe this picture is of a test vehicle. I will still buy and love Tikka's and Sakos. By the way, I personally know of a couple of A-bolts blowing apart with factory ammo <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> No weapon is free of defects.
Have you ever wondered for a second, that this could be the work of an anti gun troll that personally blew up this weapon just for the puroposes of ruining a fantastic gun makers reputation? Be careful what you post. Flinch
