Wish I could ask him but since he has been gone for many years that would be tough to do.

I asked because you cited the incident so I was hoping you would have some further info or perhaps a reference to the article. I have read a great deal of Aagard's work and do not recall that particular reference.

Here is link to a couple of "blown up" rife incidents. Note that in the case of the Model 70 the guy was basically unharmed whereas in the incident with the 700 the guy was pretty well bloodied. Both are samples of one but it just goes to show that there is nothing written in stone about happens when a firearm has an "explosive" issue.

https://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?tocid=477&magid=34

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223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.

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