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Saw this on ar

Think I will stick to my a-bolts and cz's

When did that happen? Any details available?

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

check out the story on ar I guess.I have heard of a guy that lost his thumb to one of the sakos that blew up.Funny no cz anti gun trolls out there.I do love sakos though.

I thought a picture was worth a thousand words lol

Where is the story? What is AR? I find it hard to believe in todays litigious society that this gun failed under NORMAL circumstances. JimmyP

That is a legit picture. Sako and Tikka both had a bad batch of barrels go out. They had a recall on them. You could call Sako or Tikka and give them your serial number and they would let you know if yours was one of the bad ones.

AR is accurate reloading forums in the gunsmithing section here is the old recall notice too.BERETTA RECALL OF SAKO, TIKKA RIFLES NEARLY COMPLETE . . . A limited number of recently delivered Sako and Tikka stainless steel rifles have been recalled due to a problem discovered in the steel used in the barrels. The lowest serial number affected by this recall is 419140 and the highest serial number affected is 461951; however, only a small percentage of rifles within this range of numbers is being recalled. In addition, no rifle shipped before February 2004 is involved in the recall. Because only a limited number of recently shipped rifles are involved in the recall, customers being asked to return their rifle are being contacted directly. Although the recall is nearly complete (99% of rifles affected by the recall in the U.S. have already been returned or are in the process of being returned), if you have a stainless steel Sako or Tikka rifle within the serial number range listed above, received by you after February 28, 2004, and you want to check and determine whether it is being recalled, please call 1-800-503-8869. If you have received a written or telephonic recall notice, please follow the instructions for returning the recalled product contained in that notice

I have no vested interest in this I just thought you guys would like to see the pictures,sorry if I pissed anyone off.

Don't be. Sako/Tikka/Bertta really screwed up on this one IMHO. Last I heard there were still about 20 of the affected rifles here in the US that need to be returned. Glad I don't own one.

I think that might cause a serious flinch eh???

http://www.webcom.com/gun_guy/recalls.htm#BTS1



Never mind that that guy in Washington also had 4 hours of surgery on his hands and undoubtedly had a lengthy recovery.

Yeah, I'd flinch.

I had a higher opinion of Tikkas before I saw this. Never mind that most of them are fine. Berretta does not seem to be a good influence on them! JimmyP

This is OLD OLD stuff ... I saw these pics over a year and a half ago here in the campfire.

I remember seeing those pictures as well, George, but this looks like a different rifle to me. Wasn't the other rifle barrel in three pieces?

Ted

Perhaps ... but how this happens still befuddles me. I find it hard to believe this happens with no barrel obstruction. My Tikka the older type with blue steel and wood stock. Damn resale value goes down with each of these incidents!

Ted
I am thinking the three-piece blow job was an A-bolt? I could be wrong, but that is what my memory says...
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