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Offline Roughbeak

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #1 on: 29-10-2015, 04:10:48 »
Whoa, sometimes you take things for granted when you see these stories.


Thanks for sharing!

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #2 on: 29-10-2015, 15:10:23 »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGG7-U10LR4

btw. Its not a chance. Its a risk

Offline MaJ.P.Bouras

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #3 on: 29-10-2015, 22:10:28 »
Perhaps a shell dropped? Would that do the trick? Rest in Peace anyways. This is the danger of and the risk you take when using such old equipment. Hell, new ones might have mishaps as well.

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #4 on: 30-10-2015, 01:10:25 »
Best guess would be a hangfire that was ejected prematurely. Sad to hear.

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #5 on: 30-10-2015, 01:10:47 »
How old are the shells used?

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Re: always a chance
« Reply #6 on: 30-10-2015, 12:10:02 »
Probably brand new handloads.
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Re: always a chance
« Reply #7 on: 30-10-2015, 16:10:28 »
Uh huh. Well, guess they now know why the Syrians fire all their explosives from a safe distance now.