Interesting Colt 6920 failure.

Found this on a forum and I thought was interesting. Even Colts fail!

I attended a firearms training course (Magpul Dynamics Dynamic Carbine 1 & 2) for the first time in 15 years from November 6th through the 8th.

... That leads us to the most dramatic Gear failure of all. Once I had determined that I would need to move the ACOG on my SIG (and therefore would need to re-zero it) I decided that I would mount it on my much lighter Colt 6920. The SIG556 was heavier by nearly four pounds than the 6920, so I decide to give the Colt a go. I switched the ACOG to the Colt and got on the firing line. The drill was firing from the urban prone, weapon side position. We loaded and made ready and I waited for the threat command. When the threat command came I went into the urban prone position and fired. On the second round the upper receiver blew apart. It took a few seconds for me to get oriented and realize what had just happened. I checked to see that there wasn’t another round in the chamber and raised my hand to let Travis know there was a problem. Travis was already on the way as he said that he thought that I was on fire from all of the smoke that was rising from me. There was a medic who checked me out real good to ensure that some shrapnel hadn’t penetrated my skin anywhere without my being aware of it. I sustained only minor injuries (a bruise on the left forearm and some flash burn to the face). After the medic gave me the green light I went to my Pathfinder and got my SIG556 back out. I put the ACOG back on it and got back on the firing line.

The 6920 is on its way to Colt Manufacturing for analysis as of this posting. I will certainly post the results of the analysis as well as the resolution when that information is available. I would appreciate it if the wild guesses as to the cause of this failure were withheld until Colt Manufacturing has had a chance to check it out. I will give a few facts that will help to keep the conjecture to a minimum. The barrel was clear before and after the event and the ammo used was factory XM193. I don't know if the brass was ejected, it appeared to be, however, there could have been part of the brass case left in the chamber, I was too busy trying to get back to training to check, then the gun went via FEDEX to Colt before I had the chance to check because I was trying to catch up on all of the work I had neglected while out running and gunning.

Why Governor Should Veto Three Anti-Gun Bills

Story Here

Immediate Action Alert!

Firearms Retailers: Study Shows Crushing Regulatory Burden on Small Businesses in California; Further Proof Why Governor Should Veto Three Anti-Gun Bills

NEWTOWN, Conn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Regulations on small businesses in California have cost the state an estimated $492 million and 3.8 million jobs, according to a study released last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office.

The California Association of Firearms Retailers (CAFR) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) say this astronomical figure is further proof why the governor should veto three ill-conceived and burdensome anti-gun bills that would hurt independent businesses and law-abiding firearms owners in the state.

"Small mom-n-pop gun shops in California are already being financially crushed by overregulation. The three bills on the governor's desk will drive still more of our members out of business, taking with them badly needed jobs and tax revenue, further hurting the state's already poor economy all without doing a thing to improve public safety," said Marc Halcon, president of the California Association of Firearms Retailers (CAFR).

"The three anti-gun bills currently on the governor's desk will do nothing to curb crime and only serve to hurt small, independent businesses that are already struggling in a poor economy," said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for NSSF, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry. "Governor Schwarzenegger can demonstrate his commitment to turning around California's economy by vetoing these bills."

The governor has until Oct. 11 to veto AB 962 (ammunition registration), SB 41 (burdensome and unnecessary regulations that duplicate existing requirements under federal law governing the sale of firearms) and SB 585 (prohibitions on the lawful sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace exhibition center).

Last week, the Governor's Office of Small Business Advocate released a detailed study finding the total cost of regulations in California to be $492.994 billion, almost five times the state's general fund budget and almost a third of the state's gross product. The study found that the regulatory burden costs an average of $134,122 per California business, $13,801 per household and $4,685 per resident each year. Small businesses are 98 percent of the state's enterprises and provide 52 percent of the jobs.

In a time of great economic uncertainty in California, it is estimated that the three bills would cost California at least $2.92 million annually in lost sales taxes, $629,000 in increased operating costs for state agencies and $180,000 in lost Cow Palace revenue. Lost retail sales in California are estimated at $35.7 million.

The CAFR and NSSF have made defeating all three bills a top legislative priority. Efforts to defeat the legislation include issuing multiple legislative alerts to retailers, sportsmen and gun owners in California and running a 60-second radio spot up and down the coast urging opposition to ammunition registration.

More information on the bills:

AB 962 -- Would require that firearms dealers and other vendors of ammunition keep a registry of all buyers of handgun ammunition. The bill would also ban all mail order and Internet sales of handgun ammunition and reloading components.

SB 41 -- Would further burden firearms retailers by requiring additional paperwork and documentation on the date of delivery of all firearms to a buyer. This bill equally affects consumers of firearms as the increased dealer costs would be passed along to the purchaser.

The bill also requires dealers to sign and to obtain the signature of the buyer or other transferee of a handgun on the Department of Justice Dealers Record of Sale (DROS) form indicating that the handgun has been delivered and the date upon which the delivery was made. It would further require dealers to date and sign a form stating that the buyer of a rifle or shotgun had taken possession of the gun.

SB 585 -- Would prohibit the lawful sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace exhibition facility near San Francisco, located in Agricultural District 1-A, and would make a violation of that prohibition a crime. Its purpose is to ban gun shows at the Cow Palace and to set a precedent for the banning of all gun shows at other state-owned facilities where many sportsmen buy firearms and ammunition.

In California all firearms bought and sold at gun shows must be transferred through a federally licensed firearms retailer who is required under federal and state law to run a background check on the prospective buyer.

SOURCE National Shooting Sports Foundation

Very strange range safety ideas...

I wouldn't have believed this if I didn't see it here.



Here it is again:



What is really odd is that the photographer yells "shoot"!

Nuts!

So here is the explanation/justification to the above training strategy.



The justification is interesting in that I don't think the photographer's intention was to be acclimated to muzzle blast or gun fire in his direction.

Here are some thoughts on the matter.