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After all the conversation, I am left wondering as to the level of emotion and vitriol still invested in this thread. Even based upon the limited information presented by the OP, the cause of the CF seems reasonably clear as shown by the single photo in post #49. There appears to be about...

Thanks to our current naive administration, the Mullahs controlling Hassan Rouhani will be the first to set the Middle East on nuclear fire. From there, it is a matter of which way the wind blows.

Someone posted earlier that we need to get off the litigation aspect of this and remain focused on the pragmatics of the weapon's failure. Indeed. So just pause for a sec and reset any expectations of some kind of lawsuit. I think we're all glad that Vrybusy wasn't hurt seriously, especially...

This unfortunate thing can play out two ways. Thank the Lord, Vrybusy, you haven't sustained horrible injuries, especially to your eyes. Best case, the two of you (you and the builder) could work it out. The builder can grovel profusely, fix the rifle, and all go on with life. But if one...

Thank you, Rifleman, for reading the posts completely and in context. The only instance the weapon would be discharged again (in a safe, distant, enclosed environment) would be to disprove other causes, including bad ammo and human error. And this would only occur in the woefully painful...

(sigh. not again) You're right, Mo. Tell us about the "facts" of the first incident. There are at least 8 folks posting that they suspect rouge factory ammo or ammo overpressure is the cause, and the facts concerning the first incident. But you're right: that rifle should never be fired a...

Indeed, counselor, this thread has been pulled off topic. But kindly revisit posts #116,119,120,124,126,127 this page and earlier pages and you'll find litigious considerations are by others (not Harvey). Damn shame, really. I agree. Once "third parties" are involved, it's hard to turn back...

Once again, comrade, if the OP has any thoughts of getting a third party (a lawyer) involved - and unless the problem is so feekin clear by empirical measurements of the chamber as mentioned above - another third party (another lawyer) will allege obstruction/ammo/human error. Forensics will...

No rabbit here, just an old fart with over sixty years behind the trigger. But what part of "in a safe, distant and controlled environment" is not clear? The OP isn't entirely descriptive as to the detail and fallout of CF event. Photos and measurements of the chamber, I suspect, will be...

Once you're convinced to go ahead and make a 50BMG purchase, SAC, be sure to trawl the gun auction websites. You'll find plenty of 50's for sale by folks that got the bug, and then abandoned the investment for one reason or another. You're likely to save a bundle.

Glad that you're OK, Vrybusy, especially your eyes. This incident could have been tragic. However, in order to rule out myriad conjecture, have you considered firing the rifle AGAIN ... in a safe, distant and controlled environment ... to determine if the CF repeats, or is a one-time failure...

Great write-up. Great hunt. Great rifle (I like the Jewell bottom safety). Thanks for sharing.

Here's a 2012 review by TOP PREDATOR on a $300 scope. For what it's worth, the 6-24X56 and 10-50X60 Stirling Target Masters are recent favorites with the Brits, particularly on high-velocity air rifles which tend to have decent recoils due to the springs involved. A couple of the 50BMG sites...

Indeed. If you ask me, we should just let the gay libs be to have same-sex marriage. And let them have free abortions. Then just let nature takes its course. In a couple generations, liberals should be extinct.

Yep, too big. Still, they sell a bunch, but just to GLOCK folks to complete their collection of GLOCKS. As for me, plastic guns? bah.

For what it's worth, the 6-24X56 and 10-50X60 Stirling Target Masters are recent favorites with the Brits, particularly on high-velocity air rifles which tend to have decent recoils due to the springs involved. A couple of the 50BMG sites even rate the new Nikko Stirling Target Masters as an...

Before you LOL, have you tried one? DRZ33 asked a specific question. He doesn't have the bucks for Zeiss or Zavorsky, and is looking for something with decent magnification, turrets and zero stops. NIKKO has been re-established in the UK over the past couple years and are put up against the...

NIKKO Stirling is a sleeper you may not have heard of. Good reviews with the heavy caliber crowds, putting the $400 NIKKO Night Eater and Target Master up against a $2,000 Night Force. Jap glass. I gave the 10-50X60 a try and have not been disappointed. Check the reviews.

Just another article about the One Shot XG, from GIZMODO 01/18/13. If anyone can find a more recent update, please share. Fascinating stuff ...."with DARPA's new One Shot XG scope system, any ol' Killroy will be able to accurately fire an M24 up to a mile".

A reasonable perspective, Longshot. In fact in the OP I had doubts that the private sector could support or justify a sizable R&D effort, but suggested that our military could. Kindly revisit post #20 and you'll see (to my surprise) that our military is already investing in the future of rifle...