POTD: Bullet Stacking in a Heckler & Koch USC Carbine
Today’s Photo Of The Day comes from the Heckler & Koch Instagram account as a reminder to all gun owners to be really careful when shooting.
I count 13 bullets in that poor barrel. Am I correct or do you count less or more bullets?
On the other hand, there could be more as the barrel seems to be cut off, in the middle of a bullet.
Here’s the caption. I am happy that companies like H&K and others continue to share these stories:
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Today is definitely a Monday at the HK warranty department.
Customer: “Something is wrong with my USC.”
Us: “Okay, send it in, can’t be too bad.”
Calls customer: “We aren’t going to ask how you did this, just be thankful we use proprietary cannon grade steel, also, we are sending you a bill for a new barrel.”
A link to the Heckler & Koch USC (Universal Self-Loading Carbine) for reference: https://hk-usa.com/hk-models/usc/
Here’s another example of 13 bullets – of 300 Blackout – in a barrel: Lucky Thirteen – Stacking 300Blk Front To Back.
Followed by a few others: Stack ‘Em Up: Catastrophic KRISS Kaboom (For The Second Time) and Hunting rifle goes Ka-Boom after 50 000+ rounds (not a squib).
However I think the record – so far, as people seem to keep stacking bullets in barrels – is 22 squibs in this JP Rifles PCC.
Photo Source: Heckler & Koch Instagram.
I’ve been lucky enough to never have a squib, but once I had a .223 Rem bullet that got stuck in the chamber. How about you? Please confess below, we’ll keep it a secret.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Reminds me of a story by John Robinson, the Australian gun writer. A member of his pistol club liked to create very light target loads. One day, this twit pulled the trigger on his DA revolver six (6) times, with no holes on the target BUT after the sixth trigger pull, all six bullets trickled from the muzzle and fell to the ground!
Lookin lika PEZ dispenser....