Something that shows up over and over while reading about old guns is the pathways given to vent gas in the event of a case rupture.
It's good to have a plan for such an event.
I've never, personally, experienced a case rupture. Have you? I'm curious.
I'm not advocating eliminating the gas vents, I'm just wondering if this kind of problem was a great deal more common on "balloon" head ammunition and has mostly been eliminated by production changes in how cases are made.
On reason this suddenly stood out is I recently bumped into a discussion where they mention the AR has no vent path in the event of a case rupture.
It's good to have a plan for such an event.
I've never, personally, experienced a case rupture. Have you? I'm curious.
I'm not advocating eliminating the gas vents, I'm just wondering if this kind of problem was a great deal more common on "balloon" head ammunition and has mostly been eliminated by production changes in how cases are made.
On reason this suddenly stood out is I recently bumped into a discussion where they mention the AR has no vent path in the event of a case rupture.