Stix wrote:A 17hmr cartridge blew out & damaged a magazine & cracked the timber stock...
I know nothing about the rifles, & barely more than that about the cartridge so i cant help you Rich, sorry...just sounds excessive for a zippy little cartridge...
Hope you get it sorted...
Agree here. Not a lot of pressure or volume of gas in one of those. I think the squib load theory is a good one. Only way to tell would be to have a good look down the barrel. Opportunity lost now.
