Oh and how did you like the class??
But otherwise, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
I would definitely have a problem sending off all of the evidence connected to an incident like this with out it being fully documented by a reputable gunsmith.
I hold the same opinion. Personally, I'd consult an attorney before doing anything. You have a legitimate product liability concern, and while I am not big on large settlements negatively influencing companies that I want to do well (Liberty is among them, I use their ammo often), you have every right to figure out who is to blame and to be compensated for your losses. That upper and BCG is definitely toast. The barrel and lower could be as well. Also factor in your own injuries, which while obviously aren't debilitating, do warrant some level of compensation. How much? Man, I have no clue. I got a bloody nose in a car accident once through no fault of my own and was paid $2500 for my trouble. I thought that was excessive, but it was what they offered right from the start to avert any potential lawsuits.
Once you hand that firearm over, you no longer have any evidence and lose control of the evidence you do have. This needs to be turned over to a competent and impartial party to determine what happened and why.
Just throwing out my 2 cents but couldn't have been a blockage in your gas system? Bent gas tube at the key/ Or blockage in your gas key itself???
I'm no expert but I can't see how that would cause the BCG to detonate. IME gas tube obstructions usually just result in short stroking or failure to cycle.
Just spitballing, but I don't see how there could be a live round in the chamber. The bolt lugs are still engaged and the bcg is basically gone. I don't see how a fresh round could have been picked up/chambered when the whole bgc is blown to hell.
I also don't see how it could be OOB if the bolt lugs are engaged.
The way that BCG is blown to hell, it looks to me like the bolt carrier began failing several rounds prior to the kaboom. My wild guess would be that it was cracked pretty much all the way through when the last round touched off.
I suppose it could also be a really overpressure round, but I would figure to see more barrel damage and venting out the magwell. I also would not expect to see a largely intact bolt. I just don't see how you get enough pressure inside a bolt carrier to blow it in half without shearing off the bolt lugs.
I'm really curious to see what FailZero has to say.
It could also be that the bolt carrier was previously damaged by an over pressure round, and just now let go. I do recall seeing pictures of a cracked bolt carrier after an overpressure damaged bolt had been run in it.I'm with ya on the whole failure of the bcg. I've read about fail zero having a bunch of bad bcg and out of spec bcg problems a couple years ago. Either way that sux
There have been a number of Kreighoff (read: $10K plus) shotguns blow up and people have jumped through all kinds of hoops with the shell makers and gun maker. I have never heard of one that worked out really well. The cost of an independent metallurgical lab with interior ballistics knowlege is not going to be cheap, likely more than a new rifle costs.