Remove your bore sighter prior to shooting

[shaftbass]

Assuming this is real...

[shaftbass]

http://www.thegunzone.com/kablooey.html

[wrenchhead97]

And then they changed underwear and put a new barrell on her and said "That was exciting!!!"

On a serious note, this goes to remind us that our hobbies/lifestyles include very dangerous equipment (I know we have a few car guys on here as well) and you can never be too safe. If there is any question, recheck it, if you are still not sure, have someone else who knows recheck it again.

[The Rabbi]

To my knowledge that is what an exploded barrel looks like. Just like a cartoon banana peel.

Paying attention is key.

[molonlabetn]

One of those moments to be thankful for a strong bolt that locks up securely... I'm sure they'll pay more attention next time!

[Guest c.a.s.]

Well, they've tried this on TV before... With a shotgun...

They tried everytihng, and only got a bulge out of it. THey even WELDED a steel spike into the barrel. Even if the boresighter made it explode, it probably wouldn't explode that bad.

[Guest macho999]

My uncle had a rifle blow up and look similar to that.

[wrenchhead97]

Shotguns have FAR less barrel pressure than rifles... Mythbusters has screwed the pooch on several of their tests even if it is a cool show.

[Guest c.a.s.]

...Okay. Well, I;m going to show this to everyone I know. That must have been a hell of a day.

[fury2neon]

Yeah, Mythbusters does screw-up regularly but its cool to watch them retest something after they get lots of email explaining how they did it wrong...

They do have really fun jobs...