Thread: Aftermarket R93 and R8 Barrels – Major Safety Concerns

Originally Posted by L.R

Hi Stager. What cal was the barrel and what were the signs of the barrel expansion on the case?
Also what was the load and projectile fired in it?

I was informed by the purchaser of the barrel who is well known in firearms and reloading circles that it had been chambered to a wildcat version of the 300 Blaser Magnum by necking it down to 7mm.
The chamber expansion was so great that the owner showed this by inserting a cartridge into the chamber backwards for three quarters of its length.

The barrel will be sent to DEVA the German Proof House for examination and a full report on it will be available in due course.

Only the owner can answer the question of loads and projectiles.

Stager Sport/Blaser's concern is that other examples may be out in the shooting fraternity and the potential for incidents like this need to be eliminated before accidents and injury occur.

We request that anyone who has safety concerns about aftermarket Blaser barrels contact Stager Sport on info@stagersport.co.nz

Originally Posted by Stager Sport

The chamber expansion was so great that the owner showed this by inserting a cartridge into the chamber backwards for three quarters of its length.

Given that the material is of the 'same strength' and a cartridge goes in backwards does this not point to a chambering problem? Dont know , havent had anything to do with the caliber and not sure of the cartridge dimensions . but its something i would be looking at