That was a helluva surprise

[wvfarrier]

I was shooting some factory 300 blackout today. Winchester 125 grain jhps to be specific. I felt something smack me in the shooting glasses and could not figure out what it was. I gave up when I could not find anything. The casing looked fine and everhthijg functioned correctly. I fired another round and the rifle did not cycle....weird so I pulled the charging handle and ejected the casing. All looked fine, so I pulled the rifle apart and found that the damn adjustment screw from my JP D2 gas block had blown off!! No clue where it went but it left a heckuva scratch in my lense.

 

[Kadams1563]

So it shot from the gas black all the way backward and hit you in the face?!?!?? That’s crazy. How is that even possible?

 

[oldrifleman]

So it shot from the gas black all the way backward and hit you in the face?!?!?? That’s crazy. How is that even possible?

Was thinking the same! The laws of Physics ( as we know them today) would say the screw went down range. I would postulate that the case hit your glasses. I wonder if the shell was loaded a bit hot and the pressure popped the gas block screw and pitched the case back at you.

 

[wvfarrier]

This is a pistol length gas system but a 16" barrel (300blk), the only thing I can figure is deflected off the inside of the handguard (I found a small scuff). I put a different gas block on it and ran another 30rds through it with no issues. I reached out to JP to see if I can get replacement parts

 

[supercorndogs]

 

[LRRPF52]

So it shot from the gas black all the way backward and hit you in the face?!?!?? That’s crazy. How is that even possible?

 

[Maggot]

So it shot from the gas black all the way backward and hit you in the face?!?!?? That’s crazy. How is that even possible?

Sometimes you're just lucky.

 

[gopherslayer]

The JFK of gas blocks

 

[wvfarrier]

Whats worse is that they have quit responding to emails/phone calls after asking for pics.

 

[camocorvette]

 

[LRRPF52]

You failed to consider a second spitter....

 

[wvfarrier]

Over 6 weeks with zero reponses to calls or emails to tech support

 

[wvfarrier]

Already replaced it with a seekins

 

[Holliday]

That happened with my Superlative Arms gas block. It went downrange into the abyss…..