What's the safest modern bolt action?

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Take a T3 Tikka and remove the bolt. Then remove the bolt shroud and reinstall the bolt.

Shoulder the rifle and look down the left raceway. That's a potential path for gas and particles to hit your face.

With the plastic shroud, people had those blown off. Gives you an idea of how much gas can be headed towards your face? Not sure about the aftermarket metal shroud or the new OEM.

Either way, that shroud leaves a big gap. It doesn't appear effective sealing or even diverting gas.

Is the Tikka safe? That's up to the shooter to decide.

I don't own any T3 now, but I would still shoot one. But I'd always have glasses on, no matter what.

 

[NorthIdahoDude]

There was a high speed video some years ago I saw of various rifles being loaded to overpressure to observe the results. I can't seem to find the video now, but as I recall, the Euro rifles of the time (Tikka, Sako, etc) did fairly well (pressure venting in controlled directions that would not hurt you in life altering ways), and at least one of the American ones did not (blew apart into LOT of shrapnel). I really wish I could find it, but it seems to have been memory holed by yew-boob.

 

[plebe]

There was a high speed video some years ago I saw of various rifles being loaded to overpressure to observe the results. I can't seem to find the video now, but as I recall, the Euro rifles of the time (Tikka, Sako, etc) did fairly well (pressure venting in controlled directions that would not hurt you in life altering ways), and at least one of the American ones did not (blew apart into LOT of shrapnel). I really wish I could find it, but it seems to have been memory holed by yew-boob.