Glad no one was shooting this when this happened

[Supersavage35]

Wow

 

[rickrolfe1]

That would definitely have left a mark... on the inside of my undies....

 

[s15vew]

Thats what scares me when i see people banging down their rifles onto a bag or rest on the bottle. I think people dont realise how dangerous HPA is

 

[Steve636]

That's at least the 6th time I've seen/heard of a pressure failure.
One of the reasons I won't have one.
I also question if people (any yard dog) should be let loose with a high pressure system like this in an uncontrolled situation espcially as they could affect others.
At least I had some high pressure training.

 

[Brooksy]

It's a known issue at Daystate. The bottle adapters are aluminium, and there are theories as to why some have failed.
Theoben made theirs in stainless steel.

 

[s15vew]

That's at least the 6th time I've seen/heard of a pressure failure.
One of the reasons I won't have one.
I also question if people (any yard dog) should be let loose with a high pressure system like this in an uncontrolled situation espcially as they could affect others.
At least I had some high pressure training.

Yeah i reckon the rifles been banged down on the bottle, fracturing the bottle adapter. When you think if a car tyre at 30psi blows its a big bang so imagine nearly 150 times that pressure................

 

[OldStock]

That interface of bottle to action always strikes me as a stress riser.
Combine that, with using the bottle for bipods or slings, and it could apply some serious leverage on a narrow point.

 

[moodsy74]

Yikes I would have crapped myself that is a component failure surely. Glad no one was injured the power is massive that was a proper bang I bet..... should I be worried about my PCP rifles now ??. One love Ali

 

[TimD81]

That looks like cast alloy where it fractured, which would explain it..... If a reg was fitted directly on the bottle this would not have happened

 

[joe average]

FECK

 

[Willo1962]

I always wince when I see anyone resting their rifle on the bottle or have a bipod fitted directly to the bottle. So much pressure on such a short area. Stuff of nightmares.

 

[Titanist]

I recon that’s AI
as in A I shat myself !

 

[Bren]

Carnage

 

[gdavison]

Great example of the energy contained in a container of compressed gas .. which is why a dive cylinder is never left standing up

 

[FourFt_D4n]

I've been a scuba diver for about 10 years now maybe longer and dive cylinder still scare the life out of me!

 

[TimD81]

Thats what scares me when i see people banging down their rifles onto a bag or rest on the bottle. I think people dont realise how dangerous HPA is

its the inside force, external forces aren't really an issue , the high pressure air inside pushing outwards gives it more strength but can also fail from that inside force pushing out....... you take a empty tube and bend it... but fill a tube with pressure and its harder to bend because your working against the inside pressure too which is pushing outwards..... but yes i dont like bottle clamps neither

 

[That hurts]

Another leaky DS

 

[zogg364]

Ohh lordy, that's not good

 

[Right Cant]

Always makes me wince when I see bottle guns especially ones with a bipod on the bottle

 

[Beaver]

As mentioned
Probably been dropped or knocked
Never fancied a bottle gun, just don’t look right “ to me “
Can’t understand why people convert a perfectly decent cylinder rifle / gun to bottle
ie; HW100