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[Lewdan 17]

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY MATE BAUGHT A CZ HORNET RIFLE AND A WILDCAT MODERATOR MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HORNET CALIBRE. HE BOLTED ON HIS SCOPE AND OFF WE WENT TO A LOCAL FARM TO ZERO IN, WE WERE USING 45GN FACTORY LOAD AMMUNITION WE SET A TARGET UP 50YDS SHOT ABOUT 5 ROUNDS AND WERE REASONABLY HAPPY WITH GROUPING, SET THE TARGET TO 100 YDS FIRST SHOT OK ON THE SECOND SHOT THERE WAS ONE HELL OF A BANG AND I NOTICED SOMETHING FLYING UP THE FIELD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, AFTER WE MUTTERED WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT WE NOTICED THAT THE MODERATOR HAD LITERALLY BLOWN UP!! THE INNER BAFFLE AND THE THREADED BOSS WERE STILL ON THE FIFLE AND IT WAS THE OUTER CASING THAT HAD SHOT UP THE FIELD .. THE MODERATOR WAS CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS BEFORE EVERY SHOT AND SAME ROUNDS USED...

ANY IDEAS?? ANYONE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF MODERATOR?

PS MY MATE IS NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK GETTING A REPLACEMENT FROM SUPPLIER

[topgun1 10]

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY MATE BAUGHT A CZ HORNET RIFLE AND A WILDCAT MODERATOR MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HORNET CALIBRE. HE BOLTED ON HIS SCOPE AND OFF WE WENT TO A LOCAL FARM TO ZERO IN, WE WERE USING 45GN FACTORY LOAD AMMUNITION WE SET A TARGET UP 50YDS SHOT ABOUT 5 ROUNDS AND WERE REASONABLY HAPPY WITH GROUPING, SET THE TARGET TO 100 YDS FIRST SHOT OK ON THE SECOND SHOT THERE WAS ONE HELL OF A BANG AND I NOTICED SOMETHING FLYING UP THE FIELD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, AFTER WE MUTTERED WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT WE NOTICED THAT THE MODERATOR HAD LITERALLY BLOWN UP!! THE INNER BAFFLE AND THE THREADED BOSS WERE STILL ON THE FIFLE AND IT WAS THE OUTER CASING THAT HAD SHOT UP THE FIELD .. THE MODERATOR WAS CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS BEFORE EVERY SHOT AND SAME ROUNDS USED...

ANY IDEAS?? ANYONE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF MODERATOR?

PS MY MATE IS NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK GETTING A REPLACEMENT FROM SUPPLIER

hi mate,no advice but very interested in any replies as i have a new rifle complete with wildcat mod on order

[Mr_Logic 5]

Sounds like a duff mod to me, unless something was awry with the threading. Your mate has every right to kick off with the supplier though, they should at least test the rifle and work out what happened.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

This is Just the sort of shit we Need to be informed of! Nice one, Keith!

 

Who's the supplier?

[woz 260]

have you sprayed any light oil into the mod?? was there a build up of unburnt powder?? was the rifle clipping the mod?? when you retrieved all the parts did it look like it had failed because of pressure?? sounds very much like a duff mod really..when they are proofed they are only put 10% over working pressure...some pics would be of interest if possible??

[camgun 0]

That happen on my .22rim with a RWS mod (ally), took it back to the shop offered me a new one, I decided to go for the Parker Hale because it was steal. The rounds had been clipping the mod on one side thought nothing of it maybe a duff round then BANG blew the whole end off. Never heard a .22 sound that loud before.

[Lewdan 17]

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY MATE BAUGHT A CZ HORNET RIFLE AND A WILDCAT MODERATOR MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HORNET CALIBRE. HE BOLTED ON HIS SCOPE AND OFF WE WENT TO A LOCAL FARM TO ZERO IN, WE WERE USING 45GN FACTORY LOAD AMMUNITION WE SET A TARGET UP 50YDS SHOT ABOUT 5 ROUNDS AND WERE REASONABLY HAPPY WITH GROUPING, SET THE TARGET TO 100 YDS FIRST SHOT OK ON THE SECOND SHOT THERE WAS ONE HELL OF A BANG AND I NOTICED SOMETHING FLYING UP THE FIELD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, AFTER WE MUTTERED WHAT THE F*** WAS THAT WE NOTICED THAT THE MODERATOR HAD LITERALLY BLOWN UP!! THE INNER BAFFLE AND THE THREADED BOSS WERE STILL ON THE FIFLE AND IT WAS THE OUTER CASING THAT HAD SHOT UP THE FIELD .. THE MODERATOR WAS CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS BEFORE EVERY SHOT AND SAME ROUNDS USED...

ANY IDEAS?? ANYONE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF MODERATOR?

PS MY MATE IS NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK GETTING A REPLACEMENT FROM SUPPLIER

hi mate,no advice but very interested in any replies as i have a new rifle complete with wildcat mod on order

hi mate, not sure what mod you have ordered but this one was advertised for a.22 hornet only, it is called CUB 2 and made from delrin material ( type of compressed plastic )---stay clear

[Lewdan 17]

This is Just the sort of shit we Need to be informed of! Nice one, Keith!

 

Who's the supplier?

 

hi mate, i think supplier was custom rifle, not sure where that is, but this moderator is advertised under full bore moderators and sold for .22 hornet only.. Sods law my mate phoned this morning to say replacement had arrived, still took three weeks!!Don,t think he will be too confident fireing first round.....

Cheers

[Lewdan 17]

have you sprayed any light oil into the mod?? was there a build up of unburnt powder?? was the rifle clipping the mod?? when you retrieved all the parts did it look like it had failed because of pressure?? sounds very much like a duff mod really..when they are proofed they are only put 10% over working pressure...some pics would be of interest if possible??

sorry no pics available -supplier asked for bits back about 3 weeks ago, but you are right we should have taken some as proof!!!!

[David 9]

Had a mate get a wilcat for his 243 and within a few days the shop he bought it from got in touch with him and said try see if the hole on the end of the mod is big enough for the led to go through it,the guy said the company had been boring the hole's to tight for the calibre's dont know if its true but my mates was ok

[Lewdan 17]

Had a mate get a wilcat for his 243 and within a few days the shop he bought it from got in touch with him and said try see if the hole on the end of the mod is big enough for the led to go through it,the guy said the company had been boring the hole's to tight for the calibre's dont know if its true but my mates was ok

 

THANKS MATE, No smoke without fire!!!!!

[vincy 3]

custom rifle is a good company with some top lads there i will buy of them everytime

[Lewdan 17]

custom rifle is a good company with some top lads there i will buy of them everytime

 

hi vincy, in your opinion this may be correct , but did not seem that way to me!!!

[vincy 3]

too true but how long did you leave it before you started nameing and shaming as i said they are top blokes and i have delt with them time and time again

[Lewdan 17]

too true but how long did you leave it before you started nameing and shaming as i said they are top blokes and i have delt with them time and time again

 

as i said in my original post it was my mate that actually purchased the rifle and moderator, but i was with him when the incident happened--- it is not a case of naming and shameing, where the item was purchased is not of great importance, after all these moderators have more than one outlet!! everything was done correctly ie allignment, tightness, factory loads ect but the fact remains that the moderator did fail!!! and i think suppliers and buyers would like to know this, i also understand that the supplier in this case are actually the middle men and probably have nothing to do with manufacture of these moderators but they were point of contact..anyway as for aftersales service thats up to my mate---- as for your comments i think he tried to contact supplier within a day or two of fault.

PS he received a replacement this week!!!

 

pps Just out of curiosity the guys you deal with---where are the based???