Fascinating. That's a great presentation of data. Thanks again Sgt. Mike!
Next:
1) Are there examples of even the worst receivers (the 1909 RIAs) failing with proper ammunition and unobstructed barrels? If you eliminate the preventable factors, it still sounds like the failure rate is zero in 100,000. No?
2) If you shot 100,000 Rolling Blocks and 100,000 Krags with the same rate of bad brass, wrong ammunition, and obstructed barrels, would the graph look any better for 1909 RIAs?
If somebody blows up a Roller with the wrong ammunition, plugged barrels, bad brass etc. we blame the user.
But if they do the same thing with 03s we blame the receiver. Right? Because an 03 receiver should be able to handle 125,000 and vent gas so that makes it different than a Roller?