Mishap at the range today.

[Velzey]

Very glad your ok! I know it's rather shocking.

 

[CLT65]

That's a very good reminder to always wear safety glasses!

 

[nwwoodsman]

Thank you for your honesty in sharing this. It is a good reminder for some of us who may become complacent.

 

[gmerkt]

What Andy said. But, it could have been a lot worse. Shooting a 7mm Weatherby in a 7mm Remington is an excellent example. Had a customer who just "HAD" to take both to the Range at the same time. Even after being told that was a BAD idea. It cost him his Right Eye and major facial damage plus a very fine Rifle. He also had the BAD habit of listening to the Gun Writers who said that the loading books were "Underloading" even the top loads. He always "Started" with a load that was 10% above the Top of the manual no matter how much compressing of the powder he had to do!!! A 6 pack was also part of his Range Kit. The day he lost the eye was the last day he was a customer.

Oh, man. People who ignore max. load data and keep going higher. And compressed loads, I've never liked that idea. When I see published data that shows a compressed load, I avoid it. I try to find some other propellant that will do the same job without compression. I've attempted compressed loads that wouldn't even allow a bullet to seat, the compressed powder wanted to push it back out. People want hot .30-06, don't hot rod it, get a .300 Wind Bag if that's your thing.

OP, I'm glad you are in one piece. I'd hate to lose an eye (like in the quote above) in pursuit of what is basically a dangerous hobby. If theoretically it came down to choice, I'd give up all my guns to keep both eyes.

 

[joken]

If anyone wants this case for instructional purposes, I'll send it to you.

 

[Geardo]

This is a big fear of mine with 300blk and 5.56. I painted my 300 blks with red and yellow, as well as 300 blk specific magazine.

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

This is hard for me to admit, but we have a hi-point in the family . My father is not a gun guy, nor does he ever buy "quality." More of the harbor freight kind of mentality. Anyways, he has thrown .40sw and .45gap down his .45acp hi-point.

The sad thing is, it was not from mistaken rounds on the bench, but he actually bought the ammo thinking it was for his gun. He has made some improvements thankfully.

 

[Argonaut]

Case failures used to be so common that improved (Mauser 98) actions were designed to handle the errant gas and debris. I made a bad batch (heavy overcharge) of 7mm Magnum ammo one time. Froze my 700 Remington tight but no damage to either the gun or me. Another vote for quality built and designed weapons. My old European sporting calibers have a great deal of variance from one manufacturer to another but as long as it will chamber, it is a simple matter of fire forming to adjust the dimension. There was no standard outside what the manufacturer thought it should be and even nomenclature can be confusing. An 8 mm bore can be called anything from a 7.9 mm to an 8.16 mm. It depends on where the measurement is made. Good subject to talk about particularly with new shooters. Every gunsmith shop used to have an example of a blown up gun on the wall as a conversation piece and learning tool.

 

[Wolf256]

I have a pair of Sig SP2022 pistols. One is .40 S&W and one is 9mm. The first thing I did when I got the 9 home was to set it aside. I went and pulled all my .40 mags and the pistol. I took a bottle of bright green (Seahawks) and marked the bottom of the pistol grip and every mag. When they were dry I proceeded to clean and lube the new 9. For those of you wondering, I marked the .40 because I only have the one. I have several 9's. I chose the bright green as an attention getter. I didn't want to make that kind of a mistake.

On the same topic, I once read a bad review of a Sig 1911 that had a picture attached. It looked like the guy was trying to feed .45 LC into a .45 ACP and blaming lack of performance on the gun. I'm still not sure how he got LC in an ACP mag, but I know why it wouldn't feed, even if he didn't.

Our local range had a shooter blow the barrel on a brand new Kel tec PMR 30. He tried to blame it on manufacturing faults, but the picture my husband took of the damage shows the pistol laying next to multiple .22 LR rounds and I believe a box of them as well. The PMR takes .22 WMR.

 

[Kristina]

Oh my. Glad you are okay. And thanks for sharing.

 

[KKG]

On the same topic, I once read a bad review of a Sig 1911 that had a picture attached. It looked like the guy was trying to feed .45 LC into a .45 ACP and blaming lack of performance on the gun. I'm still not sure how he got LC in an ACP mag, but I know why it wouldn't feed, even if he didn't.

My guess is that he was using .45 Auto Rim cases. They are the "Rimmed" version of the .45ACP cartridge. The same only different. In a Revolver they are interchangeable but not so in an Automatic!

 

[Who The F R U]

30.06 will shoot just fine through a 300 win mag.
Fire form's the brass well. All but the base. [Middle].

Don't ask.





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How you gonna crimp that when you reload it ?

 

[SUPER X]

I dabbled in handloading for a while. I went to an indoor range one day and had some loads I wanted to shoot in my gp100. Between having hearing protection on and how loud it was in there from everyone else shooting, I couldn't hear the report of my shots. I was shooting some mild loads, and not paying enough attention to the recoil. I shot one round, pulled the hammer to roll the next chamber in the cylinder around, and it wouldn't pull back. On inspection, I realized that the bullet was stuck partially in the forcing cone, and partially in the cylinder. I've often wondered what would have happened if it would have scooted another half inch up the barrel, and I had squeezed off that next round.

I had the exact thing happen .I had heavy duty ear protection on . The bullet locking up the cylinder saved my hide .

 

[Mikej]

I had the exact thing happen .I had heavy duty ear protection on . The bullet locking up the cylinder saved my hide .

This makes three of us here I guess. The primer put the bullet into the forcing cone enough that it didn't lock up the cylinder though. But there was no mistaking what had happened! Neither was there a mistake when I fired the double charged round not too long after that! Glad it was through a .357 revolver. That empty .38 special brass sits in plain view on my loading table today, 7 years later, as a reminder.

 

[KKG]

...That empty .38 special brass sits in plain view on my loading table today, 7 years later, as a reminder.

If you have not had this happen, you are simply not a reloader OR you are waiting for it to happen. Because it Will.

 

[SIG34]

Good you didn't get hurt

 

[CLT65]

This makes three of us here I guess.

Make that four. I did it about 25 years ago when I was starting out reloading. I learned my lesson very quickly and am downright persnickety about visually checking each and every powder charge since then. I've never had another undercharge or a double charge at all.

There have been a couple times over the years where I've been distracted while reloading and didn't remember visually checking the powder. It's so important for my peace of mind that I pulled them back apart to check.

 

[awshoot]

If you have not had this happen, you are simply not a reloader OR you are waiting for it to happen. Because it Will.

Like that old saying -- there are three types of boaters, those who have run aground, those who will run aground, and those who have run aground but won't admit it.

I've made a squib too.

 

[awshoot]

...There have been a couple times over the years where I've been distracted while reloading and didn't remember visually checking the powder. It's so important for my peace of mind that I pulled them back apart to check.

Yep -- I've totally done that too. I may have made a squib once, but it was my one and only. Part of what I like about reloading is that because I give it 100% of my attention, it forces other annoyances totally out of my mind. If I can't give 100% focus, then I don't do it.

 

[KKG]

Yep -- I've totally done that too. I may have made a squib once, but it was my one and only. Part of what I like about reloading is that because I give it 100% of my attention, it forces other annoyances totally out of my mind. If I can't give 100% focus, then I don't do it.

Yep, this is one of those 110% correct statements. No Smoking, NO Drinking and NO loading more than one caliber OR even only one weight of Bullet during the same session! Sticking a 110gr. Bullet in a case with a powder charge for a 220gr. Bullet would be a real NO-NO!