Shooting .308 in a 30-06? Can it be done?

[Stomper]

.308 Blackout?

Copyright infringement, go with ".308 Blackeye"

 

[No_Regerts]

Copyright infringement, go with ".308 Blackeye"

308 Blackguy

 

[Stomper]

308 Blackguy

OH!!! Too soon!

 

[Goosebrown]

.308 confederate?

 

[Stomper]

.308 confederate?

Naw.... the "Super-Trump Nitro MAGA"

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

So what are you going to call your new caliber, .45-308 WTF??

it sure looks like a 45-70 LOL

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

308 Blackguy

hahaha

 

[clearconscience]

Before I knew what a 300 blkout was I bought one used from a member.
I thought is was a brand, took it to the range put in a mag of .223 pulled the trigger.....nothing.
Thought weird: cycled a round. Pulled the trigger....nothing.
Looked closer, and the BCG didn't push forward all the way.
Hmmm. My friend looked at it and thoughtfully told me I was stupid.
Both rounds had light primer strikes.

I sat back a minute realizing how bad that could have gone, and what a bone head move it was a sent up a Thank You prayer to the Gun Gods.

 

[wired]

Before I decided to divest myself of 44 mags I might have run some down loaded 44 mag shells ( loaded to 44 special velocity ) down the tube of one or two of my 45 colt revolvers. Not on purpose either. Even managed to run 45 bullets into 44 mag cases through the progressive loader. I was always having problems keeping that stuff separated hence the total divestiture from 44 mag. Nothing ever blew up but I always had that sinking feeling when it happened.

 

[MountainBear]

I believe the .44 auto mag was based on a .308 case, so it looks like you are on your way to fireforming the brass towards that end.

I've fired a .40s&w through a .45acp 1911. We've all got the dumb stories. Just be glad this ended up as benign as it did. Then go get some red paint.

Lend lease guns chambered in .30-06 that went to the U.K. had red bands painted on them to denote they were chambered in .30-06. This way some yahoo didn't try to shove a .303 into one. Probably not hard to remember in a 1903 Springfield Rifle, but easier to mistake a 1917 US Enfield for a Pattern 14 Enfield in the heat of the moment.

 

[No_Regerts]

A 308 will headspace in a 270 shoulder. It WILL fire if you pull the trigger. Saw a guy do this once. I'm glad he was using a very lightly constructed bullet vs a monolithic. Everything looked fine, no gas leak. Even hit the target.

 

[Stomper]

A 308 will headspace in a 270 shoulder. It WILL fire if you pull the trigger. Saw a guy do this once. I'm glad he was using a very lightly constructed bullet vs a monolithic. Everything looked fine, no gas leak. Even hit the target.

So his face wasn't the target?

 

[No_Regerts]

So his face wasn't the target?

No. The rifle was an FN made M70 and it took it like a champ.

 

[Jamie6.5]

Look on the up side, that spent casing may just be the beginning of making you the founder of an entirely new caliber.... I'd get it patented right away if I were you!

Looks like a .458 Win casing to me.

Not "Win Mag," mind you, just "Win"

So, IOW,... Volcom For The Win!

Glad you're okay dude.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Looks like a .458 Win casing to me.

Not "Win Mag," mind you, just "Win"

So, IOW,... Volcom For The Win!

Glad you're okay dude.

thanks man, i literally thought i had a separated case. looked at it and was like WTF???!

then, i thought about what just happened... i remembered the trigger squeeze... it was heavier than i remembered and sure as sh!t it was my brothers 30-06 i had shot and not my 308. i felt SOOOOOO stupid.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Naw.... the "Super-Trump Nitro MAGA"

THATS WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT!

 

[gryghin]

Thanks for sharing. Makes the point to always verify load out prior going to the range.

 

[Silver Hand]

Decades ago, I met a guy at the range that told me he was shooting 7 mm mag. rounds in his .264 Win. Mag. cause it was the only thing he could find that would fit. ''I will never forget that- Frank''

 

[Goosebrown]

So his face wasn't the target?

Not everyone shoots like you do Stomper...

 

[Goosebrown]

Decades ago, I met a guy at the range that told me he was shooting 7 mm mag. rounds in his .264 Win. Mag. cause it was the only thing he could find that would fit. ''I will never forget that- Frank''

Should have tried 300 win mag. Stiff bolt close but the pressure is nice and high.