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Yeah, rrrrriiiiight. By the time they would have 20 rounds, the battle would be over.
Good old SoF.
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Yeah, rrrrriiiiight. By the time they would have 20 rounds, the battle would be over.
Good old SoF.
WOW ! A .458 SoCom...The hard way.Wow! You created the .45/70 Rimless! It's a wonderful world we live in!
A few years ago volunteering at a hunter site-in event, a guy who clearly didn't handle guns regularly came in with his son to site their two rifles - a .30-30 lever and a bolt .30-06. I was overseeing 2 benches and they both landed on mine. His ammo was mixed and loose, in his pockets. He would grab a few out and give some to his boy with the .30-30 and he was working with the .30-06. At one point, they swapped rifles and the father, not paying attention, grabbed a .30-06, loaded it into the .30-30 and rammed the lever home, securely wedging the cartridge into the rifle. When the bolt wouldn't close all the way, he started working the lever over and over until I caught what he was doing and stopped him. Of course we had to call a cold line, stopping some 25+ shooters and everyone else while the RSO's worked to correct his mistake, which they were eventually able to dislodge. I don't know if he learned his lesson on that one - but perhaps having his ammo in their respective marked boxes would be a good start.
I will say this - from some of the stuff I've seen at the site-in events, I'm kind of glad I'm not a hunter - some of those shoot-once-a-year folks can be a little scary.
As for the OP, glad everything worked out safely for you. Any lesson learned without major injury, is a good lesson.
I'm a member of the same club, in fact just got back from about three hours of shooting at the indoor range with both my sons. They had a great time as well as me, I always enjoy watching them convert 22lr into noise. My oldest is now giving me a run for my money with the younger not too far behind.Our Club does a huge sight in service in Sept. And we have it setup so that every bench has a Club Member and the club member then controls everything that takes place at the bench. Club has been in business since 1947 with no fatal accidents and only a few bad injuries almost all taking place when the shooter was alone. We don't have RSO's on duty except when there is an event.
Our Club does a huge sight in service in Sept. And we have it setup so that every bench has a Club Member and the club member then controls everything that takes place at the bench. Club has been in business since 1947 with no fatal accidents and only a few bad injuries almost all taking place when the shooter was alone. We don't have RSO's on duty except when there is an event.