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Made a careless dumb mistake yesterday!

Steel+Killer

Killing one steel plate at a time!
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    So I headed out to the range yesterday to run some rounds across the Magneto Speed on my AI AX with the 6.5CM and 308 barrels. I stopped at the gun store on the way to see what factory ammo they had available for the 6.5CM I normally shoot 130gr or heavier, but I was looking for something lighter just for the hell of it. I saw a box of Hornady 6.5CM 108gr ELD sitting on the shelf......I said "I didn't know Hornady made a 108gr 6.5CM round cool I will get a box and see what they do" Get to the range take the first shot and I was amazed at how little recoil there was, but disappointed that they were only 2200 FPS man I thought maybe that was a dud I will take another shot again great recoil poor velocity......LOL took a third shot same thing and they weren't grouping worth a shit either.

    I grabbed the box to look at what the velocity is supposed to be and realized Hornady doesn't make a 108gr 6.5CM round......BUT THEY DO MAKE A 108GR 6MM CM ROUND....... :confused: I must of had tunnel vision when I picked up the box damn I could have sworn it said 6.5CM and even loading the magazine I didn't realize they were slightly smaller.
     
    Sooo.......I would assume you’re barrel is fucked up?
    No thank god I loaded some actual 6.5CM and it was back to shooting 1/2 to 3/4 MOA.....thank you Jesus....LOL

    Nope, he just fire-formed a 6.5 case.
    Correct I took the empty cases and they are almost identical to a fired 6.5CM case.
     
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    Did something similar once. Took a couple of out of town business guests to the local pistol range. Took my S&W 4506 and 1006 and rented two lanes, one for each gun/ammo and we switched off.

    When it was my turn to shoot my .45 all was well for the first 7 rounds. The last round definitely was not. Don’t know how it happened but that last round was a 10mm round. Case split down the side formed to the chamber but did eject and cycle properly. The round was even still in the 9 ring at 25 yards, although it did go through sideways.

    I have since runs thousands of rounds though my 4506 with out any issues. I doubt anything short of rifle power in a cartridge would hurt that tank of a pistol.

    Oh and I also learned to always load your own magazines…….

    Gald you and your barrel are ok.
     
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    My buddy did this exact same thing last range trip. Box of ammo was given to him by a friend who was trying to be nice and hook him up with free ammo. My friend isn't well versed in all the calibers out there, he had no idea a 6 Creedmoor existed. He shot half a box and was confused why he wasn't hitting steel anymore so he called me over to help him troubleshoot. I saw the box sitting on the bench and had a big facepalm moment.
     
    This is what happens when you shoot 9mm in a 40 Cal gun
     

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    I once opened a box of .45 ACP (50 ct.) to find 49 .45’s and one .40 S&W. I know it came from the factory that way because I was an FFL holder, at the time, and it was a box that came directly from a distributor in a sealed case. It always pays to look before you load.
     
    I’d have to assume some suppressors have been taken out making similar mistakes

    A friend sent a .260 round through a .308 barrel with a suppressor mounted. It took a little bite out of one baffle and didn't even hit the end cap somehow. Suppressor works just as good as always. Could have been catastrophic.
     
    Let a friend use my range when I wasn’t home.
    Calls me to tell me he can’t get his savage 17hmr to even hit paper.
    Week before him and I was shooting same rifle, little groups and 75 yards.
    Couple weeks later he stopped in and told me what had happened.
    He has two of these savage package rifles.
    Both identical, synthetic stock accutrigger junk scope.
    One 17hmr the other 22 magnum.
    You can guess the rest.
    He was seriously embarrassed.
     
    Buddy of mine tried shooting 300PRC through his 338LM the other day. Didn't work. Luckily it was so loose in the chamber that the firing pin didn't hit. Thing is, he doesn't even own a 300PRC! He just bought a box of ammo to see if it would fit the RPR 338 bolt so he could rebarrel the 338 to 300PRC since Ruger won't sell bolts separately.
     
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    So I headed out to the range yesterday to run some rounds across the Magneto Speed on my AI AX with the 6.5CM and 308 barrels. I stopped at the gun store on the way to see what factory ammo they had available for the 6.5CM I normally shoot 130gr or heavier, but I was looking for something lighter just for the hell of it. I saw a box of Hornady 6.5CM 108gr ELD sitting on the shelf......I said "I didn't know Hornady made a 108gr 6.5CM round cool I will get a box and see what they do" Get to the range take the first shot and I was amazed at how little recoil there was, but disappointed that they were only 2200 FPS man I thought maybe that was a dud I will take another shot again great recoil poor velocity......LOL took a third shot same thing and they weren't grouping worth a shit either.

    I grabbed the box to look at what the velocity is supposed to be and realized Hornady doesn't make a 108gr 6.5CM round......BUT THEY DO MAKE A 108GR 6MM CM ROUND....... :confused: I must of had tunnel vision when I picked up the box damn I could have sworn it said 6.5CM and even loading the magazine I didn't realize they were slightly smaller.
    Maybe Hornady should change the color, or font, or something. I was looking for a lighter bullet for my 6.5 Grendel and found a box of 6.5 108 ELD-Ms at Cabelas. I said "I didn't know they made a 6.5 108" and bought them. I now have a box of 6mm 108 grain projectiles, but no 6mm firearm in any chambering. Maybe I'll save my lunch money and then order a 6mm Pred from ar15 performance. I've got the 224 pred already. Make it a full set...
     
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    So I headed out to the range yesterday to run some rounds across the Magneto Speed on my AI AX with the 6.5CM and 308 barrels. I stopped at the gun store on the way to see what factory ammo they had available for the 6.5CM I normally shoot 130gr or heavier, but I was looking for something lighter just for the hell of it. I saw a box of Hornady 6.5CM 108gr ELD sitting on the shelf......I said "I didn't know Hornady made a 108gr 6.5CM round cool I will get a box and see what they do" Get to the range take the first shot and I was amazed at how little recoil there was, but disappointed that they were only 2200 FPS man I thought maybe that was a dud I will take another shot again great recoil poor velocity......LOL took a third shot same thing and they weren't grouping worth a shit either.

    I grabbed the box to look at what the velocity is supposed to be and realized Hornady doesn't make a 108gr 6.5CM round......BUT THEY DO MAKE A 108GR 6MM CM ROUND....... :confused: I must of had tunnel vision when I picked up the box damn I could have sworn it said 6.5CM and even loading the magazine I didn't realize they were slightly smaller.

    Man! I’m sure that has happened a lot more than we care to have admit!
    In hopes of avoiding that from happening, I try to buy a different ammo brand per caliber, if I can help it - unless shooting reloads.
     
    I was out at the range last year and saw a couple of fired cases on the ground that didn't appear to have much neck. I picked them up and saw the headstamp - .308 - but it was clear they have been fired in something like a .30-06. I looked around a little more and there were something like 15 on the ground. Someone had fired nearly a box of .308 through a .30-06. Glad he wasn't shooting a .270!
     
    I was out at the range last year and saw a couple of fired cases on the ground that didn't appear to have much neck. I picked them up and saw the headstamp - .308 - but it was clear they have been fired in something like a .30-06. I looked around a little more and there were something like 15 on the ground. Someone had fired nearly a box of .308 through a .30-06. Glad he wasn't shooting a .270!
    He probably heard somewhere that SMKs don’t mind a bit of jump...