Ya should have seen the look on my face!!!

[brotherdarrell]

editor's note - the following is a glimpse into what my life is like and is true to the best of my recollection. 5-20-2013

A couple years back Lee did a run of the .22 cal. bator mold that were out of specs. The nose was the same diameter as the body of the boolit. I ended up with one of these molds. Once the mistake was corrected I first bought a two cavity and then later a six cavity.

Fast forward to last year. I was boxing up a die that I was sending to a member and needed extra "stuff" to take up space in the box. I spied the two cavity mold and put it into the box. This member had been experimenting with a .223 rem and I thought he could make use of my "extra" mold.

About a month ago I was trying to get a good fit in the throat of a new .223 so I thought I would cast up some bator's with my six cavity. I got the boolit cast and set for a week and then went to check and size them. I grabbed a hand full to weight sort them and thought they looked a little strange. I put a mic on the nose and stared at .225"? All I could think of was "that is not right!!!". As my pea brain started to process the data a 7 watt light bulb slowly started to go off over my head. After a few minutes I came to the realization that I had bought the six cavity BEFORE they fixed the problem and that I had not given away an "extra" mold but rather gave away the ONLY mold that was correct!!!!![smilie=b:

Once it was clear what I had done I started laughing so hard I had to sit down. As the saying goes "no good deed goes un-punished".:killingpc

I would like to make a couple things clear:

I don't share this to show how generous I am.

If the person who has this mold reads this I DO NOT WANT IT BACK!!!!! I repeat I DO NOT WANT IT BACK!!!! It is in far better hands than mine and, to be honest, I will get far more miles and enjoyment out of the story!!!

I share this because it is just another day in my life.

I hope all have a good evening - Darrell

Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep dark depression, excessive misery
If it wernt for bad luck I would'nt have any luck at all
Gloom, despair and agony on me

[Bzcraig]

Just in case your gloom, despair and agony aren't deep and dark enough..........seems they always run in threes! Prayin fer ya brother. :kidding:

BTW, I made a similar confession a while back just so I could be cleansed.

[km101]

Been there, done something equally dumb! But it's better to laugh about it than cry, as you seem to have realized.

[willie_pete]

Just remember; it's always darkest before......... It's pitch black. ( Or at least it is in my experiences ).


WP

[olafhardt]

I think having lots of good stories to tell is one of the more enjoyable ways to be rich. The besr stories involve. My own faux paz. Check my signature.

[captaint]

As the saying goes, too many molds - not nearly enough time. Mike

[dbosman]

That sounds like an interesting bullet. Would you be willing to post a picture of it?
Thanks.

[schutzen]

Thanks, You made may day start off well. I realised I am not the only one who shoots himself in the foot trying to help others.