Danger at the range 2

[abunaitoo]

A while ago we had an explosion.
Guy brought his neighbor out to shoot for the first time.
Nice expensive rifles.
Both older guys. One wife was also there.
He had three rifles on the bench.
Different calibers.
Three open boxes of ammo.
YUP!!!!!!!
Guy put a .308 in a .270.
Big explosion!!!!
Two got hurt.
One had to go in the ambulance.
Guy tried to blame the range.
Said range was suppose to watch him and make sure he didn't load the wrong ammo.
Rifle was a nice Sako.
From time to time, I find some straight case .308 brass.
Some .223 with almost straight case, and split like a hotdog bun.
We try to keep people from having more than one box of open ammo on the bench.
But we can't keep track of what everyone is doing.

[mattw]

There's a couple folks in my area that carry a mallet in their range bags incase they need to get the bolt open. The young one was trying to imitate a factory loading for his 6.5x284 by pulling the bullet on factory ammo and trying that weight of all the powders he could purchase. Load em and shoot em. Said something about cracked locking lugs on the bolt after he got it open with the mallet.

This rascal is breeding too. Not even 30 and has been married 3 times.

Wow, I shoot a 6mm/284. That is not a round to play around with, pressures are pretty high to begin with.

[8mm]

I generally avoid my club range on weekends. Not that my fellow members are a danger itself but in crowded firing positions there is an eclectic level of expertise ranging from novice to experienced shooters. Too many distractions! I find the mix too much of a potential for mishap so I usually pass until a less busy time. High rates of fire with little or no accuracy signals a lack of shooter discipline. In a less busy scenario the opportunity to educate based on experience exists but not in a crowd.

[Winger Ed.]

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They say ya can't fix stupid. But some people sure try.