Did a whoopsy......

[Robtattoo]

Dip$hit me got a terminal case of the dumbs on Wednesday.

MARK YOUR MAGS PEOPLE!
ONLY 1 CALIBER ON THE BENCH AT A TIME!

Luckily, the only thing that was destroyed was my rifle, not me. Overpressure exited through the mag & shot the baseplate a quarter inch into the bench. A half second of inattention was all it took.

Don't be me.
Pay attention.

 

[Skinnyindian]

Glad your ok…

 

[Andy S.]

Thankfully you were spared. Everything else can be replaced and the near miss reflected on for many years to come.

 

[Antler Daddy]

ouch

 

[nso123]

Glad you still have all the parts you started with. I mark my mags like you mentioned, and only shoot one caliber or the other each trip.

 

[Jcalder]

Been waiting for this to pop up here lol. Glad you're ok

 

[DaveB]

Wow--Glad you aren't injured. A genuine KABOOM event.

 

[MUP]

Dude! Glad your parts were spared, the important ones anyway!

 

[kamml]

Very glad you are safe and not injured. But that was close, no doubt.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Glad you're okay, Rob.
I've been eye witness to serious injury by a similar mistake.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Dang!

 

[MickThompson]

Dude! Glad your parts were spared, the important ones anyway!

First time is read this I saw "pants" instead of "parts". Still applicable, even though I might not be true

 

[Wiley]

WOW! That could have been horrible but you were spared.

 

[Omega]

Dang Rob, glad you're ok, I make it a rule not to take those to the range at the same time.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Glad you are OK. I am pretty careful with precautions to avoid this. I use dedicated mags, that I painted for 6.5cm to keep them separate, easily identifiable, from my 308 mags. Only have 5 or 6 6arc mags. I may end buying more ammo cans to label and keep mags in, in case something were to happen to me.

 

[fairchaser]

Wow, that could have been much more disastrous. We forget sometimes we are handling explosives and take things for granted. Glad your ok except for your ego. I bet that won't happen again.

 

[Specializedjon]

Glad you're ok. Thanks for sharing brother. THAT is a real Public Service Announcement.

"terminal case of the dumbs" I'm using that.

 

[LY]

This is why I use and recommend to my friends ejection port covers with that particular uppers caliber on both sides of it.

I've only got 3 different calibers of uppers and none of them are .556 so I'm kind of an oddball here. But as I mention to friends who say that they are careful. It's not that it's really yourself you need to worry about. I'd worry more about others being around in a group and a table full of rifles and someone grabbing a mag and rifle just assuming that everything is always .556.

 

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Dip$hit me got a terminal case of the dumbs on Wednesday.

MARK YOUR MAGS PEOPLE!
ONLY 1 CALIBER ON THE BENCH AT A TIME!

Luckily, the only thing that was destroyed was my rifle, not me. Overpressure exited through the mag & shot the baseplate a quarter inch into the bench. A half second of inattention was all it took.

Don't be me.
Pay attention.

Thank you for sharing this. It shows you are a good dude.

 

[41Magnum]

Glad you weren't injured! I had one this week as well, In 40 years of reloading I have never had a case head separation. The Encore handled it fine I was taken aback when I opened the action and the case head fell out in my hand! The rest of my case almost fell out to. 140 grain Hornady Monoflex over 45gr. Of IMR4320, CCI Standard primer Nosler once fired brass. Half a grain below starting load. From the Lee manual, it was for a 140 grain Barnes bullet. I guess that's what I get for assuming. All is good.