I’m really Dumb!

[Forrest Halley]

Keep your 12 and 20ga choke tubes separated also. This is a modified 20ga tube now “welded” inside a modified 12ga tube after I fired two rounds on a sporting clays course with my Remington 11-87. Somehow the 20ga tube stuck inside the 12ga tube when I took the 12ga tube out of the side pocket of my soft gun case. I had both 20 and 12ga tubes in the pocket. No more! Good thing shotguns have low pressure rounds because no damage was done.

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That's an interesting one. I have these little green pouches that have clear tubes in them for my Remington and Benelli shotguns. Handy for those in the field changes when the birds fly higher or some position change occurs.

Brass hammer and block of wood? Or is that your new turkey shoot choke?

 

[Jamie D Van Roekel]

Jamie, I got it wrong just phoned him it was a short 308 win round that ended up in a 25-06 chamber. OUCH!!!!

That is a really really bad day!!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I’ve done lots of dumb things in this life, but today I did one right up at the top of the pile.

I wanted to get a rifle in the truck because the crops are starting to come out and we will start seeing some coyotes and coons and such. So I grabbed a 30-06 out of the rack and thought I would take a couple quick shots to check zero. I didn’t see where the first shot hit, but there were some weeds in front of the target so I tried another. Still didn’t see anything. So down to the target I walk. On the way I thought I saw where a bullet had hit the ground but thought I must be mistaken. I get to the target and no holes. I thought maybe I had changed scopes from a different rifle and never re-zeroed. So went to about 30 yards and took a shot. The hole was a couple feet high. I remembered the spot in the ground and thought the scope may be loose. Felt everything and it seemed tight. While I was thinking I was rolling a round in my hand. I got a sick feeling. I looked at the round. It was a 270.

The rifle had a sleeve on the stock with ammo in it. I looked and there were 2 more 270 rounds and the rest were 30-06. I know what happened. When I took the rifle out of the truck last fall I filled the sleeve up and thought it was a 270 not a 30-06. WOW!!!

Did I do any damage to the rifle?

@Jamie D Van Roekel
The only thing you damaged mate was your pride, that wouldn't have hurt your rifle. The silly thing I did was cock and pull the trigger half a dozen times to see why my chambered round in my 32/20 wouldn't go bang. Much swearing and cursing, cycle the lever and go bang a few times no problems. Upon examination of the round that would fire I figured it would work better if the primer wasn't the wrong way around.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Yeah, that could be a problem,

Hell he is lucky,

I don't tell many people I put petrol in my Diesel car but in a hurry at the servo and didn't know till the car started playing up down the road.

@CBH Australia
Hopefully you didn't do to much damage to the motor. I've done it the other way around but only put about 10 litres of diesel in. Topped it up with petrol.only problem I had to clean the plugs a few times to cure the problem.
Bob

 

[Martin77]

I was on a guided pig hunt one evening and the guide dropped me off. He gave me a rifle and some ammo and told me where to go. I walked down sat on a stump and tried to load the rifle but the bolt wouldn't close. Upon further inspection it was the wrong ammo for the rifle. So I sat there as all these pigs came out and waited to be picked up.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Hunting pigs in a wheat crop one night with my 6.5x55 when i loaded the rifle i realized i had my sons 7x57 ammo with me it would not chamber, & drove 20 km back to camp for
correct ammo seen a lot of pigs but could not shoot them. hunting with a friend i was in
the Army with he had a 257 Roberts & a 303/25 he carried his ammo in a plastic bucket
mixed to together we often laughed about his " bucket of bullets"

@rdog
A rimmed and rimless Roberts
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Sure glad you’re ok. Lesson learned. You’re not alone on that one. I nearly did the same thing but caught myself.

@RandyF
Hope you didn't have to run to far before you caught yourself.
Ha ha ha ha ha
Bob

 

[Newboomer]

@RandyF
Hope you didn't have to run to far before you caught yourself.
Ha ha ha ha ha
Bob

I was doing a class at SAAM. We had just come off the firing line where we were using a pg caliber. I had my 7RM in my belt slide and when we went to the Jungle Trail scenario I loaded the slide with 375HH but missed one round of 7RM. All was fine til I had to reload and put a 7RM in my 375HH. Bolt wouldn't close and it set the bullet back into the case. We had to get a rod to poke the round back out. Now I check and double check when I change calibers.

 

[CoElkHunter]

@CBH Australia
Hopefully you didn't do to much damage to the motor. I've done it the other way around but only put about 10 litres of diesel in. Topped it up with petrol.only problem I had to clean the plugs a few times to cure the problem.
Bob

Here, the diesel gas pump nozzle is oversized so it won’t fit into a vehicle’s GAS tank filler hole. But, not the other way around. A little diesel fuel in a gas engine is an annoyance, but gas in a Diesel engine is catastrophic. When the diesel’s piston cylinder heats up, it can blow up the GAS and thus cylinder/engine Sky high!

 

[CoElkHunter]

I was doing a class at SAAM. We had just come off the firing line where we were using a pg caliber. I had my 7RM in my belt slide and when we went to the Jungle Trail scenario I loaded the slide with 375HH but missed one round of 7RM. All was fine til I had to reload and put a 7RM in my 375HH. Bolt wouldn't close and it set the bullet back into the case. We had to get a rod to poke the round back out. Now I check and double check when I change calibers.

I’m surprised the bolt wouldn’t close as the 7mm RM is shorter than the .375? Same .532 bolt face diameter so the rim would be captured by the bolt face/extractor. Strange? Now you have me thinking (dangerous). I’m going to try a .338WM in my .375 and see if it will chamber? But, maybe the 7RM and .338WM have slightly “blown out” cases vs. the .375 so they won’t chamber?

 

[Petey J]

This is one of those things I get really paranoid about. I teach basic wingshooting for the Illinois DNR. Our program uses 28 gauge autos (1100’s, A400 Xplor’s mostly). But we do allow students to bring their own gun. And if we’re doing a clinic and youth hunt, most of them will bring their gun, usually in 20 or 12. I did one clinic where the students were using their own guns, and I managed the ammo into each gun, and I was emptying my vest and reloading with different gauge for each student. I decided never again. I manage the most common gauge or for the least experienced student.

One of my fellow instructors dropped a 20 in front of a 12. Luckily, he just bears some scars and a divot in the fleshy part of his thumb.

 

[CoElkHunter]

This is one of those things I get really paranoid about. I teach basic wingshooting for the Illinois DNR. Our program uses 28 gauge autos (1100’s, A400 Xplor’s mostly). But we do allow students to bring their own gun. And if we’re doing a clinic and youth hunt, most of them will bring their gun, usually in 20 or 12. I did one clinic where the students were using their own guns, and I managed the ammo into each gun, and I was emptying my vest and reloading with different gauge for each student. I decided never again. I manage the most common gauge or for the least experienced student.

One of my fellow instructors dropped a 20 in front of a 12. Luckily, he just bears some scars and a divot in the fleshy part of his thumb.

The shotgun shells of various gauges are specifically color coded, so it shouldn't happen too often?

 

[JimP]

The shotgun shells of various gauges are specifically color coded, so it shouldn't happen too often?

Not always, the 16 ga round that I had in my 12 ga was the same color, green.

I also have red, black, and brown 12 ga rounds to go with the green.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Not always, the 16 ga round that I had in my 12 ga was the same color, green.

I also have red, black, and brown 12 ga rounds to go with the green.

I guess your right. I only have 20 and 12ga shotguns, and the 20ga shell is ALWAYS yellow.
I thought 16ga shells were supposed to be purple?

 

[Just Gina]

I’ve done lots of dumb things in this life, but today I did one right up at the top of the pile.

I wanted to get a rifle in the truck because the crops are starting to come out and we will start seeing some coyotes and coons and such. So I grabbed a 30-06 out of the rack and thought I would take a couple quick shots to check zero. I didn’t see where the first shot hit, but there were some weeds in front of the target so I tried another. Still didn’t see anything. So down to the target I walk. On the way I thought I saw where a bullet had hit the ground but thought I must be mistaken. I get to the target and no holes. I thought maybe I had changed scopes from a different rifle and never re-zeroed. So went to about 30 yards and took a shot. The hole was a couple feet high. I remembered the spot in the ground and thought the scope may be loose. Felt everything and it seemed tight. While I was thinking I was rolling a round in my hand. I got a sick feeling. I looked at the round. It was a 270.

The rifle had a sleeve on the stock with ammo in it. I looked and there were 2 more 270 rounds and the rest were 30-06. I know what happened. When I took the rifle out of the truck last fall I filled the sleeve up and thought it was a 270 not a 30-06. WOW!!!

Did I do any damage to the rifle?

So, I actually witnessed this very thing at the range a few years ago. A guy and his son was out with our group and I do not remember the caliber but me and the guy's son were watching through spotting scopes and I was thinking to myself, how in the world can he be THAT bad of a shot with this gun?! I mean, this was one he said he shot frequently! Finally his son started ribbing him and it was soon realized it was the wrong ammo.
It happens. His gun was fine and I'm sure yours is too. If that is the worst thing you do....you are doing good in my opinion!

 

[CoElkHunter]

That's an interesting one. I have these little green pouches that have clear tubes in them for my Remington and Benelli shotguns. Handy for those in the field changes when the birds fly higher or some position change occurs.

Brass hammer and block of wood? Or is that your new turkey shoot choke?

No, I've kept it as a "souvenir" prominently displayed on my gun cleaning table, so I won't make the same mistake again!

 

[Newboomer]

I’m surprised the bolt wouldn’t close as the 7mm RM is shorter than the .375? Same .532 bolt face diameter so the rim would be captured by the bolt face/extractor. Strange? Now you have me thinking (dangerous). I’m going to try a .338WM in my .375 and see if it will chamber? But, maybe the 7RM and .338WM have slightly “blown out” cases vs. the .375 so they won’t chamber?

It "chambered" almost right up to the belt and wouldn't go any more. Just for kicks (no pun intended) I tried it again today and got the same results. I just compared the two rounds and the 7 has much less case taper than the 375 so it looks like it's hanging up on the chamber wall. The 7 is shorter and smaller so I don't see how it pushed the bullet back into the case. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[CoElkHunter]

It "chambered" almost right up to the belt and wouldn't go any more. Just for kicks (no pun intended) I tried it again today and got the same results. I just compared the two rounds and the 7 has much less case taper than the 375 so it looks like it's hanging up on the chamber wall. The 7 is shorter and smaller so I don't see how it pushed the bullet back into the case. Anyone have any ideas?

Very interesting. I think the 7mm and .338 and other cartridges of the original .375 parent cartridge, are slightly blown out towards the case mouth versus the much more tapered .375 and that's why they wont fully chamber. But, I have no idea why the bullet in the 7mm would have been pushed back into the case? Somebody on here will know. Mystery?

 

[Petey J]

The shotgun shells of various gauges are specifically color coded, so it shouldn't happen too often?

20 gauge is always yellow. But I have red shells in 12, 16, and 28 gauge. And even with 20 gauge being yellow, you have to be looking and not running on autopilot. Which is what a LOT of the incidents on here seem like happened.

We can all get so used to doing something the same way, we miss important details.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Here, the diesel gas pump nozzle is oversized so it won’t fit into a vehicle’s GAS tank filler hole. But, not the other way around. A little diesel fuel in a gas engine is an annoyance, but gas in a Diesel engine is catastrophic. When the diesel’s piston cylinder heats up, it can blow up the GAS and thus cylinder/engine Sky high!

I know a man who ran a whole tank of gas through his 7.3 Ford. No damage, but I’d say he was really lucky.