.308 in a .270

[jpjulian]

I was there. No one was hurt.This happened in Oklahoma. The rifle was donated to the Okla Wildlife Dept for the Hunter Education Program.

my mistake. Thought you were referring to my photos.

 

[Pyscodog]

my mistake. Thought you were referring to my photos.

LOL, to bad you weren't there. It got pretty exiting really quick.

 

[jpjulian]

LOL, to bad you weren't there. It got pretty exiting really quick.

no doubt.......

 

[kyotekiller25]

Crazy some of these photos!

I was out doing some drop chart testing out to 1K about 10 years back with a 7 Rem Mag and a 7 STW. Had both shells on the bench. Switching rifles to let them cool. Well I ended up putting a 7 mag in the 7 stw. Needless to say it sounded a bit funny after the shot. I extracted the case and couldn't believe what a dumb mistake that was. Nothing was hurt, but it was definitely a big reminder that $hit can happen if you're not paying attention. I now only keep 1 rifle and ammo on the bench.

 

[Richard Jones]

Borescope pics:
First two are in the barrel. Aside from some copper, nothing untoward as far as I can see.

 

[Richard Jones]

These 3 are all in the chamber area. It was literally coated with brass, small brass chunks, etc., except for one area, which was clean.

I'm not sure what else to show/do.............

 

[Short Round]

Came way too close to seeing something like that up close and personal. I was working with someone at an event, where the only centerfire guns the person had was a Win 70 featherweight in .270, and a Savage 99 in .308 Win. Had to swap guns fairly often, to let one cool down after a few shots. After a close call of *almost* chambering a .308 in the .270, we implemented a new rule: when the gun leaves the bench, the ammo for it goes with it!

I did that once. Was on the department range on my day off working up reloads in two rifles, a M700 Ti .308 and a Model 7 in 7-08. I was doing fine firing a group and then changing rifle and ammo while that gun cooled until a coworker showed up to check things out. We chatted a bit and when he left I went back to business and promptly grabbed a 7-08 cartridge and fired it in the .308 rifle. Low report, low recoil, and before looking at the exceptional low reading on the chronograph I knew exactly what I did. Both MTM boxes were the same color and I managed to change rifles but not the ammo while I was distracted with company. 50/50 chance that I didn’t get a .308 attempted in the 7-08 that obviously would have caught my attention and not been chambered. As far as aww shits…..I got off easy, I lost a case out of the batch.

 

[Richard Jones]

To correct a previous post, the owner did have to use some oil and a bit of tapping of the bolt to remove the fired case.