Another Lucky Shooter

[Willie]

So, I'm at the range yesterday and am asked by RO to help a guy zero a rifle. The shooter said he had missed a huge buck at 50 yds with his "trusty, but rusty" 270. He had fired a full box of ammo to zero, but had never touched the target.
I pulled the bolt and set it up to bore sight. He had 2 pristine targets at 100. At first, I thought the bore and crosshairs were dead center. I was a bit confused, but then realized the bore was on left target and crosshairs were centered on the right target, 2 1/2 ft away. Luckily he had a Leupold adjustable rear base, so it was pretty easy to get him zeroed. He thanked me, then asked me if I'd help with his other rifle zero. This is where it gets strange.
He said it had always been very accurate, but he had shot it 4 or 5 times that day and something was wrong with it. I set up some bags to help him get solid. He loaded a round, or tried to, and kept trying to chamber it. Said it had been pretty hard to close the bolt earlier, but had finally closed.
I took the rifle and RO used a rod to knock the shell out. Yep!, it was a 25-06 he was using in his 22-250. He had fired the 4-5 rounds without injury and didn't seem to think it was a big deal. That was a new one on me, didn't think he could have chambered it.

 

[alinwa]

ain't nobody can force a 270 into a 22-250 chamber. hadda' be sumpin' else

 

[Willie]

That's what I thought also. It was a 25-06 box, headstamp was 25-06 with 4-5 missing and barrel was marked 22-250, factory rifle. Shooter said he had fired the rounds from that box. Who knows, it could have been rechambered without marking barrel. Just telling it like I saw it. I can't comprehend chambering a LA in a SA, it's got me stumped. The bore was 22 cal.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Even if you could cram a 25 cal case into a 22 cal barrel it would have been a pipe bomb on the first shot

 

[spencerhenry]

not possible without perhaps a hydraulic press.

 

[alinwa]

Was the dude green? Rough voice? say "smash" a lot?

 

[Willie]

Was the dude green? Rough voice? say "smash" a lot?

Funny! It seems incredulous. The only possible explanation would be that he had shot some rounds (22-250) from a mixed box of ammo and then tried to load the 25-06 that wouldn't chamber. Or when he got the rifle and ammo from his truck, he just picked up the wrong box. I'm still scratching my head. It's obvious that he could not have closed the bolt on the 06 case.

 

[corsair4360]

You would be surprised what we see at the range locally. All I know is that some people are ignoramuses at best or complete idiots at worst.

I have a 308 case, that was fired in a chamber the length of a 30-06. There were 5 of them in the brass bucket. Who knows what someone did.

Not much different than the guy who removed his "unloaded" rifle from the aluminium case by the trigger and as he touched the "unloaded" guns trigger it fired, putting a hole in his fancy high dollar aluminium case and his chronograph.

 

[jwink]

In my experience, I have discovered that public rifle ranges are very dangerous places to be. I see the most unbelievable things there, met Rambo there once.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Guy wondered why his rifle wouldn't group, he was firing 6.5 CM in his 308.
Savage factory day at old Piru range. R O off somewhere having coffee.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Guy wondered why his rifle wouldn't group, he was firing 6.5 CM in his 308.
Savage factory day at old Piru range. R O off somewhere having coffee.

He was fire forming.

 

[grovey]

Even if it was 250 savage ammo I doubt he could close the bolt on it.

 

[270WinDude]

22-250 IS a versitile chambering ...

 

[tom h]

is this april 1

 

[300_whisper]

Guy wondered why his rifle wouldn't group, he was firing 6.5 CM in his 308.
Savage factory day at old Piru range. R O off somewhere having coffee.

My buddy has a GAP AR10 in 308. It is one Baaaad rifle. He took some rookies from his battalion to the range with him. He had his custom defiance 6.5 creedmoor there as well. Well he turned his back to shoot his creedmoor and his buddy had fired a round in the GAP AR10. The AR bolt was stuck. He helped him get the round out and it was a 6.5 creedmoor case. It screwed up his ARs chamber. It won’t chamber a .308 win. He has to get the rifle rebarreled now. You do see crazy stuff at the range.

 

[M-61]

Something I saw was similar. Two guys, one a 270 the other a 30-06. Ammo for both 270.(they had no clue) Complaint was the one guys rifle had far less recoil. Well the 30-06 did have WAY less recoil as he squeezed off the 270 in it. They hadn't a clue what was happening. My thought was more about a 30-06 cartridge being chambered in the 270. Two big farm boys who I would think would be capable of cramming a 30-06 in the 270,(burying the bullet deep in the case) and letting it go. Never found out as all were 270 ammo. If it could be done I think I know what might have happened.

 

[dfrosch]

If the guy actually fired some 25-06 shells that day, I'd bet he did through the 270.

 

[300_whisper]

If the guy actually fired some 25-06 shells that day, I'd bet he did through the 270.

Or .30-06 no way a .22-250