GSPV
A failure to plan is a plan for failure.
Know what these are?
If you said 260 Remington cases, you'd be mostly right.
But wait, the head stamp says 243 Winchester
To paraphrase Paul Harvey, the rest of the story is that those nice 260 Remington cases are the result of my son mistaking 243 rounds loaded with the Berger 87 gr VLD Hunting for 260 Remington rounds loaded with the Berger 130 gr VLD Hunting.
Nothing hurt but pride, but, with a few details changed, it could have been dangerous.
Dad didn't have his thinking cap on when he loaded them to look so much alike. Dad didn't have his thinking cap on when he let the friend that was shooting with them and his son and another friend get on benches 6 away from each other on a busy day. Son complained about his hammer of a custom 260 not hitting the paper at 100. Dad was mystified when he couldn't find the 243 shells he'd loaded for his bud to shoo. Dad still didn't have his thinking cap on and didn't put 2 and 2 together.
Later when starting to debug what was "wrong" with son's 260 and finding a full box of 260s, Dad finally caught a clue. Son's rifle is OK and is back to being a hammer. Dad is thinking of rebarreling his 243 to 260 to head off any future missteps by son who isn't detail oriented.
Guys, I've been shooting since I could tag along with granddad quail hunting. Started reloading not long after. If, in a hectic moment, it can happen on my watch, it can happen to most anyone.
Build in systemic safeguards. Maintain direct supervision of those with you. Don't let a hectic atmosphere and the desire to make friends and family happy put you on a slippery slope.
If you said 260 Remington cases, you'd be mostly right.
But wait, the head stamp says 243 Winchester
To paraphrase Paul Harvey, the rest of the story is that those nice 260 Remington cases are the result of my son mistaking 243 rounds loaded with the Berger 87 gr VLD Hunting for 260 Remington rounds loaded with the Berger 130 gr VLD Hunting.
Nothing hurt but pride, but, with a few details changed, it could have been dangerous.
Dad didn't have his thinking cap on when he loaded them to look so much alike. Dad didn't have his thinking cap on when he let the friend that was shooting with them and his son and another friend get on benches 6 away from each other on a busy day. Son complained about his hammer of a custom 260 not hitting the paper at 100. Dad was mystified when he couldn't find the 243 shells he'd loaded for his bud to shoo. Dad still didn't have his thinking cap on and didn't put 2 and 2 together.
Later when starting to debug what was "wrong" with son's 260 and finding a full box of 260s, Dad finally caught a clue. Son's rifle is OK and is back to being a hammer. Dad is thinking of rebarreling his 243 to 260 to head off any future missteps by son who isn't detail oriented.
Guys, I've been shooting since I could tag along with granddad quail hunting. Started reloading not long after. If, in a hectic moment, it can happen on my watch, it can happen to most anyone.
Build in systemic safeguards. Maintain direct supervision of those with you. Don't let a hectic atmosphere and the desire to make friends and family happy put you on a slippery slope.
