fireman32
"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
My late boss mixed up his mags, he wasn’t hurt when it happened. 
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Why you don’t shoot 300 Blackout in a 223 barrel.
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Your late boss is a fortunate fellow.
fireman32
"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
For certain, he had a brain tumor and really shouldn’t have had access to his guns.
He might have become your late late boss.
1eyefishing
...just joking, seriously.
I don't understand how there was enough free bore in that chamber for the bolt to come into full battery instead of being blocked out by the bullet on the lands.
Maybe as the bolt slammed forward? The bullet resest into the case enough without being blocked by powder?
If the bolt is not in full battery , the firing pin should not be able to be struck?
Maybe as the bolt slammed forward? The bullet resest into the case enough without being blocked by powder?
If the bolt is not in full battery , the firing pin should not be able to be struck?
fireman32
"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
Not sure how it happened, I wasn’t there and only have the barrel and carrier to look at. Everything but the firing pin is either broken or deformed.
fireman32
"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
It was a Ruger if that makes a difference.
jglenn
Senior Member
I use completely different color magazine for the 300.. hard to mistake..
menhadenman
Senior Member
The big colored rubber bands from celery also work well. Drop one of those on your 300 mags.
I just don't shoot both at the same range session.
Skeeter XRi
Senior Member
transfixer
Senior Member
I have a laser imprinted dust cover on each of my .300's, not for my identification , but in case one of my friends borrows one of mine, or shoots it while we're target shooting, and I always look at the rounds in whatever mag I pick up before I insert it, to see what it is I"m shooting, fmj or soft point , or hollow points ? I only have one .223/5.56 and I seldom ever shoot it, as its not my favorite caliber, there would be more chance of one of my friends inserting a mag of 5.56 into one of my .300's than the other way around
fireman32
"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
I never take different calibers out of the truck when target practicing. I have a 7-08 and a 308 and my eyes are aging. To easy to make mistake's.
bighonkinjeep
Senior Member
Yikes,
I wonder what the BC of that swaged down bullet is now?
I wonder what the BC of that swaged down bullet is now?
Jester896
Senior Clown
if you laid the 2 side by side it would be easy to see. I'll try to post a couple of pictures later if someone else doesn't.
Both rounds have the OAL. The ogive of the bullet gives it plenty of clearance. Don't forget how much of the .223 case you cut off too...about where the shoulder and case body meets which allows this.
that sure is a long .22 cal bullet now
Liberty
Senior Member
Double Jeopardy answer. What is the most expensive bullet swaging method ever Alex.
Jester896
Senior Clown
Forgot to do this
killerv
Senior Member
might could understand why with subsonics and those bigger bullets but a supersonic would probably close just fine
killerv
Senior Member
I agree, I have a 260, 708 and 308 and 243, and always double and triple checking
Jester896
Senior Clown
the image I posted is a sub 220gr SMK next to a 69gr SMK
bullgator
Senior Member
The 300 Blackout (7.62x35) case is shortened by 10mm from the 5.56 parent case. That 30 cal. bullet starts further back and roughly equals the smaller bullet at the point of entering the freebore.
