Boom at the gun range.

[zack991]

Guy came in and he was shooting his custom built ARs, one 5.56 and the other 300blk. He fired 300blk out of his 5.56 rifle. Not sure who the manufacture of his upper or BCG, he couldn't remember. Barrel was from Bear creek. The young guy was fine, only had a three inch cut on his forarm. Why i never shoot 300blk at the same time I shoot my 5.56 guns. will add more photos when I get a chance.

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[Mysteryman]

Lack of situational awareness.. Gets expensive.

[AndyLate]

I see the post as a reminder to be a little more careful when you are firing multiple calibers of guns at one session. It's not just the 300 BO - popping off a 308 round in a 25-06 is not unheard of.

Andy

[sidewaysil80]

People are dumb, how hard is it to double check.

[zack991]

People are dumb, how hard is it to double check.

They have 4 people shooting together, no one was controlling who had want ammo or rifle.

[HKGuns]

Play silly games, win stupid prizes.

[T2C]

You definitely want to be careful about not mixing ammunition. I keep different calibers in separate containers which are clearly marked.

I've seen people shoot 9mm +P+ out of a Glock 22 and others shoot .308 Winchester out of a M1 Garand chambered in 30-06. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

[sidewaysil80]

They have 4 people shooting together, no one was controlling who had want ammo or rifle.

If it’s my gun, especially being passed around or with different calibers, I make I sure load the mags. Ymmv

[Stickman]

You definitely want to be careful about not mixing ammunition. I keep different calibers in separate containers which are clearly marked.

I've seen people shoot 9mm +P+ out of a Glock 22 and others shoot .308 Winchester out of a M1 Garand chambered in 30-06. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

One of my Officers loaded up his duty .45 magazines with 9mm and carried it for an entire quarter. This officer worked a district where drawing his weapon daily, or multiple times daily was not uncommon. When he came out for quals he was having issues (crazy right?) with his weapon running. After watching him fight malfunction clearances several times in a row, I took the weapon and immediately saw what the issue was.

This Officer was no rising super star, he was a vet who just took the easy way out of everything and never seemed to care during training. Even though he had to come up and request his caliber of ammunition, he still managed to screw himself over. Maybe he was tired, maybe he grabbed someone elses ammo, who knows. My point is that bad things can happen, its worth double checking ammo.

[titsonritz]

One of my Officers loaded up his duty .45 magazines with 9mm and carried it for an entire quarter. This officer worked a district where drawing his weapon daily, or multiple times daily was not uncommon. When he came out for quals he was having issues (crazy right?) with his weapon running. After watching him fight malfunction clearances several times in a row, I took the weapon and immediately saw what the issue was.

This Officer was no rising super star, he was a vet who just took the easy way out of everything and never seemed to care during training. Even though he had to come up and request his caliber of ammunition, he still managed to screw himself over. Maybe he was tired, maybe he grabbed someone elses ammo, who knows. My point is that bad things can happen, its worth double checking ammo.

Sounds like he is lucky to be alive.