Using the wrong Ammo

[littlebob]

Just heard a story today about a guy that tried to chamber the wrong ammo in his rifle with explosive results. My Dad had various
guns and ammo growing up and was sure to make the point that I should always know that I was putting the right ammo in the gun I was shooting. This was a story I was told by an uncle of the person involved. It happened to someone that should have known better and had had just gotten careless. The story goes:
He needed more ammo, He calls his sister to bring him more and didn't check it before trying to chamber the round. When he was driving the bolt forward it exploded in his face.
Hope everyone that lets their kids shoot and people new to the hobby know of what can go wrong when the improper round is
loaded. It didn't kill him, but it could have.

 

[Barry J]

That sounds like a firing pin stuck protruding past the bolt face. Still not a good deal and hope he is ok.

 

[Hogin]

Well since I am new, how about some of the better educated firearm folks chime in and inform us on how to pick the right ammo? The reason I say this is because...... I have a old rifle handed down from my grandfather. It is a old Remington top loader semi automatic in beautiful condition. Stamped on the bolt?? is 30-30. All my life, i assumed i had a 30-30, but never gave too much thought about shooting it, just keep it clean, and return it to the safe. Well I got a wild hair and decided it would be nice to put some rounds through it. Well 30-30 from wally world dont work, go figure. Numerous friends who claim to be gun nuts were no help. Finally, a older (60's) friend told me I have a Remington Model 8, and the correct rounds for it were .30 Rem, not to be confused with .30 carbine. How in the hell is someone supposed to no that? the rifle is stamped 30-30, so why not stamp it .30 Rem? Can anyone onboard explain this to me, or give me a idea on how to find the "right" ammo for a firearm? BTW I did locate some .30 Rem and the rifle shoots great. But damnit man that caliber is hard to find and quite expensive, 40 bucks for a box of 20 plus tax.

 

[lsu fan]

Well since I am new, how about some of the better educated firearm folks chime in and inform us on how to pick the right ammo? The reason I say this is because...... I have a old rifle handed down from my grandfather. It is a old Remington top loader semi automatic in beautiful condition. Stamped on the bolt?? is 30-30. All my life, i assumed i had a 30-30, but never gave too much thought about shooting it, just keep it clean, and return it to the safe. Well I got a wild hair and decided it would be nice to put some rounds through it. Well 30-30 from wally world dont work, go figure. Numerous friends who claim to be gun nuts were no help. Finally, a older (60's) friend told me I have a Remington Model 8, and the correct rounds for it were .30 Rem, not to be confused with .30 carbine. How in the hell is someone supposed to no that? the rifle is stamped 30-30, so why not stamp it .30 Rem? Can anyone onboard explain this to me, or give me a idea on how to find the "right" ammo for a firearm? BTW I did locate some .30 Rem and the rifle shoots great. But damnit man that caliber is hard to find and quite expensive, 40 bucks for a box of 20 plus tax.

Sounds like it was stamped incorrectly...

 

[Barry J]

Or the barrel changed. If it was stamped on the bolt, the bolt could have been changed. The only way to know for sure is to have a gunsmith measure the chamber. I have an old Browning Auto5 from my grandfather and I don't shoot it. Don't want to break anything or drop it and scratch it.