RO: The line's going hot, eyes & ears, the range is hot.

Me: *Tries to close bolt on the chamber flag*

Experience: You've already done that today. Twice.
Dumbass.


What've you got?

I've done that same thing myself...more than once.

I've also shown up to the range with ammo that is not the appropriate caliber for the gun I brought.

I watched a guy raise a pistol, and shoot

Boom, it jammed

He racked it and then shot again, it jammed

He kept doing this until the RO came over to ask just WTF he thought he was doing

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Originally posted by PASig:
I watched a guy raise a pistol, and shoot

Boom, it jammed

He racked it and then shot again, it jammed

He kept doing this until the RO came over to ask just WTF he thought he was doing

Yep, saw that several times while teaching at the police academy. Repeated FTE/FTF on every shot.

Bang. Tap/rack. Bang. Tap/rack. Bang. Tap/rack. *CEASE FIRE*

Inevitably it was a cadet that had loaded the magazine of their .40 caliber Glock with 9mm ammo, despite repeated exhortation from instructors to triple check their caliber and ammo boxes.

Happened about once or twice a year.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
What've you got?

Earlier this year, I used a pistol bag as a rest to shoot an 11" SBR off of. I think with anything but the Bren 2, it would have probably been fine, but it has a downward vent in the flash hider and I blew a hole in the outer compartment of the pistol bag.

Well... "a hole" implies, I guess, a hole. The zipper was left, and some of the fabric it was attached to is probably a better way to describe what's left of the outer pouch. There's more hole than pouch now.

I posted this long ago here, but it may serve as a cautionary tale to newer members, or at least a bit of a laugh.

I was handloading for my 7mm Rem Mag Ruger 77 and wanted to test and get velocities for several loads. The nearest range where that was feasible was a long drive from home. The night before I loaded the car for the session, and that morning the last thing to go in the car was the case with the rifle.

Two hour drive to get to the range about sunrise and before anyone else occupied all the benches. Run down range to set up the targets, unload and set up the shooting rest and rear bag, unbox the handloads, take the rifle in its case out of the car and lay it on the bench, set up the Oehler chronograph with its three screens and two tripod supports and separate recording and printer unit, then finally pull the rifle out of the case: and remember that the bolt had been stored separately from the rifle for security.

Forgetting a rifle bolt has happened since, but never again discovered two hours from home.

I used my range bag as a shooting rest for one of my ARs. The barrel got a little close to the bag and destroyed the carry strap and almost blew a pocket off the bag.

First time I was using my AAC 762SDN6 suppressor I was pleased as punch with it, blasting mag after mag, marveling at how quiet it was. Then set it down on my new nylon rifle case. Hmmm I thought, what is that burning smell? Important pro tip, turns out those suppressors get rocket hot after use BUT, on the plus side, I custom designed a nice burn mark on my new rifle case so I can tell it apart from any other one and nylon just chips off the suppressor when it cools down.

Forgot to bring a mag for my VZ.

300 Win Mag with a muzzle brake took out the outer zippered compartment on my range bag. Note to self, take real bag rest next time.

Yeah, I once went to a service match and had forgotten my M14 mags. The other guys ribbed me but let me borrow a few

Suppose my last range trip was the first time I felt like a dumbass. I live in a townhouse with detached garage so break my ARs down to uppers and lowers so they sit in a duffle bag. Got to the range, pulled out upper and lower for first AR, tilted back upper and watched BCG slide out of upper and onto the concrete ground
Luckily them BCM BCGs are built for combat and didn’t skip a beat {facepalm x10}

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Yeah, I once went to a service match and had forgotten my M14 mags. The other guys ribbed me but let me borrow a few

I showed up a highpower match one day, a 1.5 hour drive from home, without the handstop for my match rifle. Nope, nobody had a spare. I served as the pit boss that day so somebody else could shoot.

Then there was the day I took my 9mms out to shoot but found only .45ACP in the ammo can when I opened it.

Late night went to my club’s indoor range with another member a couple weeks ago. Brought my Victory .22 and SA-35 together with ammunition. Shooting partner brought his range bag but forgot his guns.

I loaned him mine to shoot. Bet he won’t do that again.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Earlier this year, I used a pistol bag as a rest to shoot an 11" SBR off of. I think with anything but the Bren 2, it would have probably been fine, but it has a downward vent in the flash hider and I blew a hole in the outer compartment of the pistol bag.

Well... "a hole" implies, I guess, a hole. The zipper was left, and some of the fabric it was attached to is probably a better way to describe what's left of the outer pouch. There's more hole than pouch now.

I’ll admit, I’ve done this too.