Look what happened to my Magnetospeed

[ShtrRdy]

I forgot to tuck the loose end of the strap away from the muzzle a couple times and ended up shooting through the strap. Not a big deal but shows you what can happen.

 

[257 STW]

Happened to me once too. Just a little nick in mine though, and close to the tail of the strap. No big

 

[badthirtyone]

My wife used one of my range bags as a rest. SBR with a flash hider. She didn't actually shoot the bag, or even through the bag. Just placed the muzzle end within an inch or so of the bag. I now have no zipper or pouch on the side of the bag that got to experience the wonders of 60 some thousand psi of exit plume.

 

[Lefty38-55]

… had to give mine up and sell it, as the black powder residue was causing more trouble than it was worth, seriously. Went back to an old school set up with screens … 'OK Boomer'!

 

[sierracharlie338]

Dang it man! At least you can still use it.

 

[ShtrRdy]

… had to give mine up and sell it, as the black powder residue was causing more trouble than it was worth, seriously. Went back to an old school set up with screens … 'OK Boomer'!

What was the black powder residue doing?

 

[Reelamin]

Never bought one. Tried a buddies....royal pain in the butt to use compared to a regular chrono. I will stick with my Pro Chrono and use my Oehler for back up.

 

[cjl2010]

Maybe I'm lucky, but from a #4 contour to a proof sendero I've never used anything but the small rubber deal and have never had to adjust anything? Couldn't imagine anyway a magneto could be a pain?

 

[257 STW]

Never bought one. Tried a buddies....royal pain in the butt to use compared to a regular chrono. I will stick with my Pro Chrono and use my Oehler for back up.

For me I found just the opposite. Haven`t gotten the sky screens out in a couple years. Guess that`s why they still make both kinds

 

[5Spot]

I forgot to tuck the loose end of the strap away from the muzzle a couple times and ended up shooting through the strap. Not a big deal but shows you what can happen.

I use a couple of wraps of electrical tape on my Magnetospeed strap after it is cinched down tight. That provides a little peace of mind.

 

[planetwaves]

I forgot to tuck the loose end of the strap away from the muzzle a couple times and ended up shooting through the strap. Not a big deal but shows you what can happen.

I accidentally did something careless, stupid and dangerous while setting up my MagnetoSpeed on a second rifle. The first time I use it on a rifle, I insert two sections of an old aluminum cleaning rod into the barrel so I can determine correct spacing and alignment with the bullet path. As I was setting it up, another shooter came over and started asking questions about it and we got into a disucussion about our experiences with chronographs. I then sat down and fired a shot at a 100 yard target. The monitor gave an error message saying the projectile was too long to measure and I noticed no hole in the target. I was confused for a minute but then realized the cleaning rod was not on the bench. I searched for it, then looked through the barrel, which was clear. During the next cold range, I walked the line from my bench to the target. One segment of the cleaning rod was about 3 feet in front of the target (can't seem to add a photo). Apparently it hit the target and bounced back. The pressure in the barrel had compressed the rod and it had impressions of the barrel grooves. I was **** lucky the rifle didn't explode.

 

[planetwaves]

Continuation: Here's the photo. The upper rod sections are what was inserted into the barrel. The lower rod section is what I found after accidentally firing it from the rifle.

 

[257 STW]

Continuation: Here's the photo. The upper rod sections are what was inserted into the barrel. The lower rod section is what I found after accidentally firing it from the rifle.

Did you go buy a lotto ticket after that?

 

[planetwaves]

Did you go buy a lotto ticket after that?

Should have done that.