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Look what happened to my Magnetospeed
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<blockquote data-quote="planetwaves" data-source="post: 2371029" data-attributes="member: 84697"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="planetwaves, post: 2371029, member: 84697"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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