Me as well
I can't see a .308 diameter bullet chambering let alone going down the rifiling in a .224.
Scary incident at the range
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I can't see a .308 diameter bullet chambering let alone going down the rifiling in a .224.
.300 Blk will chamber & fire in a .223 Rem/5.56mm gun. And it will take that .30 cal bullet that weighs 120gr right on down to .224 diameter. Mystery solved. Next comes the denials & that's not possible but the proof is in the weight & length of that projectile shown.
I was thinking that same thing, because of the length of the bullet. Looks like it was "Drawn out" in the barrel. Didn't know that the 30 Blackout woud chamber due to the bullet diameter.
This is SCARY that it could!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You think manufactures would design the cartridge not the chamber all the way so it would not fire.
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Like I said I have seen it 2x. I still have the parts in a box in my office from one of them to show people and for firearms training for kids in firearms safety.
This year a guy brought in a bolt action .270 that his friend accidentally loaded a 30-30 cartridge in and fired it at a deer. Same result. The 30-30 fits perfectly into the neck of the .270.
My guess is either the OP has 300 BO ammo at home or the bulk ammo manufacturer accidentally got one in the 5.56 ammo... glad everyone is ok.
This year a guy brought in a bolt action .270 that his friend accidentally loaded a 30-30 cartridge in and fired it at a deer. Same result. The 30-30 fits perfectly into the neck of the .270.
My guess is either the OP has 300 BO ammo at home or the bulk ammo manufacturer accidentally got one in the 5.56 ammo... glad everyone is ok.
This is just one of many links showing it happens.
www.thefirearmblog.com
And you are right @Coyote Shadow Tracker , it's scary it can happen. People that have both (.223/5.56 & .300BLK) have to be very cautious.
LFD Research Films the Firing of .300 Blackout in a .223/5.56 Chamber -
LFD Research simulated a catastrophic failure by chambering a .300 Blackout round into 5.56 AR-15 and filming it in slow motion.
www.thefirearmblog.com
And you are right @Coyote Shadow Tracker , it's scary it can happen. People that have both (.223/5.56 & .300BLK) have to be very cautious.
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demonjigger
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I suggest to people that have both is to paint your 300 Blackout mags a certain color like blue and only use those mags for 300 BO...
Learned something new...and NO, I will not be testing it out...
milo-2
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Wow, glad you are OK.
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Learn something new every day. Didn't think a bullet could be drawn like that in a barrel. And didn't realize a 300 BO would chamber in a 5.56 chamber.
I own a 5.56 AR and a single shot 300BO. Guess I'll have to extra careful to make sure they never mix even though my single shot obviously doesn't use AR mags.
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Somebody have picture of the two together? 5.56&300 blackout.
Thanks for the video!!!!!!!!!This is just one of many links showing it happens.
LFD Research Films the Firing of .300 Blackout in a .223/5.56 Chamber -
LFD Research simulated a catastrophic failure by chambering a .300 Blackout round into 5.56 AR-15 and filming it in slow motion.
And you are right @Coyote Shadow Tracker , it's scary it can happen. People that have bofh (.223/5.56 & .300BLK) have to be very cautious.
Anyone that owns both a .223 and 300 blackout shoud watch this video!
