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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 2162855" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I have never had a mishap of this nature.</p><p>BUT I have deliberately loaded a 300WM in a 300 Weatherby rifle to see what happens...no string attached to the trigger either, I shouldered the rifle and fired it, recoil was a little less, brass looked amusing.</p><p>Tried the same with my 340 Weatherby barrel and a 338WM. It fired too, brass was like a 458WM.</p><p>Being a range officer for more than 20 years, I have seen all sorts. 243's fired in 6mm Rems. 270 fired in 30-06.</p><p>I even had a guy that managed to fire an 8mm Mauser in a 30-06, that made a huge mess and his arm got a piece of steel from the front ring embedded in his arm.</p><p>Saw a Winchester push feed in 243 self destruct for no apparent reason. All the loads checked out and it had had 32 rounds fired in it from the same batch, number 33 dismantled the mag well, the action split behind receiver ring, the scope was in 2 bits and the stock was splintered shrapnel. No one knows what caused it, the loads were with H4350, so should've been fine.</p><p>We had a guy in the rifle club that would often do stupid stuff. He had identical rifles, all RUGER M77 MK II, in 25-06, 270, 30-06 and 300WM. He would grab the 25-06 or 270 ammo and fire it in the 30-06, or try to fire 30-06 in his 300WM. He was a complete muppet when it came to safety as well, would turn around and point the rifle at spectators, or clear his pistol but have a round in the chamber and drop the hammer on it...just stupid. We eventually kicked him out.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 2162855, member: 10755"] I have never had a mishap of this nature. BUT I have deliberately loaded a 300WM in a 300 Weatherby rifle to see what happens...no string attached to the trigger either, I shouldered the rifle and fired it, recoil was a little less, brass looked amusing. Tried the same with my 340 Weatherby barrel and a 338WM. It fired too, brass was like a 458WM. Being a range officer for more than 20 years, I have seen all sorts. 243’s fired in 6mm Rems. 270 fired in 30-06. I even had a guy that managed to fire an 8mm Mauser in a 30-06, that made a huge mess and his arm got a piece of steel from the front ring embedded in his arm. Saw a Winchester push feed in 243 self destruct for no apparent reason. All the loads checked out and it had had 32 rounds fired in it from the same batch, number 33 dismantled the mag well, the action split behind receiver ring, the scope was in 2 bits and the stock was splintered shrapnel. No one knows what caused it, the loads were with H4350, so should’ve been fine. We had a guy in the rifle club that would often do stupid stuff. He had identical rifles, all RUGER M77 MK II, in 25-06, 270, 30-06 and 300WM. He would grab the 25-06 or 270 ammo and fire it in the 30-06, or try to fire 30-06 in his 300WM. He was a complete muppet when it came to safety as well, would turn around and point the rifle at spectators, or clear his pistol but have a round in the chamber and drop the hammer on it...just stupid. We eventually kicked him out. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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