Funny thing happened at the range...

Dr_Rich · November 20, 2012, 09:18 AM

Had a group of friends (not mine) come to the range last weekend. They went back in the range and were having a good time shooting. Then, this kid (17 ~ 20 or so) comes in the shop and asks me if I can help him with a jam. Yeah, no problem.

So I go into the range and I look at his rifle. Its an older pump 22. And there is a round that looks like its stuck in the mag tube and its not getting pushed up to the bolt carrier. I mess with it for about 10 seconds and realized this was going to be a bit of a problem.

After 5 minutes of cussing and sweat - I find this

Something tells me his buddies were telling him not to put a .22 mag in a rifle that says ".22 short, long, Long Rifle ONLY" Because when I took it back to him and told him what was going on they all started ribbing him.

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bearclaw46 · November 21, 2012, 02:03 PM

Reality....another word for realization. Once you actually "realize" something, it changes what you're doing or thinking real fast haha. A good example... I used to work for USFWS up here in Alaska we had a little gal that was totally anti-gun. Refused to carry the Dept's 870 shotgun in the field for bear protection. After her mauling, and her wounds healed...the next year, she was putting on lectures at the bear training shotgun classes on how to properly use a Remington 870 for bear protection. Realization is SO important in life.

Stressfire · November 21, 2012, 04:15 PM

The eek emoticon really does no justice to my reaction to that pic....

I hope the kid got a good, detailed explanation on the importance of reading the stamp on the barrel and the fact that it was put there for a darn good reason.

He got lucky

November 20, 2012, 09:18 AM	#1
Dr_Rich Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2011 Location: Gods waiting room. Posts: 103	Funny thing happened at the range... Had a group of friends (not mine) come to the range last weekend. They went back in the range and were having a good time shooting. Then, this kid (17 ~ 20 or so) comes in the shop and asks me if I can help him with a jam. Yeah, no problem. So I go into the range and I look at his rifle. Its an older pump 22. And there is a round that looks like its stuck in the mag tube and its not getting pushed up to the bolt carrier. I mess with it for about 10 seconds and realized this was going to be a bit of a problem. After 5 minutes of cussing and sweat - I find this Something tells me his buddies were telling him not to put a .22 mag in a rifle that says ".22 short, long, Long Rifle ONLY" Because when I took it back to him and told him what was going on they all started ribbing him. - Blog.TheFiringLine.com/Dr_Rich __________________ Glock 26 \| Glock 36 \| Glock 17L \| Ruger LCP \| Llama .38spc \| NEF 10 gauge \| NEF 20 gauge pump \| Savage Mark II GL \|Remington 770 \| Remington 30/30 \| Remington 25/35 \|

November 21, 2012, 04:15 PM	#3
Stressfire Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,497	The eek emoticon really does no justice to my reaction to that pic.... I hope the kid got a good, detailed explanation on the importance of reading the stamp on the barrel and the fact that it was put there for a darn good reason. He got lucky __________________ "The best diplomat I know is a fully charged phaser bank" - Montgomery Scott

November 21, 2012, 02:03 PM	#2
bearclaw46 Member Join Date: November 2, 2011 Posts: 15	Reality....another word for realization. Once you actually "realize" something, it changes what you're doing or thinking real fast haha. A good example... I used to work for USFWS up here in Alaska we had a little gal that was totally anti-gun. Refused to carry the Dept's 870 shotgun in the field for bear protection. After her mauling, and her wounds healed...the next year, she was putting on lectures at the bear training shotgun classes on how to properly use a Remington 870 for bear protection. Realization is SO important in life.