Eye Protection? Pffft, who needs it.

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Bad ammo. I grabbed it thinking it was a box of factory ammo, but when we got to the range I realized it was reloads.

What I found after the fact was the brass wasn't sized correctly and some of the rounds would't allow the slide to fully close.

At first I thought it was case separation but after the fact I realized the brass was improperly sized causing the slide to not to fully close on some rounds.

It really concerned me because I was thinking they must be my dad's 45 reloads which I have a ton of, but upon further inspection I have no clue where they came from. I assume the came as part of a trade at some point.


This is one of the reasons I will not let anyone else have my reloads. Sold my sister my last .357... now I have a thousand reloaded rounds with nothing to shoot them out of (until I get another .357)

Glad you're ok man-
 

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LOL how much :sneaky:


Nah, it's not going anywhere. I have way too much history with that gun. I got it when the PT1911 first came out. Well, actually I bought it 6 months later off a Phoenix PD officer who is a buddy of mine.

The frame is actually broken in the back. Taurus offered to replace it but it's not in a critical place and I don't want to let this one go.
 
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This is one of the reasons I will not let anyone else have my reloads. Sold my sister my last .357... now I have a thousand reloaded rounds with nothing to shoot them out of (until I get another .357)

Glad you're ok man-


I generally won't shoot anyone else's reloads. As I said, this box has been on my dresser for a year and I didn't realize they were reloads until we got on the range.

I have no clue where they came from.
 
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I already had a pounding headache before that. It's about dull blown migraine now.
I had to all but quit going to indoor ranges. I've never had migraine in my life and then all of the sudden at 30 I started getting them immediately after going to an indoor range.
 

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I'm really bad about not wearing eye protection. Today was a bit of an eye opener for me. I'll be a little more careful for the next week or so. Then I'll go back to the way I've always done it.
 

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I had to all but quit going to indoor ranges. I've never had migraine in my life and then all of the sudden at 30 I started getting them immediately after going to an indoor range.


I refuse to shoot indoors. Won't do it.
 

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Thanks to @DoglegArms for his quick thinking. He immediately jumped into action and was able to suck out the poison then urinate on the wound to sterilize it. Probably saved @NWS life. He's a goddamn American hero. Except he's Asian. Goddamn Asian-American hero.
I did absolutely nothing except say whooaaaa. I didn't realize @NWS got it in the face until a few seconds later when asked me if his face was bleeding.
 

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I did absolutely nothing except say whooaaaa. I didn't realize @NWS got it in the face until a few seconds later when asked me if his face was bleeding.
I'm sure It's not the first time @NWS has had a hot load blown in his face and then immediately regretted not wearing protection.
 
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Bad ammo. I grabbed it thinking it was a box of factory ammo, but when we got to the range I realized it was reloads.

What I found after the fact was the brass wasn't sized correctly and some of the rounds would't allow the slide to fully close.

At first I thought it was case separation but after the fact I realized the brass was improperly sized causing the slide to not to fully close on some rounds.

It really concerned me because I was thinking they must be my dad's 45 reloads which I have a ton of, but upon further inspection I have no clue where they came from. I assume the came as part of a trade at some point.
Never ever fire some other jack wagons reloads.
 

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Man that sucks. Glad you walked away from that with all your parts.