After a great day out on the range, enjoying the company of a young man and his son, it ended in a bang as I decided to shoot the 357 a few times. Having forgot the box of 38 shells I'd planned on using up, I took the two loads that had been in the truck for emergencies and having shot one cylinder up, was feeling pretty good as I reloaded the last 7 shells and took aim.
DAMN MY HIDE, one of those shells was a leftover from the reloading debacle that blew up my last pistol. Sure enough, the pistol blew out the whole right side of the cylinder, blowing pieces almost 50' down the line and grazing my face with a neat little cut that could have been fatal or taken out my eye!
I'd already sold all my reloading equipment months ago. I'd set aside all my 357 reloads and bought retail ammunition to shoot through it. I was safe.... or so I thought. Obviously not my time to die, once again no one was hurt and I had just blew a $600 pistol all to hell. Slow as I am, this time I got the message....lol
The Mossberg 715T is a kick to shoot, looking like a military rifle, it's actually a 'plinkster' ... but accurate enough for varmint shooting I suppose. The Ruger 22 MK III is a pretty deadly shooter and the Volquartsen 17 HMR is dead on. Guess I'll stick with rim fires ;-)
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