Check your mags before you shoot!

[ARRRR-15]

If you are handed a mag with ammo in it make sure to unload it to make sure it's the correct ammo! Lesson I learned the other day. A buddy of mine(let's call him WTF!) handed me an AR mag with a couple of rounds in it. I look at them they were .223. So I topped it off and start shooting. I shoot 9 rounds off and notice something isn't right. I turned the rifle on it's side and notice the round didn't even chamber.

Thinking to myself, "That' weird? Wait it looks funny, it's kinda fat for a .223. Oh, that's why it looks funny for a .223 it's a 7.62 X 39"

I look over at WTF! and say, "Dude why would you put a 7.62 then .223's on top of it in your AR mag?"

"I da know."

But then I thought to myself, "You idiot, why would you put a mag in your gun without checking each round?"

I'm sure glad it didn't go off for some reason. Could it have? What kind of damage could have been done? I've had a couple of .22 blow out the case, but nothing bigger then that.

[jumbopanda]

Load your own mags from now on.

[VeryCoolCat]

If you are handed a mag with ammo in it make sure to unload it to make sure it's the correct ammo! Lesson I learned the other day. A buddy of mine(let's call him WTF!) handed me an AR mag with a couple of rounds in it. I look at them they were .223. So I topped it off and start shooting. I shoot 9 rounds off and notice something isn't right. I turned the rifle on it's side and notice the round didn't even chamber.

Thinking to myself, "That' weird? Wait it looks funny, it's kinda fat for a .223. Oh, that's why it looks funny for a .223 it's a 7.62 X 39"

I look over at WTF! and say, "Dude why would you put a 7.62 then .223's on top of it in your AR mag?"

"I da know."

But then I thought to myself, "You idiot, why would you put a mag in your gun without checking each round?"

I'm sure glad it didn't go off for some reason. Could it have? What kind of damage could have been done? I've had a couple of .22 blow out the case, but nothing bigger then that.

Heh... change your buddy

If your buddy wasn't smart enough to realize that... then I would be kinda afraid to go shooting with em.

[mike452]

I don't think you can physically chamber an AK round in an AR. (I will check!)

It couldn't have gone off. Your bolt has to close for the hammer to be released.

You should leave WTF home next time.

[SemiAutoSam]

Were you not aware that your boddy mr WTF had a AR that chambered 7.62x39 ammo ? Or are you saying he put the 7.62x39 rounds in the mag just to trip you up ? Since when will a AR15 bolt close on the base of a 7.62 round ?

You didn't notice what he was shooting ?

How aware of your surroundings are you ?

[G17GUY]

Were you not aware that your boddy mr WTF had a AR that chambered 7.62x39 ammo ? Or are you saying he put the 7.62x39 rounds in the mag just to trip you up ? Since when will a AR15 bolt close on the base of a 7.62 round ?

You didn't notice what he was shooting ?

How aware of your surroundings are you ?

[moulton]

reminds me of yester day when I went to the range and there was a old guy and his wife shooting a tub feed nylon 66. I saw then tinkering around with it right before cese fire and they were waiting to put up targets at the 25 yard line. then the range master blew the whistle and everyone but them backed away from the bench. the RM check every gun and when he came to them they backed away and he checked their gun saying, " your gun is loaded". the old guy said "yeah, you mean you dont want us to load it, we want to be ready to shoot after we put our target up" The rm unloaed their gun, and talked to them about saftey for about 15 minutes. you need to understand the rules, not just read them

[ARRRR-15]

Were you not aware that your boddy mr WTF had a AR that chambered 7.62x39 ammo ? Or are you saying he put the 7.62x39 rounds in the mag just to trip you up ? Since when will a AR15 bolt close on the base of a 7.62 round ?

You didn't notice what he was shooting ?

How aware of your surroundings are you ?

The mags were in is bag(with the 3 rounds already loaded) and he wasn't using them. I grabbed the mag and looked in. The top 2 rounds were .223. So I thought anymore in there would have been the same and topped them off.

I forgot to mention that he had an excuse for the mix up. I guess he didn't want the rounds rolling around in his bag, so he through them in a mag.

[ARRRR-15]

I don't think you can physically chamber an AK round in an AR. (I will check!)

It couldn't have gone off. Your bolt has to close for the hammer to be released.

You should leave WTF home next time.

It didn't chamber all the way. Just the bullet tip went in and was held there by the bolt.

I know the hammer won't release if the bolt isn't closed, but could it have slam fired?

[GUN FREAK]

Always watch for that FNG, Lucky it did not F up your new gun.

[WokMaster1]

It's a good thing nothing happened to the AR. If it would have blown or something, you'd have to change your handle from ARRRRRR-15 to Wasssssss-15.

[Moonclip]

I loaded a 38spl in to a m1 carbine mag by accident once! Also I usually don't do this, my latest mag problem is forgetting to take them to the range!

[ghost]

thank God you didnt have a kaboom to your rifle or even worse you getting seriously injured.

[scewper]

It didn't chamber all the way. Just the bullet tip went in and was held there by the bolt.

I know the hammer won't release if the bolt isn't closed, but could it have slam fired?

No, the firing pin can't reach the primer unless the bolt is rotated into the carrier.

[ARRRR-15]

No, the firing pin can't reach the primer unless the bolt is rotated into the carrier.

Roger that.