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SecretSquirrel38 · Nov 18, 2024

My son's friend made a mistake because he didn't know his gun. He shot some 300 Win Mag yesterday and gave me his brass. Well when I looked at it something was wrong. I was right. He has been shooting 300 Win Mag out of a 300 Weatherby Magnum. Look what it did to the brass. The right is the factory Federal 300 Win Mag. The left is the brass he shot out of a 300 Weatherby Magnum. That brass is already in the garbage.

fseaman · Nov 18, 2024

So glad the youths are fine.
Yes the brass is destroyed.
Thank goodness it doesn't cause danger type problems. Well, we saw lots of it but nothing ever blew up.
I used to see this a my local range. We were the closest range to Weatherby so a little more Wby in the rifle mix.

KNOTFERSAIL · Nov 18, 2024

That's almost as bad as whoever did the QC on that factory round..geezus

Varmint Hunter · Nov 18, 2024

Seems to have fireformed perfectly. How did it shoot?

fseaman · Nov 18, 2024

Varmint Hunter said:
Seems to have fireformed perfectly. How did it shoot?

Witnessed often enough to be able to say, not terrible, not predictable. That was the range master clue.

slikmrc · Nov 18, 2024

Made a 300 Win-Bee, have seen this more than once

memtb · Nov 18, 2024

SecretSquirrel38 said:
My son's friend made a mistake because he didn't know his gun. He shot some 300 Win Mag yesterday and gave me his brass. Well when I looked at it something was wrong. I was right. He has been shooting 300 Win Mag out of a 300 Weatherby Magnum. Look what it did to the brass. The right is the factory Federal 300 Win Mag. The left is the brass he shot out of a 300 Weatherby Magnum. That brass is already in the garbage.

OK….you now have short-necked 300 Weatherby brass!

But…..point well taken! memtb

SecretSquirrel38 · Nov 18, 2024

Varmint Hunter said:
Seems to have fireformed perfectly. How did it shoot?

Not that great.

SecretSquirrel38 · Nov 18, 2024

memtb said:
OK….you now have short-necked 300 Weatherby brass!

But…..point well taken! memtb

I won't be reloading that brass. I have been reloading for a few months and don't want to risk it.

hseII · Nov 18, 2024

Varmint Hunter said:
Seems to have fireformed perfectly. How did it shoot?

I mean it fits now.

memtb · Nov 18, 2024

SecretSquirrel38 said:
I won't be reloading that brass. I have been reloading for a few months and don't want to risk it.

Good decision!

That was "mostly" tongue in cheek! I've been known to push the envelope…..but, I'd probably

can those also! memtb

lancetkenyon · Nov 18, 2024

Probably nothing dangerous with that. But the brass is not good for anything anymore. Too short for .300Wby and would take a lot of work to get back to .300WM.

Not any different than a lot of other fire forming.

memtb · Nov 18, 2024

lancetkenyon said:
Probably nothing dangerous with that. But the brass is not good for anything anymore. Too short for .300Wby and would take a lot of work to get back to .300WM.

Not any different than a lot of other fire forming.

I'm guess'n there would be sufficient neck length for enough tension for the bullet…..but certainly not excessive tension. memtb

cdherman · Nov 18, 2024

This underlays one of my personal issues with screwing on barrels onto my Savage actions. There are no markings as to what the gun shoots on the outside. A proper smith will at least put the cartridge/ caliber on their work. In my experience. On my un-labeled guns, I ought to have a piece of tape or something under the barrel identifying the chambering. I sadly do not on a couple. Were I to die in an unfortunate event, my hunting buddies would pitch in to ID and dispose of my guns (this I tell the wife and the buddies as well).

But I ought to label stuff better.

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