Yesterday I took my friend to the range, and my idiot friend mistakenly loaded and fired a .40 cal bullet through my .45 1911 handgun. The spent cartridge lodged in the barrel, and I had to have it dislodged by the range gunsmith, who then inspected the gun to see if it was still ok to fire (although it seems that the rifling in the barrel seems a little scratched up). He did say it was ok, and we shot about 50 more .45 cal bullets through it and it worked fine.
My question is, how will this affect the gun in the long run?
Additionally, my idiot friend has a degree in computer science. I can't stop thinking about how much i want to kick his *** for being so stupid. How do I get over that?
2007-04-01 06:11:19 · 7 answers · asked by The JZA 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
About 3 years ago my brother and I went to the range. He loaded a .45 1911 magazine for me, and the fourth shot sounded remarkably different, and the shell didn't eject. I manually ejected it, and saw that he had loaded a .40S&W shell in my magazine. It split the case from the mouth to the web, but did no permanent damage.
Since then I've put close to 11,000 rounds downrange with the same gun with no adverse effects. Still hits steel at 25 yards; still knocks bowling pins down at 7.
2007-04-02 14:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by Manevitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both the .45 ACP and .40 S&W contain roughly the same quantity of powder, and a .40 S&W rattling around in a chamber 52/1000ths of an inch too big to adequately contain it isn't going to develop full pressure. (Though when you say the case was lodged in the barrel, do you actually mean the chamber, or do you mean that the case somehow got all the way down the chamber and wedged itself in the rifling of the barrel proper?)
There's nothing in your description of the problem to suggest that the slide and frame should be affected in any way. For that matter, provided the barrel wasn't bulged and those scratches are just scratches, rather than cracks, this sort of accident shouldn't have harmed the barrel either. After all, a relatively flimsy bit of brass getting wedged in it is nothing like repeatedly jamming a solid hunk of copper and lead down it like one does when everything is going as it should. However, you probably should have the barrel checked by a reputable gunsmith to be sure. Or, if you were looking for an excuse to drop in a match-grade barrel into your M1911, this would be an excellent time to do it.
2007-04-01 14:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sam D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are lucky it didn't blow up in his face. The 45 head spaces off the case mouth, so if the extractor hadn't held onto the case it would probably have blown appart with catastrophic damage to the gun.
Can't imagine doing it myself.
What diference does the degree in computer science make? Lots of people with degrees do dumb things, it isn't a sign that they guy is somehow better at everything, he's just done some work in computer science.
Since it didn't blow up you should probably just get over it and make sure he doesn't have access to more than one type of ammo in the future.
2007-04-01 09:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say God watches over Children and Fools.
He should count himself lucky.
As to what tomorrow holds for the weapon, only time will tell.
I knew a guy that loaded a 7mm 08 in to his 25-06 by mistake and fired it.
He was lucky he was shooting a Ruger M77 Mark II the Quality and strength if the weapon keep him from being hurt.
The action and barrel were unharmed, but the stock was shattered and the claw extractor was damaged,
After replacing the stock and extractor and a good clean up the Ruger was back to shooting ¼ MOA.
That just made me a bigger fan of Ruger, but the guy hunts by him self and wonders why.
It is amazing what nuts will do.
You should always keep you ammo separated and I never mix calibers on the shooting bench.
If the other shooter is drinking or doing drugs get the H ell away from them.
How do you get over it ?
One day at a time, just if you hunt or shoot with this person keep a close watch over your shoulder, for that person sounds dangerous to all that around them.
That my opinion.
D58
2007-04-01 09:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by sheneman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're probably OK from a practical point of view. Pits and dings usually don't make that much of a difference, and if it made it through the rest of the day, it's likely to continue to do so. As for your buddy, the only thing I can think of is to see if you can find one of those Nerf baseball bats that were popular some years back so you can beat hell out of him as he so richly deserves without doing any actual damage.
2007-04-01 12:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be pissed if someone did that to one of my guns. At least he was ok.
Did the casing balloon up from expanding in a larger chamber? I have seen a 9mm casing that was chamber into a .40 and shot. It looked funny.
2007-04-01 12:57:19 · answer #7 · answered by david m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋