Had an accidental discharge tonight. Checking some new .22LR ammo I bought for my plinker. Loaded two rounds to see how the bolt would cycle them (it's picky about ammo, and I wanted to see if the round-nose I bought would do ok). Well, I had a slamfire on the second one. Interestingly, this was after I cleaned and oiled the bolt, removing anything from the firing pin's path that it could get hung up on.
The round went straight through two of our closet doors, bounced off the front of the washing machine and ended up on the other side of the kitchen, next to the sink, completely mangled. At least I know these things will fragment when they hit something solid.
I should have been more intelligent than to load up ammo in the house, but was feeling confident after the first round cycled properly. Let the bolt go after the first one ejected and POW! As Jim would say, booger hooks nowhere near the bang switch. Otherwise, I would have labeled it a Negligent discharge.
Maggie didn't wake up. Thank GOD. Wife and stepson were on the front porch and she was hesitant to come back in, fearing I managed to blow my brains out.
I can still hear. No ringing. Thankfully, it wasn't the Mosin.
Yeah, I'm not going to be around that .22 until I can get it checked at a gunsmith.:banghead: