Have you ever forgot?

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How about taking two guns to the trapshoot and leaving one on the rack back at the clubhouse.
I had taken my 28 ga o/u to shoot a couple rounds of practice. I had carried It from the truck to the clubhouse in it's case because the case had a sling. When the fun was all over, I grabbed my old trapgun, shellbag, etc and headed home. I didn't even realize I had left it until I started unloading my gear and noticed my 28 ga empties in my shellbag.
 
One night, a friend and I loaded 1,000 rounds of .38 Special ammo using cast bullets lubed with beeswax. We forgot to wipe the beeswax off the bottoms of the bullets. :banghead:

The next morning, my friend and I and a pair of S&W Model 10s were at the range, burning up 20 boxes of .38 Special. Fortunately it all worked but cleaning those revolvers was a major chore. And we had to re-reload 1,000 round of ammunition.
 
I took my M1 Garand up to the mountains one time for some blasting pleasure. I brought plenty of ammunition, but I did not bring a single clip with me.

When I was in high school I went on a deer hunt with my Dad's 03-A3. While we were gearing up in my buddy's cabin I briefly set my ammunition on the table. Guess where it was when we arrived at the hunting area? The deer were safe that day and I enjoyed the view...
 
If it can be taken to the range, at some point, I've forgotten it. I've even gotten to the range, took the range bag to the bench. Ammo to the bench. Put my eyes and ears on, then walked back to the truck to get my pistols.

Wait a minute...

Took half an AR to the range. I had the upper off to mount a magnifier and move the EoTech forward to accomodate the magnifier. Got up the next morning to go rezero the EoTech, grabbed everything I needed including the bag the AR is kept in. Opened the bag at the range to find only the lower.
 
I have never loaded my sand bags, targets, rifles, and shooting bag, drove 60 miles to the range, and realized my ammo box was sitting on my reloading bench. I have heard of it happening to other people.:rolleyes:
Oh well, the range was at Clear Creek Furnace in the Daniel Boone National Forest. I had my travel rod and reel and small tackle box so I went fishing instead.
 
The night before I meticulously took out evertying I need to make my trip to the range a success. Tripod, spotting scope, targets, rifles, handguns and water. Drove 45 minutes to the range, guess what is not on the list...yep ammo that what I forgot
 
I have a laminated card that has my list of stuff to take to a match. No problem there but when I go to the range just to plink, I'll double check to make sure I have everything, without the double check I'd forget something every time for sure.

Thanx, Russ
 
Once when I was still competing in PPC, I drove 100+ miles to a match only to discover I had left the ammo back at home. A fellow competitor heard my plight and spotted me enough ammo to fire all my matches (nearly 1200 rounds). After that I always had enough ammo to fire the matches twice and on two occassions I was able to help other shooters complete their matches.
 
Most of the junk I have read so far takes place after 60 years old ( don' ax me how I know) just how old are you guys????????????????
 
nPBD902, hunting bears in flip-flops KILLS me!! That is AWESOME!

I have a Bad-Ass pair of house shoes that I wouldn't be caught dead in (gift from dad-originally only worn to be polite 'til I discovered how life-changingly comfortable they were).

I've made it HALF way to the range with 'em on my feet.

Yeah, I could've said screw it and wore 'em anyway, but this day I didn't.
 
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Ammo. Yep, was going to teach some kids to shoot, and thought I'd let them run a few through my SKS, but not a single round of 7.62 X 39 in the ammo box. Fortunately there was more than enough other ammo for the other toys in the box, and we all had a good time, but that was annoying as one of the kids really wanted to fire it since, "Cool. Is that a bayonet? I want to shoot that!" Oh well what do you expect out of a 10 y/o boy. He was actually very polite, and showed very good range etiquette, but he just couldn't get over the fact that I had a rifle with a bayonet. I really felt bad that I couldn't let him shoot it.

That's ok though he's now 13, and a few days ago his father and I took him, so he could shoot his birthday gift (Henry survival rifle thing) and I let him shoot my 1911, and he loved that.
 
I once drove 325 miles from the Dallas area to our ranch in West Texas to catch the opening weekend of dove season...and left my shotgun in Dallas.

It wasn't too bad though. The folks we glad to see me, and I borrowed a Model 12 20 ga. from one of my aunts and had the best day of wingshooting I have ever had.
 
Mind Like a Stainless Steel Sieve!

Spare ammo stashed in a plastic bucket with a desiccator can away from prying eyes in the lawnmower shed at deer camp. Texas apparently does not have a Bayonet Only Season following Archery Only Season.
 
You mean like locking your keys inside your guncase after taking your gun out at the range? Fortunately, the owner had a pair of four foot bolt cutters and a new padlock to sell me but that was mighty embarrassing.
 
I forgot my WWB when I was going to the indoor range...only brought my cheap steel cased stuff when I was shooting my G17. The indoor range is over an hour away so I wasn't driving all the way back home. I ended up having to buy their ammo (Remington stuff that WM sells) for $23.99/50. Needless to say I didn't spend much time on the range that day
 
Went to the range today and was told by the DNR guy on duty that a shooter left his cased long gun at the range recently! Now that's a no-no.:banghead:
 
I always manage to forget something! Never fails...but it has seldom ruined the whole day. As for you, you worked around your "brain fade" very well!

My friend went deer hunting with a small group. It was a camping trip. He got up early only to find the only thing he didn't bring was... his rifle! This was 40 years ago...we still bug him about it! :D

Mark
 
Tilos - If not a metal detector, tell me what that framed thing around the door is then.
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Tilos, it is a theft detection alarm, they tag their expensive items for sale that are on display (like commemorative stamps).

I've forgotten the right ammo so many times it is laughable. Bring 7.62x54 surplus ammo and 8mm rifles for example. The paper wrappers get me all confused...
 
Ever realize that your .38 special is not in its IWB holster where it had been that morning and then freak the heck out for a couple of minutes..... until you remember that you took it out and put it on your dresser because it was digging in to your side?
 
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