Uh Guys I have to admit something shameful

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I am dumber than sack of rocks-

I just spent the last 2 days at a machine gun shoot in Oklahoma
Well after hammering off over 10K round through a 1917 and a Vickers gun I figured I would finally get an opportunity to shoot my SS ROA-:p
Brought everything BP related I have bought- some stuff I didn't even need-:rolleyes:

So a flask charge two shots with 30gr Goex 3f, top them with wonder wads and very easily ram'ed in .457 balls. They fit perfect:D

And then..................guess who FORGOT his percussion caps.........:cuss:
Yes it was I :banghead:

Out of all the gear one has to remember to have to keep these old mg's running I manage to forget 2 little bitty caps-:fire:
UGH!

Mark
 
I'm guessing you were at the Shoot put on by the folks from Firing Line in Wyandotte.. There are several places around the area you could have gotten caps.
 
Don't feel too dumb mate!

I took the wife to the club & range for the first time yesterday. She was unhappy about being given a Ruger semi auto .22 to shoot but I lined her up with a member who has an 1860 Army. That was more her scene and she fondled it etc and was ready to go - except - he had forgotten to bring the BP with him. Had everything else but no powder!

I got her all the joining forms etc and promised to buy her a Police Pocket next week so she calmed down a bit and I even got dinner that evening!

Aye

Tony
 
Get yourself a plastic box at Walmart with hinged top, like a tool box or tackle box. They have 'em cheap there, 10 or 12 bucks. It'll hold all your BP stuff, so you just have two things to forget, the box and the gun. Forget one of those and, well, I can't help ya. ROFL!
 
I have got all my black powder guns, balls, powder, caps, holsters, gunbelts, loader and everything else in a big laptop carry bag. Everything is in one place, it has different zippered compartments, it is almost impossible for me to forget something (unless I forget the bag) and it was cheap ($5.00 at a yard sale). It works for me. I have all my handguns set up this way with various size bags for each.

Update: I have added pictures of it.
 
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I've done sort of the same thing. I fly radio control model airplanes as one of my too many hobbys. Twice over my life I've remembered the airplanes but forgot the control transmitters. One isn't any good without the other.

Any of us that say they've never forgotten an item of critical support equipment for any of their hobbys or sports can be safely said to be lying through their teeth.... :D
 
I did a shoot last year to teach safety etc for my wife's sons (among others), and for the fun part of the afternoon packed my SKS, but no ammo. Happens. :what: Regardless, the boys had fun with my little Puma, and others. But, it was annoying as I wanted to shoot the SKS:fire:
 
LOL Many years ago...

I landed on an island for a deer hunt. Uhhhhh? Key for my bowcase? Back on the mainland. Well... at least I had a rifle too. :banghead:
 
I used to arrive at the monthly .22 match invariably missing something. It was never anything critical, but always annoying. So I got smart and put together a checklist, which included everything I needed/wanted but the gun. You guessed it; I showed up at the next match with everything but my gun.

So in the OPs shoes I wouldn't feel too bad. No matter how dumb you think you are, there's always someone dumber!
 
Oh Lordy! Have we turned this into a "True Confessions" thread now? :D

... showed up without the gun.... Oh that IS priceless..... :D And yes, for the record this does indicate that I like to throw rocks inside my glass house.... :D
 
Well thank you all for not reaming me too much for my mental lapse-

Yes it was the Wyndotte shoot but I had no idea where there was a place to get anything gun related, much less P. caps
All the mg spare parts are in 2 large tackle boxes-
I picked up a plastic case that holds 4 pistols with layers-
Pistol on top and everything else (I thought) on the next layer-

Think I will indeed get a small tackle box with a clear top so I can
easily check it against a CHECKLIST- and a ball bag/can- that Hornady box was a hassle to open properly for some reason.
Only thing worse is when I get home (in the truck now) I find the caps somewhere odd in the pistol case
 
LOL Agreed...

no bait needed. :evil: Don't even need to "snag" sometimes... just drop the hook and wait for sumpin' to run with it. :D But, hey... I expect to get it just as much. Banter is a good thing. The company here sure beats anything on network TV !! :cool: It should be common knowledge by now... take half of what I say with a grain of salt... and just toss the rest of it.
 
I remember once, many years ago setting up at the range to discover I had brought 1 x .38 revolver...................... and 350 rounds of 9mm.
 
Goucho has the same idea with the laptop bag except I had to fork over $25 at a K-mart. Does hold everything including a folder full of targets(I print my own). There is a zipper pouch that has loops for pens, but holds a row of screw drivers instead. Binoculars, ear muffs, and stapler are handy. Alas I did go to the range one time with BP stuff, and my Marlin .22 and forgot the .22 ammo. Moral of the story is, take more than one gun, at least you might have the right stuff for one of them.
 
Last trip to Arizona packed my Walker and '58 got to Phoenix
stopped at Sportsmans Warehouse purchased everything but Caps.
Will my brother lives about an hour and a half out side of Phoenix.
We wanted to go shooting that afternoon. Will back in the truck for a 3 hour ride to go by a $5 tin of caps.. Now my brother keeps stuff in stock for my stupid self.ROFL
 
I had taken my ar15 out to the range, inserted the magazine, racked back the bolt and it stuck in the open position. Yep, I had forgotten to put the buffer spring back in when I cleaned it.
 
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