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I was taken back a little by surprise this morning when a friend of mine called and said he had destroyed a Small ring Mauser after firing it for the first time after he had built it in an 1896 Swedish receiver in .257 BOB.
So after he calmed down long enough to get a word in edge wise. I asked him if he had the barrel off of the receiver when he drilled and tapped it for a scope and the answer was no. Then he went on to say the youtube guy video I watched didn't.
I then told him well you damned fool that was your first mistake and your second mistake was drilling through the chamber and not paying attention to your drill bit depth stopping at the depth when should have because you were distracted by someone watching you show off. Your third and biggest mistake you fired the damn thing afterwards without checking your work first. Because you would have caught your second mistake. Now where you or anyone else hurt? He said no just my pride. I said well you're damned lucky.
He then asked me how I knew exactly what happened. I watched your video that you sent me in a text message and even tried to call you to stop you but you didn't respond back. I said Ted I have known you almost 20 years now and I know how damned impatient you are. Your one of those guys that wants the instant self gratification of load shoot repeat without taking any thought into what it is you are doing 90% of the time. You were like that when I served with you and you're still that way. So take this as a mildly inexpensive lesson and try again. But take the barrel off first!!! That is why I have the fixtures to do that and more importantly that is why I don't let just anyone into my shop while I'm working. I don't want any distractions.
He said thank you for the insight Jeremy and being a true friend I'll call you again later when I try it again. I said good luck and hung up.
So after he calmed down long enough to get a word in edge wise. I asked him if he had the barrel off of the receiver when he drilled and tapped it for a scope and the answer was no. Then he went on to say the youtube guy video I watched didn't.
I then told him well you damned fool that was your first mistake and your second mistake was drilling through the chamber and not paying attention to your drill bit depth stopping at the depth when should have because you were distracted by someone watching you show off. Your third and biggest mistake you fired the damn thing afterwards without checking your work first. Because you would have caught your second mistake. Now where you or anyone else hurt? He said no just my pride. I said well you're damned lucky.
He then asked me how I knew exactly what happened. I watched your video that you sent me in a text message and even tried to call you to stop you but you didn't respond back. I said Ted I have known you almost 20 years now and I know how damned impatient you are. Your one of those guys that wants the instant self gratification of load shoot repeat without taking any thought into what it is you are doing 90% of the time. You were like that when I served with you and you're still that way. So take this as a mildly inexpensive lesson and try again. But take the barrel off first!!! That is why I have the fixtures to do that and more importantly that is why I don't let just anyone into my shop while I'm working. I don't want any distractions.
He said thank you for the insight Jeremy and being a true friend I'll call you again later when I try it again. I said good luck and hung up.
