Just thought I would give you all a heads up on a little incident that happened to me on Sunday. My gun club had a Centerfire Rifle Shoot on Sun. So i show up with my Savage in 22-250 and my Ruger in 7 x 57 . I use the Savage for one range and the Ruger for another. Anyways i was using Remington Factory Ammo in the 22-250, (which was all purchased recently) when all of a sudden i had a round that would not chamber. I tried several times to chamber it but thank god it wouldn't. So i put the round aside and continue shooting the rest of the target.
Well when i go back and look at the round i notice its just a tad bit bigger than all the others lengthwise. So i look at the markings and it says 250 savage with Remington case markings . So i check the rest of the Ammo and its all 22-250 so i ask if anyone is shooting 250 savage and no one is . I dont own a 250 savage and never did , also i dont know anyone who owns a 250 savage so theres no way i could have mixed them up . I had a perfect round count in all the boxes so there was no way i could have picked up a round somewhere.
So i call Remington Ammo on monday and explain and i get the jeez we really messed up line , we will send you a shipping label to send in the box of ammo in and give you some replacement ammo. Now im getting a little hot under the collar and i tell him i could have been killed and there like well it was manufactured in 2004 anyone could have put the round in the box. So i say yeah they just happened to open a box of remington 250 sav and swap just one round with a box of remington 22-250 . Anyways getting back to the point not only be carefull with reloads but also factory ammo.
I have a new Rule always check Headstamps on all ammunition factory or reloads.
Well when i go back and look at the round i notice its just a tad bit bigger than all the others lengthwise. So i look at the markings and it says 250 savage with Remington case markings . So i check the rest of the Ammo and its all 22-250 so i ask if anyone is shooting 250 savage and no one is . I dont own a 250 savage and never did , also i dont know anyone who owns a 250 savage so theres no way i could have mixed them up . I had a perfect round count in all the boxes so there was no way i could have picked up a round somewhere.
So i call Remington Ammo on monday and explain and i get the jeez we really messed up line , we will send you a shipping label to send in the box of ammo in and give you some replacement ammo. Now im getting a little hot under the collar and i tell him i could have been killed and there like well it was manufactured in 2004 anyone could have put the round in the box. So i say yeah they just happened to open a box of remington 250 sav and swap just one round with a box of remington 22-250 . Anyways getting back to the point not only be carefull with reloads but also factory ammo.
I have a new Rule always check Headstamps on all ammunition factory or reloads.
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