Okay...so I'll man up and confess I was an absolute bonehead today. I took my new girlfriend and my Ruger Single Six out to my property today to give her a lesson in shooting a handgun. I figured the Single Six was a good tool to start her out with. This particular firearm is relatively new. It is a 5.5" stainless convertible with 22LR and 22 Win Magnum cylinder.
So I'm teaching the girlfriend firearm safety among other things before I proceed to load up the Single Six with six rounds of 22LR. I tell her I'll shoot it first to show her the mechanics of firing the Single Six. I squeeze off five rounds and my aim isn't too particularly impressive on the first five shots. The last round is fired but I notice it made a weird sound kind of like it was a half loaded reject factory round. Anyhow, I proceed to show her how to eject the spent cases. I get the first five cases out relatively easy then find the last spent case impossible to get out. I end up removing the cylinder from the frame and taking a small screwdriver and a rubber mallet to knock out the last spent brass casing. Upon inspection I see the problem. The brass case was split the entire length. I tell her, that's weird...I've never had a problem like this with a 22LR round being stuck much less seeing a split case.
It dawns on me what the problem is. In my left hand I am holding a 22 Winchester Magnum cylinder not the 22LR cylinder. I had to explain to her what the problem was and hoped she didn't think I was a complete idiot but rather pleaded partial and temporary insanity. So much for the first lesson to the girlfriend about firearms....LOL! Anyhoo, I had never even fired this Single Six with the Winchester Magnum cylinder since I've never bought Magnum rounds.
I forgot that several weeks ago I had been taking pictures of all my firearms for insurance purposes. I had put the Magnum cylinder in the frame just to take a picture but failed to put the 22LR cylinder back in before putting it into the gun safe. I just assumed this morning that the Single Six was ready to go since the 22LR cylinder was the only cylinder I had ever used in it. This bonehead will never make that mistake again.
So I'm teaching the girlfriend firearm safety among other things before I proceed to load up the Single Six with six rounds of 22LR. I tell her I'll shoot it first to show her the mechanics of firing the Single Six. I squeeze off five rounds and my aim isn't too particularly impressive on the first five shots. The last round is fired but I notice it made a weird sound kind of like it was a half loaded reject factory round. Anyhow, I proceed to show her how to eject the spent cases. I get the first five cases out relatively easy then find the last spent case impossible to get out. I end up removing the cylinder from the frame and taking a small screwdriver and a rubber mallet to knock out the last spent brass casing. Upon inspection I see the problem. The brass case was split the entire length. I tell her, that's weird...I've never had a problem like this with a 22LR round being stuck much less seeing a split case.
It dawns on me what the problem is. In my left hand I am holding a 22 Winchester Magnum cylinder not the 22LR cylinder. I had to explain to her what the problem was and hoped she didn't think I was a complete idiot but rather pleaded partial and temporary insanity. So much for the first lesson to the girlfriend about firearms....LOL! Anyhoo, I had never even fired this Single Six with the Winchester Magnum cylinder since I've never bought Magnum rounds.
I forgot that several weeks ago I had been taking pictures of all my firearms for insurance purposes. I had put the Magnum cylinder in the frame just to take a picture but failed to put the 22LR cylinder back in before putting it into the gun safe. I just assumed this morning that the Single Six was ready to go since the 22LR cylinder was the only cylinder I had ever used in it. This bonehead will never make that mistake again.
My sympathies it sucks having an audience for those moments. If I do something right usually no one is around.
