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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1331093" data-attributes="member: 711">With some of the chamberings in 700s you could kill several people&#039;s coffee pots down the block.&nbsp; Long ago friend of mine had one in, I think, .375 H&amp;H.&nbsp; Loaded with true solids (bronze bullets) for big Alaska bears.&nbsp; Forgot it was loaded and pulled the trigger (I guess to &quot;rest the hammer spring.&quot;)I forget all the damage, but the bullet ended up two houses away.It did lots of damage to his house, lots next door, and some in the last house, and these were a long way from shacks.&nbsp; His final cost was over ten grand, and by today&#039;s money standards that would be around thirty to forty.&nbsp; Nobody hurt, and nobody sued (long ago Alaska).&nbsp; Just lots of ribbing.This&nbsp; has nothing to do with the original thread except that it deals with the recurring &quot;safe direction&quot; theme, and that&#039;s a good reminder for all of us.&nbsp; CB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1331093, member: 711"] With some of the chamberings in 700s you could kill several people's coffee pots down the block. Long ago friend of mine had one in, I think, .375 H&H. Loaded with true solids (bronze bullets) for big Alaska bears. Forgot it was loaded and pulled the trigger (I guess to "rest the hammer spring.") I forget all the damage, but the bullet ended up two houses away.It did lots of damage to his house, lots next door, and some in the last house, and these were a long way from shacks. His final cost was over ten grand, and by today's money standards that would be around thirty to forty. Nobody hurt, and nobody sued (long ago Alaska). Just lots of ribbing. This has nothing to do with the original thread except that it deals with the recurring "safe direction" theme, and that's a good reminder for all of us. CB [/QUOTE]

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