Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. - The Firearms Forum

bluesea112 · 02-16-2009, 10:06 AM

I was reloading some of my .243 Win cartridges today. I am loading 35.5 grains of IMR 4895 with a 95 grain Nosler BT bullet. I had measured out 10 loads and was about to drop them in the cartridges. Just then I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I looked down to see a dog turd laying on the carpet next to my foot. While thinking about how glad I was that I had not introduced it to the bottom of my Redwing boot (my boots are only rated for water and electrical hazards), I bent down to scoop it up with a piece of paper. While I was bent over, I happened to glance at my digital scale. I had to take a double look, because what I saw kind of scared me. The screen showed a "g" instead of a "gn". Right then I realized that I had measured 3.550 g (grams) instead of 35.50 gn (grains) of powder. As it turns out, 3.550 grams equates to around 54+ grains of powder (max load is 35.5 grains). What is even scarier is that 35.5 grains only fills the cartridge case 3/4 full, so 54 grains probably would fit very nicely inside the case if I had not noticed the error.
Thank God the dog crapped on the floor. I think I will give him a treat and tell him "thank you".

You can be sure that the next time I wake up to find one of the dog's land mines in the living room, I am going to spend the day wondering what error I made that he is trying to warn me about.

Bluesea112

graehaven · 02-16-2009, 10:08 AM

LOL, that's outstanding. God speaks to us in mysterious ways. I think there's a guardian angel somewhere you need to thank.

Haligan · 02-16-2009, 11:06 AM

bluesea, good God, be careful man.

artabr · 02-16-2009, 11:32 AM

I wonder if Lassie ever left these kinds of warnings for little Tommy?

Please take care Bluesea. Give the pup a pat on the head and an extra treat for me.

Art

ampaterry · 02-16-2009, 03:05 PM

Guardian angels take many forms -
Difficult as it may be to THINK about an angel crapping on the floor - I suppose it amounts to 'whatever works!'

Shellback · 02-16-2009, 04:11 PM

Good story, happy ending but it easily could have turned out really bad. Thank god for dogs, I wish I could just train mine to stay away from Glocknuts arms..
Tim

Bruce FLinch · 02-16-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by artabr

I wonder if Lassie ever left these kinds of warnings for little Tommy?

Please take care Bluesea. Give the pup a pat on the head and an extra treat for me.

Art

I think that was Timmy!

But nonetheless, Who would have thought the dog poop would save the day!

Good Doggy!

ysacres · 02-16-2009, 09:03 PM

Good Dog, Post a pic of the poopin little life saver?

glocknut · 02-16-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Shellback

Good story, happy ending but it easily could have turned out really bad. Thank god for dogs, I wish I could just train mine to stay away from Glocknuts arms..
Tim

Ain't that the truth!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Bluesea... would it do any good if i crapped on your floor? I mean, if a dogs poo could be good then i could only imagine the value that would come out of my shotgun pattern pooing....

mike
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artabr · 02-16-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce FLinch

I think that was Timmy!

But nonetheless, Who would have thought the dog poop would save the day!

Good Doggy!

Thanks, Bruce.

You're right.

I bet she would have done it for little Tommy too. She was that kind of dog.

Art

noslolo · 02-16-2009, 11:37 PM

Glad to hear your dog left you a steamy hot pile of love! Please be safe!

TranterUK · 02-17-2009, 04:51 AM

Next time the dog leaves a deposit on the carpet you can ask 'What are you telling me boy? Did I leave the oven on, or the car unlocked?

ampaterry · 02-17-2009, 07:36 AM

I have this vision of a dog thinking "I've whined, I've barked, I've pawed his leg and I STILL don't have his attention.
Let's see him ignore THIS!"

TranterUK · 02-17-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ampaterry

I have this vision of a dog thinking "I've whined, I've barked, I've pawed his leg and I STILL don't have his attention.
Let's see him ignore THIS!"

Works for babies

RunningOnMT · 02-17-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Shellback

Good story, happy ending but it easily could have turned out really bad. Thank god for dogs, I wish I could just train mine to stay away from Glocknuts arms..
Tim

Hey, don't begrudge your poor pooch a little sexual satisfaction.

1shot1k · 02-18-2009, 12:39 AM

Good story..glad for happy ending. You stole my funny when you added " wonder what next present means?"

I love my dog...have heard how they can smell tumors/ fire....blood pressure changes/heart/...etc..and mainly just be our friends....

I think its great he could gestimate those quantities...fine in and of itself..but from floor level ?

But better for him to leave one than for you to get to range and wind up leaving one " so big , a tall indian couldnt step over it !" my late granny alway said....

best to you and the dog...( id rename him QC?)

pic i found..not my dog but id have him i guess...

flannelman · 02-18-2009, 01:58 PM

Good story. Be safe and always doublecheck.

02-16-2009, 10:06 AM	#1
bluesea112 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West, TX Contributor Posts: 1,257	Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. I was reloading some of my .243 Win cartridges today. I am loading 35.5 grains of IMR 4895 with a 95 grain Nosler BT bullet. I had measured out 10 loads and was about to drop them in the cartridges. Just then I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I looked down to see a dog turd laying on the carpet next to my foot. While thinking about how glad I was that I had not introduced it to the bottom of my Redwing boot (my boots are only rated for water and electrical hazards), I bent down to scoop it up with a piece of paper. While I was bent over, I happened to glance at my digital scale. I had to take a double look, because what I saw kind of scared me. The screen showed a "g" instead of a "gn". Right then I realized that I had measured 3.550 g (grams) instead of 35.50 gn (grains) of powder. As it turns out, 3.550 grams equates to around 54+ grains of powder (max load is 35.5 grains). What is even scarier is that 35.5 grains only fills the cartridge case 3/4 full, so 54 grains probably would fit very nicely inside the case if I had not noticed the error. Thank God the dog crapped on the floor. I think I will give him a treat and tell him "thank you". You can be sure that the next time I wake up to find one of the dog's land mines in the living room, I am going to spend the day wondering what error I made that he is trying to warn me about. Bluesea112 -->

02-16-2009, 10:08 AM	#2
graehaven Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,853	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. LOL, that's outstanding. God speaks to us in mysterious ways. I think there's a guardian angel somewhere you need to thank. __________________ The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." - Thomas Jefferson RESISTANCE IS FEUDAL... PREPARE TO SERVE.

02-16-2009, 11:06 AM	#3
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. bluesea, good God, be careful man. __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

02-16-2009, 11:32 AM	#4
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. I wonder if Lassie ever left these kinds of warnings for little Tommy? Please take care Bluesea. Give the pup a pat on the head and an extra treat for me. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

02-16-2009, 03:05 PM	#5
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,287	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Guardian angels take many forms - Difficult as it may be to THINK about an angel crapping on the floor - I suppose it amounts to 'whatever works!' __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

02-16-2009, 04:11 PM	#6
Shellback Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Broken Arrow Ok Posts: 950	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Good story, happy ending but it easily could have turned out really bad. Thank god for dogs, I wish I could just train mine to stay away from Glocknuts arms.. Tim __________________ The Plumber Protects The Health of the Nation New World Order never, Sovreignty Forever

02-16-2009, 09:03 PM	#8
ysacres Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wazzu WA Posts: 2,413	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Good Dog, Post a pic of the poopin little life saver? __________________

02-16-2009, 11:37 PM	#11
noslolo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 1,558	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Glad to hear your dog left you a steamy hot pile of love! Please be safe! __________________ I'm a heck of a "obesito illegitimo"

02-17-2009, 04:51 AM	#12
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Next time the dog leaves a deposit on the carpet you can ask 'What are you telling me boy? Did I leave the oven on, or the car unlocked? __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

02-17-2009, 07:36 AM	#13
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,287	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. I have this vision of a dog thinking "I've whined, I've barked, I've pawed his leg and I STILL don't have his attention. Let's see him ignore THIS!" __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

02-18-2009, 12:39 AM	#16
1shot1k Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 904	Re: Thank goodness the dog crapped on the floor. Good story..glad for happy ending. You stole my funny when you added " wonder what next present means?" I love my dog...have heard how they can smell tumors/ fire....blood pressure changes/heart/...etc..and mainly just be our friends.... I think its great he could gestimate those quantities...fine in and of itself..but from floor level ? But better for him to leave one than for you to get to range and wind up leaving one " so big , a tall indian couldnt step over it !" my late granny alway said.... best to you and the dog...( id rename him QC?) pic i found..not my dog but id have him i guess... Attached Images

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