Why witness marks are a requirement

[ENCORE50A]

 

[white eagle]

good thing he didn't get hurt

 

[fishdfly]

Won't need cleaning after that shot.

 

[phalanx]

Holy crap! Damn lucky

 

[rangerod]

Anyone that doesn't use a witness mark is a fool. Just asking for trouble. One of the first things that I learned.

 

[Travis299]

My son & I were shooting our Accura rifles and his is a MR while mine is a V2. These CVAs have different length barrels & of course different length ramrods. It was quite easy to get the ramrods mixed up as we found out. My V2 ramrod now has witness marks to indicate loaded & unloaded. I believe that it is imperative that your/ALL ramrods have witness marks to prevent any type of miss-loading which can be dangerous. You can always point your CVA at the sky & check for light through the bore to ensure that the weapon is in fact unloaded. Hope this helps & always be safe.

 

[southdakbearfan]

Man, that thing went boom.

 

[LBAhunter]

Witness marks only work if you actually use them. How many people that have witness marks on their ramrod actually look at it after they load? Just having one on your ramrod because everyone says you should have one doesn't work.

 

[jd24.5.48]

Wow that was absolutely devastating! Any idea what happened? I'm guessing double load?

 

[X-ring]

Witness marks only work if you actually use them. How many people that have witness marks on their ramrod actually look at it after they load? Just having one on your ramrod because everyone says you should have one doesn't work.

Do you have a better idea????

 

[Tony gilbert]

good god glad nobody got hurt jeez all he had to do was put a mark no muss no fuss

 

[rangerod]

Witness marks only work if you actually use them. How many people that have witness marks on their ramrod actually look at it after they load? Just having one on your ramrod because everyone says you should have one doesn't work.

Yup. That's right. You have to look at the range rod after you seat the bullet.

 

[ENCORE50A]

Witness marks only work if you actually use them. How many people that have witness marks on their ramrod actually look at it after they load? Just having one on your ramrod because everyone says you should have one doesn't work.

I actually look and check my witness mark on EVERY load without fail. Yes, it has to be used.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

But you also have to remove the rod after loading, too. Ive seen a few pics and vids, and actually been witness to, shooters leaving a bore sighter or range rod in their barrel.

 

[rangerod]

But you also have to remove the rod after loading, too. Ive seen a few pics and vids, and actually been witness to, shooters leaving a bore sighter or range rod in their barrel.

Yup. You gotta remove the rod after loading. They can be difficult to find down range.

 

[gman57]

I check witness mark prior to loading so you know you are loading and empty barrel. I didn’t once and paid for it.

 

[ElDiablo]

I always check for empty/clear and always look at the witness mark when loaded. I thought everyone did this!

 

[white eagle]

I do it without fail
also I don't have a separate range rod for that reason
the gun mounted ram rod is what I use in the field and what I use on my range so the witness mark is always the same
the only changes are made when I use different shaped bullets so the witness mark is going to move a bit

 

[white eagle]

I do it without fail
also I don't have a separate range rod for that reason
the gun mounted ram rod is what I use in the field and what I use on my range so the witness mark is always the same
the only changes are made when I use different shaped bullets so the witness mark is going to move a bit but I still have the reference

 

[LBAhunter]

Do you have a better idea????

Yes. Actually verify the condition (loaded/unloaded) of the gun with the witness mark each and every time, without fail.