The plant manager at Calvin had a .357 that he wanted to sell. He used it for target practice in his basement but got tired of shooting. By chance, one of the warehouse workers at Calvin was interested in purchasing a .357 and soon, the two of them had worked out a deal.

Now, the new owner of the .357 needed a place to practice, so the plant manager suggested using the warehouse on a Saturday. The new owner thought that to be an excellent suggestion and made preparations for the event.

Come Saturday, he set a small table with a large chunk of oak on it at one end of the warehouse. Pacing back about a hundred feet, he loaded the weapon and put the safety on.

At this point, he wondered if the safety actually worked so he squeezed the trigger. The resounding bang confirmed that the safety was, in fact, not working.

Since he was not wearing his ear protectors at the time, he was briefly stunned by the concussion. Recovering, his next task was to determine just exactly what he hit with the round that he had just fired.

Looking down range at the impact area, he noted several possible areas for examination. The first was a full roll of new carpet. A quick inspection did not reveal any holes so the carpet had been spared. Next to the carpet was a pallet of liquid toilet cleaner. But, since there were no leaks, it was obvious that he had missed that also.

All and all, his search yielded no casualties. And while he realized that the bullet went some where, he could not determine where that might exactly be.

A few weeks later, the warehouse staff noticed a puddle of water on the floor of the warehouse. Since it had rained the night before, the staff wondered if the roof was leaking. Sure enough, looking up at the roof, the staff could see day light. The lost round had been found.

The .357 was sent to the repair shop.