Sergeant Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 I dont think this guy paid much attention in his weapons training.! Vid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Is that for real? What a nonce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag-man Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Damn.......doubt he could've survived that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 A moderator wouldn't have been able to cure that recoil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Seen it before obv the firing mech wasn't made safe :o Doubt it would have killed but i bet he was quick to learn from his experience :( LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 ouch :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 A moderator wouldn't have been able to cure that recoil Old Cranfield would :( :o Tam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 ouch!! wouldnt think he will be having any kids in the near future!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 ouch :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Felt that bet it bloody hurt :( :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenzie Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3562 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 holy hell! that must sting abit! what a muppet! think he died? steve :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezney Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Ow, but what an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 :( thats not an artillery gun that is a 4 bore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I bet that he's now very good at squeaking foxes! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Looks like a premature fire. If you look carefully, you can see he just closes the bolt and it fires instantly.. He is extremly lucky the shell did not pop passed the bolt. The shell being lighter then the bullet, would have taken the energy first and shot out with enough power to kill him.. lucky the bolt closed. No, I do not think its the soldier being dumb.. it looks very clear it fired premature. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keigan Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Makes me feel sick :blink: How do people get these action shots :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewyjack.22 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 No, I do not think its the soldier being dumb.. it looks very clear it fired premature. Well, Im not traind on these guns but im pretty certain that somewhere in his training they would have said not to stand directly in the path of recoil at any time should it go off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 No, I do not think its the soldier being dumb.. it looks very clear it fired premature. Well, Im not traind on these guns but im pretty certain that somewhere in his training they would have said not to stand directly in the path of recoil at any time should it go off. Not to start an arument or anything.. but a gun of that size would surley be designed not to 'go off at any time'. If there was such a risk of premature firing that they had to put it in the manual, I dont think that type of gun would sell to well. That guy gets what he needs for shooting shells at people in their own country, in a war that has nothing to do with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I agree with sergeant here, i think abit more common sense would of stopped this from happening, nothing in life is fault free and im sure he was warned at some point that its gonna hurt if you stand that close to it if it does go off. even if he didnt, if i saw that gun going off and the recoil it produces i no i wouldnt stand right behind it when loading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 But then again most of us here are trained in handaling firearms safley.. some of the kids in the army have no idea.. even with training B) Same reason as we lost some tanks and as far as im aware 7 of our soldiers in friendly fire.. they really have no idea what they are doing out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 I think the soilders out there are doing a good job, i also think its far to easy to list all the bad things they have done when sitting in a comfy chair in front of the computer. Alot of it isnt down to the soilders its the higher up people telling them what to do, which is the bit that annoys me. And when there are that many people firing that many guns then acidents will happen its a fact of life unfortunately, just the same way as i know of at least 4 cases over the last year when 4 people have been shot on farms when out shooting one of which fatal and the others critally injured and those people wernt suffering from lack of sleep, under constant pressure, with the threat of death every day, living off crappy army rations and trying to sleep in desert type environment. I dont believe with most parts of the war thats going on at the moment, but i do believe the soilders are doing a bloody gd effort out there, just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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