arjimlad Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Best wishes for a speedy recovery and I have to echo, thanks for putting this up as a warning to others. We can never allow ourselves complacency ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 love the marker pen arrow...I had one of the for my eye on Monday...helps them make sure its the right part Surgeon once asked me which of my sons testicles needed decending as he couldn't read the writing on the chart!, told him that if he couldn't read it I wasn't happy about him doing the operation at all!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlagUp Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I know an experienced keeper and stalker who shot himself in the foot with a .270. He was in the landrover at the time. Well done for highlighting the dangers of complacency. I see over confidence as the major danger (not in your case but in general). Muzzle awareness is the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 reminds me of this thread from a while back.... My link That reminds me of a mate of mine, who was riding his motor bike down a country road. A piece of fence wire must of been sticking out into the road the wire cut through his moter bike boots, cleanly cutting off his little toe and then proceded to cut through the alteranotor cover dumping oil every whare, he neverr found the toe. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 to be honest when i got the welly off i expected worse guys. the importance of this thread was for me to show how accidents still happen when you think you are being cautious. ive learned the hard way and have swallowed my pride to put this thread up in the hope that we can all learn a lesson as to how easy something can happen when we least expect it. and that took balls to do, so good on ya! hope you heal well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peoown Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 You did the right thing keeping it pointed down at all times....more important than anthing else mentioned in this thread, regardless of he gun. Try telling your story with a 2 inch hole in your throat. Well played, get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steyr 6.5 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Really bad that mate, hope you get a full recovery. I think tiredness has played a bit aprt in this. Its amazing how much differenc eit can make to your judgement after a long sesssion...Think about driving and why there are some many signs up on the roads about pulling over and taking a break..The only signs you get when your out lamping are your own personal signs of tiredness. Get used to them and fine tune your routine so that its safe at all times no matter what. When we are out lamping and move from one spot to another we remind each other "SAFETY ON" and same at end of session, safe rifle procedure. ATB Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesy Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Very honest of you to put this to a thread buddy. Something to remind us all to be extra vigilant however experienced we are. You never stop learning in life.......and complacency is only realised when its too late. I wish you a speedy recovery , Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well...by coming on here and being man enough to swallow pride and educate others I really feel that is a Step in the right direction and you have put your best foot forwards.... :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 What does it look like on the underside??? What does it look like on the underside??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 What does it look like on the underside??? What does it look like on the underside??? second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom&Dexter Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Wish you a Speedy recovery looks nasty Bet your mates pleased it was not his foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Kudos for posting your story, good luck with the healing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattw Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hope you get better soon mate. Do you have medical insurance or are you footing the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david hunter Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 could it have been that you pulled the bolt back and dident eject?hope your back to shooting soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Bet you were hopping mad with yourself....:yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 having been in the army your taught to unload a certain way and its drilled into you, the last procedure is look in side the barrel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun sam Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I hope you get better soon and straight back into shooting. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfoxbuster Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Fair play to you for sharing this with everyone on here, the only thing i can say fella, and im sure you have thought this through over and over, is the very first action that you must carry out when unloading a rifle is OFF MAGAZINE, that way you take all of the rounds (with exeption of the one in the chamber if a round has been chambered) away from the rifle, and then you can remove the round safely from the chamber in the normal manor ensuring that you can see the round eject and if possible with your headlamp or torch just have a quick butchers down the chamber to see that the round has been safely removed before releaseing/forwarding the bolt and firing off the action. In the armed forces we have the occasional (quite rare to be honest) negligent discharge from a rifle, and in almost every case it has happened whilst unloading, and like your doctor stated tiredness plays a major part in all of this, this is because the MAGAZINE HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED in the first instance. I do hope that you make a full recovery and thanks for sharing this, im sure there have been several near misses within our shooting community that just goes unheard, this sort of thing has probably happened to a few people, just unfortunately for you the muzzle was pointing at your plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfletch Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ive skipped through the post and I wish you a speedy recovery and hope you have a good Xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) Fair play to you for sharing this with everyone on here, the only thing i can say fella, and im sure you have thought this through over and over, is the very first action that you must carry out when unloading a rifle is OFF MAGAZINE, that way you take all of the rounds (with exeption of the one in the chamber if a round has been chambered) away from the rifle, and then you can remove the round safely from the chamber in the normal manor ensuring that you can see the round eject and if possible with your headlamp or torch just have a quick butchers down the chamber to see that the round has been safely removed before releaseing/forwarding the bolt and firing off the action. In the armed forces we have the occasional (quite rare to be honest) negligent discharge from a rifle, and in almost every case it has happened whilst unloading, and like your doctor stated tiredness plays a major part in all of this, this is because the MAGAZINE HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED in the first instance. I do hope that you make a full recovery and thanks for sharing this, im sure there have been several near misses within our shooting community that just goes unheard, this sort of thing has probably happened to a few people, just unfortunately for you the muzzle was pointing at your plates The above is spot on advice. Remove the source of the ammunition before cycling the action. No1 cause of Nd's is the reverse. Tiredness,distraction and relaxed familiarity with weapon handling spells disaster. get well soon fuddster Edited December 6, 2011 by Fuddster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 The above is spot on advice. Remove the source of the ammunition before cycling the action. No1 cause of Nd's is the reverse. Tiredness,distraction and relaxed familiarity with weapon handling spells disaster. get well soon fuddster gutted for the op but to be fair my stint in the forces (2 years in Ireland when it was nasty) not one solider had an nd, and we did a lot of patrols some lasting 4/5 days ,any one who doesn't unload there weapon correctly should not be shooting simple (not saying the op doesn't know )Tiredness,distraction and relaxed familiarity with weapon there not excuses in my eyes, if ya tired don't go its not a job, relaxed familiarity with weapon you should not be using it,hope you get better soon and well done for sharing with us all like Ive said not having a go at the op, some may say i was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guss109 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Allways cycle the bolt a few times after the magazine has been taken of then check by looking and use your little finger to feel if the chamber is empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid rich Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Just the one shot? Lucky you didn't try a 5 shot group Fair play mate for putting this up, as it may well prevent the same(or worse) happening to someone else. Get well soon, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 look we realy need a photo for this thread to be any use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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