fo5ter Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Just thought I'd share my nights adventure with you, and a cautionary tale of gun safety. Took the Sako out tonight for a quick shine around one of my permissions as the mower was out this week and it's the first time I've been able to go out at night for ages. With the grass gone I was hoping the rabbits would be about. As soon as I entered the first field I shone around and caught sight of a foxes bright eye shine and thoughtbid have a go at squeaking it in. I crouched against the stone wall to my right and put the caller in my mouth and gave a quick squeak. With this the fox came running toward me in a very naive way and I could see it was about 3/4 size. It just kept coming and stopped about 30 yards away looking in my direction. As I squeezed the trigger it dropped straight down with one eye. That is the end of the good part of the night... I left the fox where it fell, which was only 50yds from my car and headed off around the edge of the field. I came to a hole in the stone wall and decided to have a shine over the wall into the next field. Where the hole is there is an old gate to stop the horses from getting through and there are stones from the wall all around the hole. Well then, I held the gate to steady myself as I stepped over an awkward stone only to find that the gate had about 2 foot of movement in it... (It's worth pointing out here that safety conscious as I am the gun was not loaded at this point) As the gun was slung on my shoulder, the momentum took it a bit further than I would have liked and it made contact with the stone :blink: Luckily (?) only the wood took the hit and the barrel, mod and (leupold) scope are miraculously untouched! The scratches are deeper than it looks, the stock might need a strip down and refurb - I only did the ******* thing last month! Oh well, at least it has cost me nothing but my own time, catching the scope, now that would have been another story. Edited July 31, 2012 by fo5ter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Ooh that looks nasty! Like you say though it would of been a different story if it was the scope....I bear to think of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 That looks nasty! Sorry to see that happen to anyone.. Another reason to go synthetic again for my next rifle I guess. Hope the refurb goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 feel 4 u m8.spent a week sanding finely my kestrel stock,tru oiled it a treat looked bonser carried upto the the loft and decided it would be clever to drop it down the ladder.,,,,,,,,,,, :/ , aweek l8r its done again least your scopes not trashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 fair play on the fox but ouch for the gun it makes my balls twitch seeing scratchy gun pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Dont need rubbing back to fix that just oil the effected bits. The damage is just part of owning a working rifle with a wood stock and in a few years you wont remember that cub being shot without it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Well done on the Fox mate, Sorry to hear about your rifle getting a bash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Dont need rubbing back to fix that just oil the effected bits. The damage is just part of owning a working rifle with a wood stock and in a few years you wont remember that cub being shot without it a bit of oil and you're away, whats the point in getting an amazing finish when it's likely to get scratched again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 could have bin worse mate you could have missed the fox as well hahaha you should do my wmr stock at same time to get more practice in just in case you slip again lol up side is fields are comeing down plenty of birds to go at for you swiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Just as an update it gets worse... The gun is looking healthy again after a quick touch up this morning. Right that's that out of the way, now onto my rotten luck... Got my knife nice and sharp to skin the fox to brush up on my tanning skills since its been a while. Long story cut very short I cut my finger quite deep and Went to GP where I have just had a tetanus shot and have been sent to the walk-in centre in Loughborough for stitches. Just waiting to be called in now... UPDATE: Because I'm off work all this week anyway she glued it back together. Cant do the washing up for a week! What a shame Edited July 31, 2012 by fo5ter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 A right bundle of accidents aren't you! Hope all is well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 May be it is better that it is a wood stock that you can refurb, if that had been synthetic, it would be marked for good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've put the synthetic stock back on for now. Im not letting this minor hiccup stop me going out the rest of the week! Might need to perform a proper risk assessment before I go out again though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 was it your trigger finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) No it was this one But seriously, no, thankfully it's my left hand and there was no nerve, tendon or muscle damage! It was bloody deep and gaping but funnily enough didn't hurt. I was a bit worried about the lack of pain but I still have full sensation in my finger so all things considered It was quite an accurate incision! Edited July 31, 2012 by fo5ter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosemite Sam Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Ouchy on the stock AND on your finger. I'm happy you still got your sense of humour going! . Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Gun intact Finger intact Sense of humour intact I would say that is a fair result. This is also a good example of gun safety as your little slip could have ended up with you (or maybe someone else) notifying us of a far worse outcome. Thanks for sharing. Edited August 4, 2012 by hedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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