pigeonshooter76 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 POLICE have revealed that a shooting accident where a man suffered serious injuries took place in Catton near Swadlincote. The 50-year-old was shot in the back from relatively close range during an organised pheasant shoot. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham, by air ambulance. The accident happened at 2.45pm yesterday. The person who shot the man has been voluntarily questioned by police and has not been arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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winchester Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Walking around with a closed loaded gun bloke must be brain dead who shot him Mind you i had a bloke nearly do this to me in a wood only by the grace of the gunmaker it was auto safe hens to say i soon got rid of the idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonshooter76 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 POLICE have revealed that a shooting accident where a man suffered serious injuries took place in Catton near Swadlincote.The 50-year-old was shot in the back from relatively close range during an organised pheasant shoot. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham, by air ambulance. The accident happened at 2.45pm yesterday. The person who shot the man has been voluntarily questioned by police and has not been arrested. here is link http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/UPD...il/article.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I have removed some posts, so keep this on topic please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 What may I ask is relativly close range? I was shot a couple of years ago , at a range of about 30 m .............. the only pellets that made damage were thoes that hit my face, lucky for me both in the same hole!!That takes some luck!!The rest hit my chest area , and because of the ammount of layers of clothing I was wearing because of the very cold weather they didi nothing , by the way it was 36g 3mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Catton is 5 minutes from me . I shot on my beaters shoot today which is a stones throw away and the gamekeeper and his son know this person well so you can imagine the safety talk . What i can say is that no walking back guns were allowed at all no matter what their experience wasThe unfortunate keeper was shot at a range of 2yds and his condition is serious . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 What may I ask is relativly close range? I was shot a couple of years ago , at a range of about 30 m .............. the only pellets that made damage were thoes that hit my face, lucky for me both in the same hole!!That takes some luck!!The rest hit my chest area , and because of the ammount of layers of clothing I was wearing because of the very cold weather they didi nothing , by the way it was 36g 3mm cor blimey, glad to hear your ok mate, bet that bloody hurt. if you look at the numbers of shoots, something is bound to happen over the season. Just hope the guy pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 when i was in th cadets i near got shot with an l98 - cadet bolt action version of the sa80, 14 yo idiot forgot to take the safety off, spun onto his back and pointed the gun at me and said "sir, my gun wont work" and pulled the trigger to show me!!!!!! you can imagine my response.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Ther's still less fatalities in shooting than trampolining(unless it's naked of course) **** will always happen no matter what safety procedures are in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 2 Yards!! Bloody hell thats like being shot with a breneka!I hope to god for the sake of him he was hit in a limb , might mean he will loose it but if it was center body mass he has a big and probably lethal problem.Have you seen the damage a shotgun can create at very close range? My thoughts and prayers to him and his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 a terrible thing to happen , i hope the man who was shot pulls through and the poor man who pulled the trigger must be feeling terrible . tragic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Lets hope the victim pulls through. More importantly, lets hope the offender was a BASC member and had third party insurance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 oh dear. poor guys, shooter and shot. a terrible, tragic mistake i guess.... hope he pulls through.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 i too live and shoot 5 minuits down the road from catton.i dont know the people involved.this is very tragic for all concerned especialythe injured party.i send them my best wishes. think safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 More people die each year from illegal guns than legitimate ones. Accidents for not very common thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-peter Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) Lets hope the victim pulls through. More importantly, lets hope the offender was a BASC member and had third party insurance! ERM. why would he need to be a basc member. please give me a dam'd good reason. Edited February 1, 2009 by peter-peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 ERM. why would he need to be a basc member. please give me a dam'd good reason. I assume he means for insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 2 yards, that ain't going to have a happy ending There but for the grace of god. **** sometimes just happens - on Saturday I had a live semi auto pointed at me - slung over someone's shoulder who then bent down to check their dog. I trust me with a gun, but no one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifiden Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 2 yards, that ain't going to have a happy ending There but for the grace of god. **** sometimes just happens - on Saturday I had a live semi auto pointed at me - slung over someone's shoulder who then bent down to check their dog. I trust me with a gun, but no one else. I'm with you on that Mung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 2 Yards!! Bloody hell thats like being shot with a breneka!I hope to god for the sake of him he was hit in a limb , might mean he will loose it but if it was center body mass he has a big and probably lethal problem.Have you seen the damage a shotgun can create at very close range? My thoughts and prayers to him and his family. I was told he was shot in the lower back with a huge exit wound in the stomach area .Not sure if the Burton Mail have reported anything at the moment Just looked No nothing stated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm_a_luv_a_fish_supper_me Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 2 Yards ! Aye i hope he makes it Was this on a keepers day ?? I've been on a couple & i'm not much fussed about going on one again Talk about some desperate heroes shooting anything MMM FISH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Got to say injuries like that are usually fatal. Striking the intestines or stomach and leaking bacteria into the bloodstream, along with the open wound, even if they do stop the bleeding he could pass due to infection. (toxic shock). I hope he finds the physical and mental strength to pull through this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 How sad, I hope he pulls through. Another lesson to us all regarding safety. How this happened is neither here nor there, the point is an accident is an accident no matter how stupid or how safe we all are. There was a very good article in one of the BASC mags a few months back, and it spoke about being out with others and holding back and not speaking out when you see the possibility of danger, so as not to offend someone be them an aqaintence or a friend. It had many scenarios which I think many people could relate to, and in short the message was SPEAK OUT. I know I'd rather offend someone than witness an accident or even get shot myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Man...il/article.html He's recovering well, thank goodness. Edited February 3, 2009 by Peter De La Mare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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