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Watch your muzzle at all times

Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:25 am
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:25 am
I was sitting on the stand this weekend with my good ol Mauser 96 waiting on the big boy. At one point when I was movin my rifle around, the palm of my hand hit the safety and the gun went off. Come to find out, the trigger assembly was loose and pushing down on the safety moves the entire assembly down and lets the hammer fly.

Moral of the story is DON'T POINT YOUR DAMN GUN AT ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO KILL. Luckily mine went off into the woods instead of into somebody's head, but you never know when it might go bang. I have friends who are careless with guns and I'm sure somebody on here is as well. Pay attention at all times and be safe.
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:27 am to
Preach on brotha

:kige:

That's pretty fricken crazy though. And nothing bothers me more than someone swinging a gun around carelessly
This post was edited on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am
Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:27 am to
Wow, man. You had someone watching out for you. That could have been much worse.
Posted by nerd guy
Grapevine
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:28 am to
Glad you're alright!
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
50019 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:29 am to
Gun safety is easy and there is no excuse to be careless. I hate when I see people waving a gun all over and are clueless about it. Freaks me out


ETA: don't want to sound like I'm bitching at you, glad you're alright and agreeing with you
This post was edited on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:29 am to
If I hadn't taken a shite that morning, I woulda ruined my drawers for sure.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am to
Damn, that sucks. Scared the shite out of you?
Posted by bonescanner
Member since Oct 2011
2572 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am to
the rest of the story- Then he climbed out of his stand and left his drawers and their new contents in the woods! I had that happen while taking someone turkey hunting one time. He was practicing aiming at my decoy and didnt realize his safety wasnt on. Poor decoy.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am to
That could have been bad. Glad it happened when it did I guess.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:30 am to
ETA:
This post was edited on 11/28/11 at 10:32 am
Posted by Bien Fou
Laffy
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:35 am to
Amen to that!
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:36 am to
Id like to know what my face looked like when that damn cannon went off in my lap.
Posted by 4X4DEMON
NWLA
Member since Dec 2007
11957 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:36 am to
wow dude, glad you're ok. We could've been reading about you in the paper instead of those boys in Vermont.
Posted by deaconjones35
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2009
9899 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:36 am to
I have a habit of checking my safety every 5 minutes or so. Just a habit now. When I am rabbit hunting, I am more obsessed with it and check about every minute. I also yell out for everyone to check safety when rabbit hunting together in close quarters. It's a little OCD, but oh well!
Posted by 4X4DEMON
NWLA
Member since Dec 2007
11957 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:39 am to
Me too. I usually keep constant pressure on the saftey in the off position because I'm worried it'll get bumped off. I've had that happen before with no accidental discharge, but it scared me enough.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Member since Jan 2011
72266 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:40 am to
I constantly check the safety on whatever gun I have out of habit. Never thought I'd be the one slinging stray bullets. Check your rifles!

Eta: Its scarey how easy it is to set my rifle off with the safety. I will check my rifle before I load it every single time now. Never noticed because I never checked it.
This post was edited on 11/28/11 at 10:42 am
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
85598 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:40 am to
Damn bro
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
28158 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:42 am to
Damn Nordic guns.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Member since Jan 2011
72266 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:46 am to
I'm gonna get a new trigger for it and put a hammer block safety on it so this can't happen again. I'm buying rifles with 3 position safeties from now on. frick that shite.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
28158 posts
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:47 am to
Should've hung on to the mini-06.
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