Very Dangerous time of year upon us

[jjhack]

Hard to believe this bore site has less damage then the gun or the guy!

In general many of us get complacent in our gun handling over time. My soon to be 6 year old son is always around my guns now when we go shooting. I watch like a hawk and am checking to see the status of guns constantly, with a sickness and dedication that makes me feel like I'm packing around Nitro glycerine. I cannot imagine anything happening to that little guy, or me putting the guilt for life on his shoulders. Only now do I recognize jut how much I've taken for granted when with other adults.

Please let this be a reminder right now to all of you with a gun that you cannot call that bullet back, you can't unring a bell. These are very dangerous and deadly tools we have in our hands!

 

[Duknutz]

Wow JJ,
Give us the story and the condition of the shooter(bystanders).I think about this stuff when at the public range,especially when deer season is here and you get all kinds of amped-up people around.One little mistake(which could happen to the best of us)and you may pay the price.Death,blind or not being able to hunt again....Good post... and thanks...

 

[guyintx]

wow thats scary. I have been to a gun range around here and witnessed some stupid things happened by amped up hunters but never nothing like that.

 

[snake river rufus]

And for those of you that push gravel down your bore (firelapping) with reduced loads. They warn you to check the bore visually after every round for a good reason.

 

[Rodney Hood]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jjhack @ Sep 20 2007, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Hard to believe this bore site has less damage then the gun or the guy!

In general many of us get complacent in our gun handling over time. My soon to be 6 year old son is always around my guns now when we go shooting. I watch like a hawk and am checking to see the status of guns constantly, with a sickness and dedication that makes me feel like I'm packing around Nitro glycerine. I cannot imagine anything happening to that little guy, or me putting the guilt for life on his shoulders. Only now do I recognize jut how much I've taken for granted when with other adults.

Please let this be a reminder right now to all of you with a gun that you cannot call that bullet back, you can't unring a bell. These are very dangerous and deadly tools we have in our hands!

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Here here....

 

[7magHunter]

Excuse my ignorance,

but to me the back of the gun looks in one piece, how in the world the shooter can have so much damage to the face when the scope and stock are intact?
I've seen some hot loads blowing up the action and the shooter walked away, and this gun got the banana shape on the barrel which to me it looks away from the shooter?