Could it be any worse!!!

[iana 25]

Went out last night after a few bunnies to my local permission.

 

On arrival kitted up with my 410 and headed off, saw first rabbit, positioned and first shot 1 down. Great I thought.

 

Put rifle over shoulder and went to collect said rabbit, then to my horror something came loose on strap and my rifle lands moderator first onto the grass. Barrel shroud twisted mod bent , couldn't believe it. Got my self together and headed back to car. Managed to straighten up but wasn't sure what damage had been done till I get home.

 

Decided I would carry on as had my rimmy with me do headed off to next permission. Opened my car door and sat nav falls onto concrete and screen smashed!!!! Still determined to carry on headed off up the lane on foot and within a minute fell down a rabbit hole and twisted my ankle!!! Well that was it decided enough is enough and headed off home, waiting for a car to pull out in front of me or something!!

 

So, could it of been any worse????

 

To my amazement, just confirmed today that it's just the moderator that was bent and the 410 still shoots in a straight line.

[walshie 2,804]

Do you go by the nick Lucky? Glad your rifle is O.K.

[Phantom 631]

Could have been worse Could have blanked AND broke your leg!

 

[Mawders 595]

You will end up crashing the car if you posted all that whilst driving lol

[kill zone 27]

thats a bit steep MAWDERS lol somethings telling you to not hunt anymore besafe atb

[Phantom 631]

OR you could have got back home to find a fecking letter from your local Council demanding details of all your guns like I have just done B@stards can go feck themselves silly

 

[Mawders 595]

Go on phantom you tell em! Write them a strongly worded letter!

[pianoman 3,587]

Sorry to read the sat nav was smashed but, thank God the rifle wasn't so damaged beyond a bent and replaceable moderator.

 

Unlike my beloved HW77 and Airmax SR12 scope.

 

I had the rifle in the gunslip over my shoulder as I was unlocking my front door after a session ...then the bloody strap broke, the slip fell backwards off my shoulder and the lot swung off and hit the concrete step of my front door.!! Result was scope bent downwards and useless. Worse though, my HW77's barrel was bent downwards. I was absolutely bereft when I saw it indoors. :cray: However, all was not to be lost.

 

Si Pittaway came to the rescue with the most selfless kindness. He gave me his Airmax scope. The identical spec and model as my written-off one! Just his kind, generous selfless way that! Then, I meet Jim "Logun" Hogan at Red Beck shooting supplies who just happens to have taken up residence there as the business gunsmith.

 

I tell him my tale of woe and he just shrugs.

 

"Bring t'gun in lad and I'll see what's up wi' her! "

 

He sorted and straightened the barrel out. He said it was 10mm out! But he did his stuff and, for £30 and a beer or two she's as good as ever she was!

 

One bit of bad luck and two brilliant men come to the rescue!

 

When life throws us a cow-pat in the mush just think....

 

There is always some poor bugger worse off then you!

 

Simon

[Roy Williamson 15]

Glad to hear you gun is ok. and nice 1 pianoman, absolute bargain for £30. Never had a gun accident like that, but dropped a few phones. dropped a new htc one after 2 days and smashed the screen... did I have insurance.... of course not DOH

[fry 209]

bad luck all round not the first time i have read about sling straps failing i dont bother with them at all because of this! tone just send the busy bodies any bullshit story i.e i only have bla bla, simon the 77 NOOOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. zini not the first good turn you have done for shooters on here fair play to you mate.

[open season 21]

just read your post mate guess it just wasnt your night bud i crinched when i read you dropped your rilfe arrrrrrrr!!!!! i was thinking how could this night possibly be worse for you and thought well it could as you twisted ya ankle bud you could have shot ya self in the foot buddy who knows but at the end of the day bud everything is fixable. just right unlucky mate

[pianoman 3,587]

Fry do you use a hardshell case to carry your rifle? I think that's a wiser move than slings and slips after this experience.

 

I think everybody has a tale of woe with a precious rifle somewhere down the line. Having a break-barrel rifle out for a session, the barrel slips out of the hand and smashing back into the action, bending it upwards and wrecking a beautiful stock through the grip. That must happen a fair bit.

 

But it has taught me ALWAYS CHECK THE GUNSLIP STRAPS.

 

Simon

[fry 209]

no mate i have a slip for both rifles, no slings or bipods i generally only carry rifles to the van by the handles an then take them out when i get to the permission. i know the sinking feeling of mishap though last year i slipped on mud and landed face down 410 in hands barrel visibly twisted but thank fully loosened the figure of 8 barrel band and it sprang back true.shit happens glad you got the 77 sorted its like your baby lol. all the best mate.

[pianoman 3,587]

I don't have children Fry mate. I have rifles and yes, this one HW77 is my special baby! I really thought she was stuffed. But Jim Hogan is a real gunsmith of the old school! Amazing to find him working only a few miles away from my home.

 

Hope you are well and free of any more mishaps of your own. Nothing worse than a treasured rifle coming to grief.

 

Simon

[j j m 6,553]

bad luck that mate