bingweed 0 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hello all, imagination going into overdrive. Worried now about hitting my fingers or thumb with ammo. Could this happen as its making my aiming well off ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 There is a slight chance, but as long as you hold and aim correctly you should be fine. Best thing to do is go on gamekeeper johns youtube channel, he has recently made a video about aiming, get this right and you shouldn't have any accidents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Man up ffs. I can and it does happen. All part of the fun and you got to be a pretty slow learning ninja to keep doing it... Most people give up shooting after the first time Theres been a few corking pictures on here of smashed digits, heres a pretty tame one of my mate. He wont pick a catty up theres days :laugh:He lost his nail eventually. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Use a catty right and you shouldn't ever have one. Clean release and proper alignement is the key to it. Stand In front of a mirror and do your stance to make sure everything lined up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisler 90 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hit my thumb a few times at first, soon learnt how to hold it right, all part of the fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bingweed 0 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thanks for the answers. I haven't done it yet but the girlfriends son asked me would I shatter my finger if I hit it seeing as how they're powerful enough to kill a rabbit. Made me think. Cant see myself stopping yet ( to much fun ). In fact hopping to buy a new one at The Welsh Game Fair. Going on youtube now for aiming tips . Ta all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) You haven't lived 'til you've had a 9mm steel hit your bottom thumb joint ! Edited June 21, 2015 by Blackbriar 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbaz 363 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I had an ally Milbro as a kid, I threw it away more times than I had hot dinners, Every time it was beacause I shot my thumb!! I always went and retrieved it though!!, No idea what eventually happened to it though!I have another now but still won't hold it how it's meant to be held!!It's actually the rarer Magapult for firing Maggots in to the water when fishing! It's a bit bigger than the thumb brekkers!! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bingweed 0 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Didn't manage to get one at the Welsh Game |Fair, In fact not impressed at all, seemed very small show to me Haven't been for several years , and I loved it years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.338winmag 78 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 cut a few diffrent sized forks [diffrent gap sizes i mean an ]try a diffrent hand hold , ilike to brace with a thumb an first finger around the forks type hold ,puttin yer thumb in the center below the forks is kinda frightening imo . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 If your looking for a catty mate I make some. pm me and I might be able to sort something out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flipbull 1,139 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Use a catty right and you shouldn't ever have one. Clean release and proper alignement is the key to it. Stand In front of a mirror and do your stance to make sure everything lined upBut whatever you do don't let release if loaded 7 years bad luck and you won't catch fook all.. YCh that catty I bought off you a while ago is a little cracker mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Glad you like it pal. Is it a mini one you bought? Ive got one on my keys all the time haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j1985 1,984 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) Yes it can happen, I had a m10 hexnut hit my little finger somehow and by the time it had took me to look down it was already pissing with blood....nail was gone and it f***ing hurt!!! I now hate squirells even more as I swear this little b*****d was laughing at me haha Edited June 22, 2015 by j1985 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,873 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 I've found the best way to view it is to be counter-intuitive i.e. the closer my hand is to the action end the less chance I have of hitting my hand. Over the last six months or so, since I started using a catapult, I've found my hold has gradually changed so that I hold it right up around the "neck" with a tiny section of my thumb and pointing finger and the rest are kind of fanned out...imagine a mock-karate hand...I also drop the catapult as I release the pouch so all I'm concentrating on are the initial aim and release. Only works if you've got a lanyard around your wrist of course! Just re-read that and it sounds confusing so I'll try again: imagine holding it with a clenched fist but then releasing as many fingers as possible and almost balancing it between the first sections of your thumb and pointing finger. Any better? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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