Experienced my first air rifle accident yesterday

[DevonHunter 0]

My fist accident happened yesterday when i was out shooting on permission with a friend of mine clearing a field of rabbits, just after the farmer cut his crops. I was about 30 yards away and my friend phil picked his Boeger air rifle up and because he had such a light trigger it went off, the pellet lodged itself in the calf section of my boots (standard army issue) Thank god i wearing boots and not trainers eh? Please post any tales you have, be great to hear them

Edited September 4, 2008 by DevonHunter

[Timelord 0]

All I can say is you was a lucky man it could have been a lot worse. I hope that younger shooters realise that street trainers are just that FOR THE STREET!

As the man say's good army boots saved his calf not to mention they support the ankles and make uneven ground more sure footed. This thread should serve as a warning to all those guilty of wearing trainers in the field...

[DevonHunter 0]

All I can say is you was a lucky man it could have been a lot worse. I hope that younger shooters realise that street trainers are just that FOR THE STREET!

As the man say's good army boots saved his calf not to mention they support the ankles and make uneven ground more sure footed. This thread should serve as a warning to all those guilty of wearing trainers in the field...

 

Thats right timelord, besides you'll get yer nikeys or whatever you wear covered in mud anyway.

[DevonHunter 0]

Just put the photo up, its in the centre of the textile bit. Phone camera is shite i know

[Malt 379]

Don't want to come across as pious or anything, but maybe it'll teach him not to put a loaded rifle down to rest anywhere. Was there a safety catch on the rifle?

[DevonHunter 0]

No no thats right, yes there was. Id just shot a rabbit went over to break its neck and he was looking through binoculars, he put them away and picked up the gun and 'Doof, ARrgghhhhhh' I called him every name under the sun.

[WebbyUK 0]

Safetys there for a reason mate.

 

Dont take it off till your locked on and ready to shoot

[DevonHunter 0]

I told him that, but he only flicked it off because we saw a rabbit he said i could have and i guess he forgot

[stubby 175]

No no thats right, yes there was. Id just shot a rabbit went over to break its neck and he was looking through binoculars, he put them away and picked up the gun and 'Doof, ARrgghhhhhh' I called him every name under the sun.

 

so the rifle shot did'nt kill the rabbit outright, was that down to the rifle, or poor aiming

[WebbyUK 0]

some ppl like to neck em aswell just cos they dont like the twitching they think there maybe still alive.

 

Some twitch like shit and others flip over and dont move.

 

i shot 4 last night 2 stone dead didnt move other 2 had a few kicks .

[DevonHunter 0]

It was hard to tell if this one was dead or not so i didnt take any chances.

[DevonHunter 0]

No no thats right, yes there was. Id just shot a rabbit went over to break its neck and he was looking through binoculars, he put them away and picked up the gun and 'Doof, ARrgghhhhhh' I called him every name under the sun.

 

so the rifle shot did'nt kill the rabbit outright, was that down to the rifle, or poor aiming

 

Ive only been shooting for 2 months

[Malt 379]

No no thats right, yes there was. Id just shot a rabbit went over to break its neck and he was looking through binoculars, he put them away and picked up the gun and 'Doof, ARrgghhhhhh' I called him every name under the sun.

 

so the rifle shot did'nt kill the rabbit outright, was that down to the rifle, or poor aiming

 

Ive only been shooting for 2 months

Your posts lead me to conclude that you've a lot to learn about air rifles. Safety first, then some target practice. Drill it in to yourself to think about the safety catch. You were lucky really, it could have been a lot worse......

[Coney 3]

My fist accident happened yesterday when i was out shooting on permission with a friend of mine clearing a field of rabbits, just after the farmer cut his crops. I was about 30 yards away and my friend phil picked his Boeger air rifle up and because he had such a light trigger it went off, the pellet lodged itself in the calf section of my boots (standard army issue) Thank god i wearing boots and not trainers eh? Please post any tales you have, be great to hear them

 

 

lucky there mate.

[DevonHunter 0]

No no thats right, yes there was. Id just shot a rabbit went over to break its neck and he was looking through binoculars, he put them away and picked up the gun and 'Doof, ARrgghhhhhh' I called him every name under the sun.

 

so the rifle shot did'nt kill the rabbit outright, was that down to the rifle, or poor aiming

 

Ive only been shooting for 2 months

Your posts lead me to conclude that you've a lot to learn about air rifles. Safety first, then some target practice. Drill it in to yourself to think about the safety catch. You were lucky really, it could have been a lot worse......

 

Read the post carefully, it wasnt me with the non-safety brains.