be sure to remove bore sighting tool

  • waterfowler99
    Midwest
    Posts: 1514
    October 25, 2006 at 5:04 pm #209806

    ———before firing

    Quote:

    Saturday 30 September, there was a non-injury mishap on the lower range.

    A customer, sighting-in his hunting rifle, forgot to remove the boresighter before firing a live round. It was a Savage bolt-action, I believe in .30-06. Attached are photos of the results.

    The boresighter was found almost all the way to the 100yd target holders.

    fishinallday
    Montrose Mn
    Posts: 2101
    October 25, 2006 at 5:19 pm #23195

    Wow! Thats scary. Glad the guy is ok.

    fishinallday
    Montrose Mn
    Posts: 2101
    October 25, 2006 at 5:19 pm #492294

    Wow! Thats scary. Glad the guy is ok.

    davenorton50
    Burlington, WI
    Posts: 1417
    October 25, 2006 at 5:29 pm #23197

    I received that email last week and have been trying to de-bunk it. Even if it is real I think it was intentional. I just can’t believe someone loaded the gun and didn’t see the red bore sight…

    I know a dude who lost his eye because his barrel was plugged while trap shooting so I know bad things can happen.

    I have a Weatherby .300 that I’m sure has the power to do that if the barrel was sealed… .

    I agree though. If someone was shooting that gun I hope they are OK…

    davenorton50
    Burlington, WI
    Posts: 1417
    October 25, 2006 at 5:29 pm #492299

    I received that email last week and have been trying to de-bunk it. Even if it is real I think it was intentional. I just can’t believe someone loaded the gun and didn’t see the red bore sight…

    I know a dude who lost his eye because his barrel was plugged while trap shooting so I know bad things can happen.

    I have a Weatherby .300 that I’m sure has the power to do that if the barrel was sealed… .

    I agree though. If someone was shooting that gun I hope they are OK…

    burbob
    Hastings,MN
    Posts: 364
    October 25, 2006 at 6:06 pm #23201

    Similar to leaving the rod in the barrel of my muzzleloader

    burbob
    Hastings,MN
    Posts: 364
    October 25, 2006 at 6:06 pm #492306

    Similar to leaving the rod in the barrel of my muzzleloader

    dan-larson
    Cedar, Min-E-So-Ta
    Posts: 1482
    October 25, 2006 at 8:20 pm #23208

    Yikes!!! That must be loud as hell when I gun blows up in your hands.

    dan-larson
    Cedar, Min-E-So-Ta
    Posts: 1482
    October 25, 2006 at 8:20 pm #492334

    Yikes!!! That must be loud as hell when I gun blows up in your hands.

    fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    October 25, 2006 at 8:32 pm #23209

    Quote:

    Yikes!!! That must be loud as hell when I gun blows up in your hands.

    Not to mention it must hurt some.

    fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    October 25, 2006 at 8:32 pm #492336

    Quote:

    Yikes!!! That must be loud as hell when I gun blows up in your hands.

    Not to mention it must hurt some.

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    October 25, 2006 at 10:14 pm #23216

    How in the HEII do you not acknowledge the fact you have a big red tool sticking out of your barrel??

    BIRDDOG

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    October 25, 2006 at 10:14 pm #492365

    How in the HEII do you not acknowledge the fact you have a big red tool sticking out of your barrel??

    BIRDDOG

    ARCH
    southern minnesota
    Posts: 182
    October 26, 2006 at 12:35 am #23221

    maybe the guy shooting it was a big red tool

    ARCH
    southern minnesota
    Posts: 182
    October 26, 2006 at 12:35 am #492392

    maybe the guy shooting it was a big red tool

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    October 26, 2006 at 3:39 am #23232

    BIRDDOG

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    October 26, 2006 at 3:38 pm #23268

    Quote:

    I received that email last week and have been trying to de-bunk it.

    This type of thing happened to my uncle when I was young. They’re pretty sure it was snow that plugged the barrel. The barrel peeled back just like this, except it was 3 “parts” instead of 4. He was lucky to not get injured at all…just scared the hell out of him.

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    October 26, 2006 at 3:38 pm #492570

    Quote:

    I received that email last week and have been trying to de-bunk it.

    This type of thing happened to my uncle when I was young. They’re pretty sure it was snow that plugged the barrel. The barrel peeled back just like this, except it was 3 “parts” instead of 4. He was lucky to not get injured at all…just scared the hell out of him.

    big_dog_ia
    Omaha, Ne
    Posts: 180
    December 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm #26441

    To all the muzzleloader guys too, remove the ramrod b/4 you shoot. Heard of a guy down this way last week at the range, left the ramrod in…..he was shook up a bit but nothing serious happened.

    big_dog_ia
    Omaha, Ne
    Posts: 180
    December 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm #506174

    To all the muzzleloader guys too, remove the ramrod b/4 you shoot. Heard of a guy down this way last week at the range, left the ramrod in…..he was shook up a bit but nothing serious happened.

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