Unsafe or not

Its very interesting the levels or lack of levels some hunters place on safety.Upnorth uplander noted a thread on the "other forum" where a goose shooter appeared to have his mates directly in front of him at 1.30 pm to him while blasting and filming with a head cam with them entering his direct line of site although below it as it appears ,
A few people commented on this but its was amazing how many just thought it was "great"

What do you all think -have a look and is this how you would shoot with not just your friends but anyone

http://www.fishnhunt.co.nz/forum/YaB...m=1350179798/0

I was blown away. No way was that shot at 1.30min safe.

In my opinion.

I looked at this this morning and showed my wife (ex 20yr army) it just now
Her comment was:-
"if our instructors saw one of us to that we'd get our head kicked in"

Yep, that does seem a bit shady. It's sometimes hard to judge exactly who was where from a video, but that definitely seems to close for comfort. We are very lucky here in little ol NZ to have relatively easy hassle free FA ownership and it's up to each and every one of us to not give the liberal retards any ammunition to mess with the FA laws.

Man did the hackles get raised in the comments over there. Never killing anyone seems to be justification the shot was ok. It may have been clear of the others but it was still a shot with someone forward of the shooter. Try that on a range with an RO and you would be kicked off smartly. No wonder I dont do much hunting, Im just a bit too safety conscious.

hackles raised in defense of what appears be complete stupidity --ever here about the guy that stands up in front of the swinging shooter

Ok Iv looked, I dont hunt birds but use a scattergun occasionally.
Video can make things look different to how it actually is. But if it actually was how it appeared and I was the guy in front of the shot?
The dentist would have to recover his teeth from my stock.

As unimpressed as I am after watching the video, I am not going to pass any other comment on this matter I feel it should stay at the other forum where it belongs to save the shitfights. No offense intended but that is the way I see it.

Probably a good call hunter308:)

Its more a thing of interest to see the difference in opinion from her to there .One wonders how many people make foolish mistakes due to peer pressure -ie -everyone going hey wow cool -and a couple going hey that sux and getting shit for saying it .As much as I have had clashes on this site those clashes have never been about safety as most appear to be man enough to say "NO"
We should always have comment on bad practices as it may just save someone

People in front of a shooting firearm = stupidity.

Basic rules and common sense apply, whether it's at a range under RO control, or the back paddock on the farm.

yeah I seen it about an hour ago great vid till that head shot came into play.Fuck hat dude just had too stand up and lost his marbles.
Camera angle yeah right it was on his head.

But on saying that have read the fnh replies ..........no more comments from me

Only had my FA for a short time, but even I know that was unsafe, no matter how many arguments of "camera angle" are put forward, that shot was over the head of a fellow shooter. Totally unsafe IMHO.

Heard of a couple best mates that shot together for years. They were in a flat bottom during duck season. Well into their 60's. A duck came in range and the both engaged it.
Mate in the back remained seated to swing and shoot the other bloke stood up to shoot and lost his head.

Sorry, the only time people should be in front of someone firing in their general direction is when they are identified as enemy.

Rule NUmber 2 Change... "Don't always point firearms in a safe direction, just make sure it's a safeish ELEVATION"
Doesn't quite sound as good aye

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Originally Posted by dirtyhabit

"Don't always point firearms in a safe direction

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hahahahaha

To the credit of the original poster of this video he has deleted it from the "other forum" due to recognizing the concerns raised -good on him for doing so !!

God I miss FnH sometimes :P

He wouldn't of deleted it if it was safe:P

The good version and what a great vid

NAGS SPRING HUNT 2012 v2 - YouTube

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Originally Posted by Pointer

God I miss FnH sometimes :P

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Yea right...

I just love how (and this is forums in general, not just that one) some people seem to think that just because someone else has a low post count is then seen as a newbie, their posts are automatically crap or they don't know what they are talking about :OSMILEY:. Just coz someone only joined a particular forum 2 days ago, does not mean he/she has not been involved in whatever sport/activity the forum is about for the last 20 years....

But hey, I am fairly often just plain gobsmacked by how forumites behave online. It's like Dr Jeckyl & Mr Hyde, haha.

That thread just seems to have gone into auto name calling, and radically defensive mode. I would not hold my breath that removal of the initial video should be seen as a likely indication that he is going to have a change of behavior in terms of firearms safety :huh:

MY thoughts too EBF. Regardless of the issue, I found it interesting they were quick to shoot down new members without knowing who they were - assuming someone with a high post count knows his stuff as opposed to a person who hardly posts. Amazing

True I post heaps and know piss all;)

Makes two of us VC!

I have a high post count coz I dont do anything at work other than browse and talk shit in this place.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. So please forgive my sausage fingers!!!

Just raising my post count so as to increase my perceived knowledge about anything and everything lol

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Originally Posted by horihunter

Just raising my post count so as to increase my perceived knowledge about anything and everything lol

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+1 :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

True I post heaps and know piss all;)

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I know piss all too VC you got a shit load of posts there man:thumbsup:
Have ya checked ya profile latlely? You had 1168 visits:thumbsup:

Just checked mine over 17000 visits you bloody stalkers:omg:

I browse mostly on my kindle (wife hogs the pc!) and often end up on profiles accidentally because my fat fingers hit the name instead of the thread!
So don't think I'm stalking you buggers!

Dundee, that's because they covet your . . . well bugger if I know, those sort of numbers just disturbing really.
How many views were from Dougie?

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Originally Posted by el borracho

To the credit of the original poster of this video he has deleted it from the "other forum" due to recognizing the concerns raised -good on him for doing so !!

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True. It seems the safe perspective just wasn't seen by him, once it was pointed out he says he's having a chat with his shooting mates and a re-think for next time. It's always challenging for blokes to admit a mistake, so good on him for realising he can learn something new.

Nobody is perfec.:P

The newbie comment wasnt made regarding any ones outdoors experience, it was just stating the fact that they were new to that forum.
There are those amongst us that have changed a name in order to sling shit b4, some of whom have previous issues the orignal poster of that movie.
However it looked or was, no one had reckless intentions.
I dont want to take away from the issues raised over this and we will be taking the time prior to our next hunt to sort safety guidelines
But hey what do I know I dont have many posts!:)