BUGGER…… very lucky!!!

Well … you can see for yourself that this is not good at all.The cause .. a mud plugged barrel .My oldest boy took a friend duck hunting for the first time.Holed up in a “blind” ….the first slew of ducks passed within range and 4 of them let rip….

LUCKILY!!my boy had his mate on the end of the blind,because of his inexperience…. My boy said the noise was deafening,with sparks and shit flying everywhere,one of them had 3 pellets removed,skin deep from the side of his head ,the other 3 no injuries….so bloody lucky..

I don’t want to preach here as you will all know what you would do or say with young ,inexperienced shoots… you get it…. Just bloody thankful no one was seriously injured!!!

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Lucky the weakest point is farthest away from the shooter

Bloody hell that sends shivers down my spine.

All is not lost. Any good gunsmith could trim and thread the barrel for an external choke tube. It is a very common occurrence, especially with inexperienced shooters and, luckily, injuries from such events are rare. Injuries are more frequent (and serious) when badly blocked barrels burst closer to the breech, usually damaging the forward hand.

holy shit batman!feel for you and the boys squire -definit ely a change of undies.can relate to the experience when i had a 12g shell go off in an unlocked chamber -noise shock and plastic surgery with 40grit sandpaper.it was my fault -reassembling gun with camo tape on barrel -didnt push barrel fully home into housing to lock it up -fault remedied camo tape removed -never again.c404&gspf were with me that day -thank christ it was only a 2 3/4 -had it been a 3"id have almost certainly been hospitalised. As it is Im now facing the reality of living with hearing aids as my hearing is going to the dogs.

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All is not lost. Any good gunsmith could trim and thread the barrel for an external choke tube. It is a very common occurrence, especially with inexperienced shooters and, luckily, injuries from such events are rare. Injuries are more frequent (and serious) when badly blocked barrels burst closer to the breech, usually damaging the forward hand.

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Mate..thanks for the info…its an 20plus yr old Shotty …..mossberg…first gun i bought for my boys….not worth it…shotguns are cheap here…they are into the sm]emi auto Remingtons

@ kotuku…….yeah mate….took the boy a couple of days to tell me ….reckons the gravity of the situation had to sink in…..

Ive taught them gun safety since they could hold a firearm….sent them to several firearm workshops to listen and learn from those who know best….so its just not coming from the ol man.

My boy reckons he was keeping and eye on him,so none of them would get shot……quote”for the life of me dad,I have no bloody idea when he stuck the gun in the mud….i know the barrel was clear because i put a round through it,before we entered the blind”

Accidents happen….gun safety has no limits,you are constantly on the lookout just bloody thankful no one was injured or worse……I reckon it a reminder for us all

The gun is being hung in the garage as a reminder to all of us…..

....so undies got changed....?

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Yeah mate… he was gutted… when the situation arose there was obviously some backtracking…. I wasn’t there ,just happy he did the right thing…a tough situation for all involved… no??

A good reminder. Glad all the boys are ok and a lot wiser.

Yeah mate… when it happens.. it happens.. then u think about things

The kid that took the pellets told me he’s getting tattoo… “I got shot”

Shit thats a wake up call for every hunter.Years ago my oldest boy fired a shot at a rabbit coming back from the pond,he got it but the steel pellets richochet and blew out a window on a brand new tractor. Glad all was ok with the lads.

we lost the family .410 is similar circumstances.... again young shooter and mud plugged barrel...I did jug choke it but sold it to a fella for orchard possums..it just wasnt the same 4" shorter.pleased everyone is safe n well.

Yikes, glad the lads are ok.

Gun replaceable. .hearing loss or injury not replaceable.old story could happen to anyone. And if a unlicensed shooter as per Arms act the shooter must be directly supervised and 1 gun between them not each shootingna separate gun .lucky young fellas will be lesson for life and a good one for them.

jesus mate thats a undie filler alright glad everybodys ok

Hey boys…. Appreciate all of the comments… for someone who has been around guns for longtime,it seems there is nothing that surprises or teaches me,in saying that… Guns are safe,PERIOD!!!. It’s a USER that’s not… my boy and I haves talked this over a length… how,why,what ,should have occurred,been done,etc etc…. I ,and he ,make no excuses… we learn ..and we learn… I’m so fucking thankful the end result was positive…..not sure what else to say???!!!

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All is not lost. Any good gunsmith could trim and thread the barrel for an external choke tube. It is a very common occurrence, especially with inexperienced shooters and, luckily, injuries from such events are rare. Injuries are more frequent (and serious) when badly blocked barrels burst closer to the breech, usually damaging the forward hand.

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Gun DOC a query- would not the rest of the barrel steel have received such a traumatic shock to render that unsafe - or maybe not ?? - your experienced knowledge rest of barrell okay ??

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Hey boys…. Appreciate all of the comments… for someone who has been around guns for longtime,it seems there is nothing that surprises or teaches me,in saying that… Guns are safe,PERIOD!!!. It’s a USER that’s not… my boy and I haves talked this over a length… how,why,what ,should have occurred,been done,etc etc…. I ,and he ,make no excuses… we learn ..and we learn… I’m so fucking thankful the end result was positive…..not sure what else to say???!!!

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well one thing thats never short round here is support. Obviously its upsetting for you and the boys ,something i can empathise with ,but a valuable lesson learnt and im betting gun inspection will now be ingrained in their shooting routines especially around areas where duckshooting goes as mud is a constant bastard.lake ellesmere has endless supplies of the bloody crap all of it reeking++++. BTWsquire your pick for our girls vs wales tomorrow???

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Lithuania by seven points.

@kotuku…. Yeah mate… game against Oz was massive….. BLACK FERNS all the way cuzzy!!!!

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Whaaaaat ..earlier youd backed the ref to win by 7 points!

Sorry to this happened. Only because mud clogged the tip of it, then exploded? Just want to learn and try to avoid, if only little bit of mud or similar substance covered muzzle, does same thing will happen?

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Sorry to this happened. Only because mud clogged the tip of it, then exploded? Just want to learn and try to avoid, if only little bit of mud or similar substance covered muzzle, does same thing will happen?

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Well if both ends of the barrel are closed off with live cartridge and mud plug(a literal pipe bomb) the gases generated on ignition and associated forces will seek out the weakest point -barrel walls! Ive seen a couple of ruptures especially using modern smokeless cartridges in old damascus forged shotgun barrels(NO NO NO NO),and a vivid report on a custom rifle IIRC/243/308 where some custom ammo was being trialled.
.Unbeknowns to the owner/ user the very round loaded apparently had an oversized powder load in the case .Yup flash breech rent asunder like the titanic, rifle bolt ejected l;ike a whale harpoon ,beautiful walnut stock shredded like toothpicks and a user hospitalised by DIY facelift.
Moral of the story -check check and recheck your weapon and any ammo youre given or such like.
if you fell over in any sort of mud dirt etc ,before you load a round into the breech look through the barrel If theres anything in it get it out and preferably pull the barrel through to remove all
debris! dr op a rifle shotty in water(yes ive done rthat several times) on return home complete dissassembley everything cleans through clean .mud etc does not make delicate mechaisms function better. t is not a cheapskates lubrication ether.
Falls ,knocks etc also have a shagnasty habit of knocking scopes out of true -right bugger when you miss the 12pointer at 25m with your mates gazing in awe!scope check reveals its zero is akin to hitting the space station!
sorry about the epistle but hey if it stops you makina mistake we are all happy campers!