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The 30 year old man that I reported on a few weels ago that was hit in the face with the rifle bolt is doing fine.
The rifle was a Mossberg and he had purcahserd it only a few days before the incident. Apparently the pin attaching the bolt lugs to the bolt body broke and this allowed the bolt handle to close without the lugs fully closeing and when he fired the rifle the bolt flew out and hit him in the face.
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Oh man ... I hate to admit it, but I'm sitting here laughing my butt off ... I don't revel in the tragedy of others, but that really IS funny ... especially since he's doing ok ...
-WGM-
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background "music:"
Lawyers humming and whistling in gleeful anticipation.
"Good enough" isn't.
Always take your responsibilities seriously but never yourself.
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Would of been a helluva loaner rifle....
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Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Mossberg Bolt action...... Required reconstructive surgery to face...
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Not laughing here.
Boys, there, but for the grace of God, go we.
Ya never know when something's going to give.
Glad he's going to be OK.
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"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
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Who is making rifles for Mossberg now? At one time Howa was but I doubt that a Howa rifle did that.
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background "music:"
Lawyers humming and whistling in gleeful anticipation. No doubt the background music is a stirring rendition of "We're In the Money!"
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Me either. Poor fellas gonna be screwed up for quite some time..... What a cheap design.
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About a week after I heard about this incident, I ran into an old high school buddy of mine who told me that the hunter, Heath Ryder, worked for him. He said the rifle had been purchased new about 2 weeks prior to the incident and had been fired less than a half dozen times with factory ammo only. The damage was quite extensive and could have been fatal if he had not been hunting with a group of family members who got him evacuated quickly. Apparently destroyed the lower left mandible and most of the soft tissue (lips, and cheek). Will be in for several re-constructive surgeries before he is functional again. Luckily no eye damage. I'd say he was due some compensation for his injuries. I bet some of the ones snickering here would be wanting some too, had they had a bolt from a defective rifle blow through their face.
ego operor non tutela
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Me either. Poor fellas gonna but screwed up for quite some time..... What a cheap design. Not laughing here either, I think it takes a screwed up person to laugh at other peoples misfortune.
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Glad to hear Mr. Ryder is going to be okay. Definitely, no laughing matter.
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Anybody who snickers over this draws curses down onto his own head.
"Good enough" isn't.
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to be clear, I feel awful about the incident, and about the tragedy that it is ... what I was laughing about, is the simple mental image of the bolt flying backwards upon firing ... it just reminded me of something I'd see in a cartoon.
Like I said, I don't revel in other people's misfortunes, and I'm damn glad it wasn't me ... I hope to God that something like this never happens to me or anyone I know ... or anyone else for that matter ...
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Just a reminder to those who don't wear eye protection while shooting; TIME TO START!
Bad deal this.
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Just a reminder to those who don't wear eye protection while shooting; TIME TO START!
Bad deal this. I'll second that. I had a .45 case rupture and I caught little pieces of brass in the side of my face. No eye protection, it could have been bad.
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Oh man ... I hate to admit it, but I'm sitting here laughing my butt off ... I don't revel in the tragedy of others, but that really IS funny ... especially since he's doing ok ... Twisted.
"The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubt" Bertrand Russell
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2crow, Don't get me wrong here because I understand your point and agree 100%. However, I think when you have a catastrophic failure like this only the grace of God will protect you. My best wishes to the poor guy. WGM, Nice.  Mike
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Damn shame IMHO, how the heck some of the stuff that passes QC these days.
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