01-15-2008, 02:55 AM
I got extremely lucky this past deer hunting season.
I shot a big doe and in tracking it down I had gotten down on all fours to get under some heavy brush. There was snow on the ground and I obviously got some in the barrel of the shotgun. I didn't even think about getting snow in the barrel. I was to busy tracking the deer and the thought of obstructing the barrel with a little bit of snow didn't even enter my mind.
Well you guess it... the snow had blocked the barrel and the next shot I took blew the end of the barrel apart and cracked it down the lengh about 5 inches.
I wasn't hurt at all. I got extrememly lucky it easily could have backfired on me. Worse yet, no one knew were I was because I had walked well over a mile from my blind tracking the deer. Just wanted to give a friendly reminder to all those hunters out there. If your walking through heavy brush or in the ice and snow check the barrel before you shoot. Otherwise it might be your last.
See attached pic for what a little bit of snow can do to your barrel.
ps... if anyone has a Remington 12 gauge slug barrel laying around the house you don't need anymore LET ME KNOW !!!
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I shot a big doe and in tracking it down I had gotten down on all fours to get under some heavy brush. There was snow on the ground and I obviously got some in the barrel of the shotgun. I didn't even think about getting snow in the barrel. I was to busy tracking the deer and the thought of obstructing the barrel with a little bit of snow didn't even enter my mind.
Well you guess it... the snow had blocked the barrel and the next shot I took blew the end of the barrel apart and cracked it down the lengh about 5 inches.
I wasn't hurt at all. I got extrememly lucky it easily could have backfired on me. Worse yet, no one knew were I was because I had walked well over a mile from my blind tracking the deer. Just wanted to give a friendly reminder to all those hunters out there. If your walking through heavy brush or in the ice and snow check the barrel before you shoot. Otherwise it might be your last.
See attached pic for what a little bit of snow can do to your barrel.
ps... if anyone has a Remington 12 gauge slug barrel laying around the house you don't need anymore LET ME KNOW !!!
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