The dumbest?

justplainpossum · March 10, 2013, 04:40 PM

I know we hate to admit it, but, what's the dumbest thing you almost did with a gun?

When I first moved to Texas, I was house-sitting at a place out in the country. One day I spotted a scorpion on the wall (my first!), and in a total panic I grabbed the landlord's shotgun. Luckily I thought twice about that. Ended up hitting it with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

justplainpossum · March 10, 2013, 06:40 PM

Nobody will admit to doing anything dumb, huh?

Guess I was the only one.

Reinz · March 10, 2013, 07:36 PM

15-20 years ago, during the Texas Summer, so I was wearing shorts. I was doing some tactical excercises, but a too darn close to the steel pepper poppers. I ended up having to pull a very large bullet frag imbedded very deep in my leg with tweezers.
Bleed like a stuck pig forever. Should have gone to the hospital, but I knew there would be a ton of questions from the police.

Lesson - respect the steel ! And, if you wear shorts, stand further back.

Glenn E. Meyer · March 10, 2013, 07:39 PM

Don't need a thread about gun stupidity.

Closed.

March 10, 2013, 04:40 PM	#1
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 222	The dumbest? I know we hate to admit it, but, what's the dumbest thing you almost did with a gun? When I first moved to Texas, I was house-sitting at a place out in the country. One day I spotted a scorpion on the wall (my first!), and in a total panic I grabbed the landlord's shotgun. Luckily I thought twice about that. Ended up hitting it with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

March 10, 2013, 07:39 PM	#4
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Don't need a thread about gun stupidity. Closed. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

March 10, 2013, 06:40 PM	#2
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 222	Nobody will admit to doing anything dumb, huh? Guess I was the only one.

March 10, 2013, 07:36 PM	#3
Reinz Member Join Date: February 18, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 45	15-20 years ago, during the Texas Summer, so I was wearing shorts. I was doing some tactical excercises, but a too darn close to the steel pepper poppers. I ended up having to pull a very large bullet frag imbedded very deep in my leg with tweezers. Bleed like a stuck pig forever. Should have gone to the hospital, but I knew there would be a ton of questions from the police. Lesson - respect the steel ! And, if you wear shorts, stand further back.