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Post by cowhunter on Feb 25, 2013 13:00:11 GMT -5
Looking at the banana-peeled barrel and left hand damage in the "Pacnor...small-shank.. " thread made me wonder whether a good rule of "thumb" would be never stand to the side of a muzzleloader. What type of gun was that Willbird? The forearm is not damaged so he must have had hold of the barrel. I know Swing- Lock and perhaps others build a catastrophic pressure relief in the form of pressure bolts, but they fly out sideways so anyone standing to the side is in danger. It is a fantastic safety feature, unless you stand to the side. All those guns blown up with HS-6 blew to the sides. Do we have to admit a somewhat experimental component to muzzleloading and stay behind the shooter? I sometimes stand to the side of my brother to see how bad he flinches--but not anymore.
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Post by 10ga on Feb 25, 2013 16:33:47 GMT -5
I learned long ago not to stand to the side of anyone shooting any kind of projectile launching device! IE... slingshots that went askew, bows that had funky trajectorys, novice shooters turning and pointing at you, and standing next to a person shooting a revolver that "shaves" the bullets or even a magnum handgun, and then standing anywhere near someone shooting a large belted magnum. They will all teach you not to stand beside or even close to anyone shooting. Safety first! However as a firearms safety instructor I do stand directly behind persons when I'm instructing students. They never have "big" handguns or "big" rifles, mostly 22lr or smaller gauge shotguns. 10 ga
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Post by lwh723 on Feb 25, 2013 20:21:58 GMT -5
Yep, I stand behind anyone shooting an MZ.
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Post by willbird on Feb 26, 2013 8:50:27 GMT -5
Looking at the banana-peeled barrel and left hand damage in the "Pacnor...small-shank.. " thread made me wonder whether a good rule of "thumb" would be never stand to the side of a muzzleloader. What type of gun was that Willbird? The forearm is not damaged so he must have had hold of the barrel. I know Swing- Lock and perhaps others build a catastrophic pressure relief in the form of pressure bolts, but they fly out sideways so anyone standing to the side is in danger. It is a fantastic safety feature, unless you stand to the side. All those guns blown up with HS-6 blew to the sides. Do we have to admit a somewhat experimental component to muzzleloading and stay behind the shooter? I sometimes stand to the side of my brother to see how bad he flinches--but not anymore. I found it doing an image search, not sure the type of barrel. |
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Post by 03mossy on Feb 26, 2013 10:02:55 GMT -5
Looking at the banana-peeled barrel and left hand damage in the "Pacnor...small-shank.. " thread made me wonder whether a good rule of "thumb" would be never stand to the side of a muzzleloader. What type of gun was that Willbird? The forearm is not damaged so he must have had hold of the barrel. I know Swing- Lock and perhaps others build a catastrophic pressure relief in the form of pressure bolts, but they fly out sideways so anyone standing to the side is in danger. It is a fantastic safety feature, unless you stand to the side. All those guns blown up with HS-6 blew to the sides. Do we have to admit a somewhat experimental component to muzzleloading and stay behind the shooter? I sometimes stand to the side of my brother to see how bad he flinches--but not anymore. Do you have a link to this story? |
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Post by tasaman on Feb 26, 2013 15:25:29 GMT -5
Yeah, which thread is this referring to?
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Post by cowhunter on Mar 5, 2013 12:44:26 GMT -5
Sorry for the confusion. I think it was called "PAC-Nor Savage large/small shank barrels".
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