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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: Machias on June 24, 2015, 05:14:49 AM

Title: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on June 24, 2015, 05:14:49 AM: Yea that's me. Got my new bow and was in the basement last night. I grabbed the wrong arrow, pulled back and it was a half inch too short. Full draw and the end of the arrow is sitting on my wrist pointed at the joint of my thumb. While trying to get the arrow to point in ANY other direction the trigger got bumped and fired. I have a small scrape and lost half a finger nail, but man oh man am I one lucky STUPID SOB!
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: rasbo on June 24, 2015, 05:18:50 AM: Quote from: Machias on June 24, 2015, 05:14:49 AM
Yea that's me. Got my new bow and was in the basement last night. I grabbed the wrong arrow, pulled back and it was a half inch too short. Full draw and the end of the arrow is sitting on my wrist pointed at the joint of my thumb. While trying to get the arrow to point in ANY other direction the trigger got bumped and fired. I have a small scrape and lost half a finger nail, but man oh man am I one lucky STUPID SOB!
wow,sucks but could have been worse ,lucky for you..bet it don't happen again
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: RadSav on June 24, 2015, 05:40:33 AM: Well, your not the first and won't be the last. Glad it wasn't worse! Could have been so, so, so much worse! Might be time to go buy a few Lotto tickets.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 24, 2015, 05:58:41 AM: Yes , you are lucky . :tup:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: headshot5 on June 24, 2015, 05:59:14 AM: Glad to hear you are okay.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: MLBowhunting on June 24, 2015, 06:22:20 AM: :yeah:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on June 24, 2015, 06:28:57 AM: Me too!!! My initial reaction when it came off the rest was to let down, and then I realized where it was sitting. That could have turned out SOOOO much worse. Very thankful!
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: coachcw on June 24, 2015, 06:38:41 AM: not good !
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Timberstalker on June 24, 2015, 07:25:16 AM: Pucker Factor: 10

Glad it turned out way better than it could have. :tup:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 24, 2015, 07:31:23 AM: Thought this was a special permit thread.

You'll never be so happy to lose a nail :chuckle: Glad it wasn't 1000% worse.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: quadrafire on June 24, 2015, 07:45:56 AM: I just about covered my screen with coffee. :chuckle:

Glad you are OK. Thanks for the chuckle.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: SeaRun1 on June 24, 2015, 10:52:26 AM: Yikes! I have seen a couple of pictures that did not end well with this scenario. Glad it didn't get you too bad.

Everybody makes mistakes and people can learn from this one.

SR1
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 24, 2015, 11:10:54 AM: :yike:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on June 24, 2015, 11:41:52 AM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on June 24, 2015, 07:31:23 AM
Thought this was a special permit thread.

:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: pd on June 24, 2015, 11:49:31 AM: Good thinking on your part! The instinctive reaction would be to let down, but that would bend the arrow to the breaking point. Shooting the arrow was the correct decision.

I don't know about the "stupid SOB" part, but you are certainly lucky. Good for you.

Now, go paint those different length arrows in bright colors so you never again make the same mistake!!!
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Band on June 24, 2015, 06:09:47 PM: Very happy that you didn't get the opportunity to show up at the local piercing parlor to show off a new arrow piercing! :yike:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: ironbuck on June 24, 2015, 06:47:25 PM: Had it happen to me too with my first bow it was a browning timberwolf. One of the cams had exploded and and when it came back form browning it had a 30 inch draw instead of my 28 inch draw of course I didnt find that out til after i tried to shoot it. I was able to get it off my wrist without injury but let me tell you the pucker factor threw the roof!!! glad your ok
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Fullabull on June 24, 2015, 06:57:09 PM: That's the kind of thing that hurts even before it happens because you can see what's coming and can't do anything about it!
Ouch, glad it wasn't worse than it was.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on July 01, 2015, 11:05:02 AM: how do you grab the wrong arrow? I keep all mine seperate from the wifes, either in my quiver or arrow case. That would have been a bad day.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 01, 2015, 11:26:48 AM: You do it by accident, I just got back to Virginia from my trip out to Idaho and had all my stuff stacked in a corner together, it's a long story, but my bow was stolen on my trip, I got a nice loaner bow that came with some arrows that were made for that bow. I accidently got them mixed together, something that has since been sorted out. :)
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 01, 2015, 11:28:24 AM: How do you have an accident? :yike:

;)
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 01, 2015, 11:29:35 AM: :chuckle:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: smalldog on July 01, 2015, 02:50:01 PM: Glad your ok! Anybody that uses a release should make up a false release that can not fire. That way you can practice drawing and check arrow length and so on. When I changed over to a release years ago, I drew my bow back and dry fired it and it blew up and cost me a lot of money to fix it. I look back and laugh at my self, but at the time it was not funny.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 01, 2015, 03:17:20 PM: Good idea. I post this story in hopes at least one person does not make the same mistake, because it might not end so well for them. Most accidents happen because we get complacent or in a hurry. In this case I was careless and almost paid a big price for it.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 02, 2015, 07:42:48 AM: Glad you're OK, Fred. None of the rest of us have ever made mistakes like that! :chuckle: I see a new thread category starting: Stupid SOB Mistakes. It would fill quickly.
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 02, 2015, 08:12:48 AM: :)

Ended up with a heck of a nice string slap!

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F10492271_10204716881537915_1197627834617425760_n.jpg&hash=eaf394b1067bef58336a4b620a64e37f94e31776)
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 02, 2015, 08:17:38 AM: :yike: Looks like somebody ran your arm over
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: quadrafire on July 02, 2015, 08:32:12 AM: Quote from: Machias on July 02, 2015, 08:12:48 AM
:)

Ended up with a heck of a nice string slap!

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F10492271_10204716881537915_1197627834617425760_n.jpg&hash=eaf394b1067bef58336a4b620a64e37f94e31776)
Uh huh!!!.....Right

Looks like some IV drug use gone bad :chuckle:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 02, 2015, 11:02:28 AM: :chuckle: :chuckle: Busted!!
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Scvette on July 02, 2015, 11:40:17 AM: Duh. No wonder you got slapped,your holding the bow in the wrong hand. :chuckle:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: elk247 on July 02, 2015, 11:49:15 AM: Quote from: Scvette on July 02, 2015, 11:40:17 AM
Duh. No wonder you got slapped,your holding the bow in the wrong hand. :chuckle:
:chuckle:
Title: Re: One lucky Stupid SOB
Post by: Machias on July 02, 2015, 12:43:05 PM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: