Post by: jmscon on October 22, 2019, 08:55:18 PM
I was hunting a new area today that had lots of potential, lots of game trails and tracks. I was headed to a spot that I saw on a map that was a little further away from private and, from a satellite view, looked a little more like conifers than alders. I still moved slowly as I navigated the roads and trails to get to my, yet to set eyes on, spot.
On one of the closed roads I was hunting I saw a decent game trail and as I walked by, for some reason, took a step back because I thought I saw some rusty sheet metal or a piece of old machinery. It was a deer! All I could see was a furry back. I slide back a little more and saw it was a doe. I move forward and her head was behind a bush. Five yards away in an any deer area! I twisted the plunger safety off on my in-line (firearm restricted area).
The thoughts were in my head, fill the freezer or wait for a buck.....hmm. Well maybe there is a buck with her. And no sooner did I think that I saw the bucks head come up above her back, ten yards from me. Sweet!!
I pulled up my rifle and ok, now she just needs to move out of my way. I held for a couple of seconds and she starts to move off to the left. I flick the trigger safety off, squeeze the trigger and.....
Nothing! No bang, no click, no movement nothing!
*\%!], pull on the plunger to make sure it was back, nothing. :$+’@! I flick the trigger safety back and forth, nothing. (~#+, what the {=•\]
I was actually quite proud of how quiet I kept my expletives!
I unscrews the plunger and yanked it out. The piece that releases the plunger was seized, from hunting in the rain yesterday, and now in the down position. I pulled out the multi tool and started to work but I heard the deer move off and I knew I’d never see them again.
For the first time in 14 years of deer hunting I have a legal buck in my sights and.....
Post by: 3dvapor on October 22, 2019, 09:03:39 PM
Post by: fishnfur on October 22, 2019, 11:45:27 PM
Perhaps a nice rifled slug gun would be a better choice. Sometimes it's hard to spend the money, but after all the time, gas, and effort, it just makes life a lot easier with more predictable results.
Post by: Bango skank on October 23, 2019, 03:25:54 AM
Sorry for your bad luck. Hang in there brother. Sounds like you're close to making it happen.
Perhaps a nice rifled slug gun would be a better choice. Sometimes it's hard to spend the money, but after all the time, gas, and effort, it just makes life a lot easier with more predictable results.
Or a big bore revolver. S&w .460 xvr maybe.
Post by: X-Force on October 23, 2019, 06:41:52 AM
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Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2019, 07:47:41 AM
Post by: Okanagan on October 23, 2019, 08:31:45 AM
It is no consolation, but for "me too" commiseration, my errors with a rifle mechanism have cost me a clicked shot once on an elk and once on a wolf at close ranges.
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on October 23, 2019, 10:29:51 AM
jmscon, we have all been there. Thanks for sharing.
Doug