Broke my Rod by being Stupid

[marwat06]

Went to the range today, good weather finally, and I was in a bit of a rush so I skipped breakfast. Was getting really good groups at 75 yards ... well I was loading my rifle when my mind drifted thinking about how great a Rally's burger with a Milkshake would taste. Don't know what happened next ... the rifle was falling, I push down on the rod (which was a canted angle), heard a snap, a crack as my rifle hit the cement, and thumb was hurting from being cut. :cursing:

As we use to say in the Army: A self inflicted sucking chest wound. No real damage done. I guess shooting is 90% mental; because after that little show I was pushing shots all over the paper. Checked the sights nothing wrong ... just ****** at myself. New rifle's first dings.

 

[Bill Bryan]

As they say there are 2 kinds. Them that have and them that will...!

 

[roundball]

Went to the range today, good weather finally, and I was in a bit of a rush so I skipped breakfast. Was getting really good groups at 75 yards ... well I was loading my rifle when my mind drifted thinking about how great a Rally's burger with a Milkshake would taste. Don't know what happened next ... the rifle was falling, I push down on the rod (which was a canted angle), heard a snap, a crack as my rifle hit the cement, and thumb was hurting from being cut. :cursing:

As we use to say in the Army: A self inflicted sucking chest wound. No real damage done. I guess shooting is 90% mental; because after that little show I was pushing shots all over the paper. Checked the sights nothing wrong ... just ****** at myself. New rifle's first dings.

Sorry man...

 

[jtmattison]

Sorry to hear about that.
I use a stainless steel range rod so I don't do the same thing myself.

HD

 

[musketman]

Don't know what happened next ... the rifle was falling, I push down on the rod (which was a canted angle), heard a snap, a crack as my rifle hit the cement, and thumb was hurting from being cut. :cursing:

Could have turned out a lot worse than a broken rod, a few dents and a cut thumb, glad it wasn't primed, did it fall towards down range or towards you/someone else?

 

Ideally, you live and learn. As far as the ding, think of it as a battle scar. In regards to your ramrod, a new hicory ramrod is relatively inexpensive. Just be happy that you or a bystander was'nt hurt!

 

:redface: If you think a broken ramrod is embarising? Waist till you have been in the muzzleloading game for some 30 years and suffer a string of 4 dry balls and start asking your self is senility finaly here?????????

 

[rebel727]

Y'all just gotta quit lookin at the women when yer loadin, keep yer mind on what yer doin. :grin:

 

[musketman]

well I was loading my rifle when my mind drifted thinking about how great a Rally's burger with a Milkshake would taste.

So did you still go to Rally's???

 

[Slake]

Are ya telling us don't to shoot hungry? Or is it don't think about burger when loading? Hope your thumb's all right. I haven't done that {yet} I hope a skip that chapter

 

[marwat06]

Thanks all for the kind words:

Yes I was by myself ... I was 2 hours late to the shoot so everyone had shot and left :grin:

Yes the Rally Burger was great with a side of crow.

Pretty Women??? Haven't see women pretty or otherwise at the range since I joined.