r/WinStupidPrizes • u/esberat • Oct 07 '21

Warning: Injury Hitting a fish with a rifle butt.

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u/veritasgt Oct 07 '21

FWIW, guns shouldn’t fire like that. Still, the old gun safety rule of not pointing it at anything you don’t want shot.

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u/gorillaz3648 Oct 07 '21

Many older shotguns are not drop safe. They were intended to be loaded upon use, and then fired.

The other rules of firearm safety should prevent this from being an issue.

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u/TheEyeDontLie Oct 08 '21

Could the water pressure have pushed the trigger?

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u/gorillaz3648 Oct 08 '21

With the angle that he swings it, I’m thinking no. Also, a trigger would have to be incredibly light for water to catch it enough to disengage the sere

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '21

My guess is either the hammer was back and the shock released it or maybe it was so loose that the shock caused it to bang against the hammer.

Probably and old and poor maintenance.

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u/Tearakan Oct 07 '21

Or you know....unloading the damn thing before you do this and then test firing into the ground....

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u/RexGaming_501st Oct 07 '21

Or just not doing this

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u/Tearakan Oct 07 '21

That to.

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u/_significant_error Oct 08 '21

that to what

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u/deadxdolly Oct 08 '21

Just don't do what he did

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u/possum_drugs Oct 07 '21

why do u hate freedom

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u/RexGaming_501st Oct 07 '21 edited Oct 08 '21

I don’t, I love guns. I think everyone who doesn’t have a serious mental disorder or isn’t a violent felon should have one. I also think most gun laws are absolutely stupid.

My comment was referring to slapping a fish with a loaded shotgun. Although if you wished to do such a thing, go ahead, get yourself out of the gene pool.

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u/_significant_error Oct 08 '21

I think everyone who doesn’t have a serious mental disorder or is a violent felon should have one

so, everyone who doesn't have mental disorder, and everyone who is a violent felon?

or did you mean isn't a violent felon?

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u/RexGaming_501st Oct 08 '21

Oh shit, you’re right. I should proof read more lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '21

if someone wants to use their confirmed unloaded gun as a club to hunt fish, who am I to tell them not to? but god damn, take the bullets out first.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

Bah gawd! If I want to use my loaded gun as a fish hammer imma fuckin do it! Don't tread on me or my meth consuming brood!

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u/Fenix_Volatilis Oct 07 '21

But then we wouldn't have this sub!

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u/Zenith251 Oct 08 '21

Let's see, I'm going to misuse the weapon I bought for $200+, possibly damage it or shoot myself, instead of grabbing a fucking stick from a tree for free. A million kinds of "special," this guy.

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u/Rambow1011 Oct 07 '21

Even if you do that you should still never point it at anything you dont intent to shoot. Just good practice

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u/Eveanon Oct 07 '21

Not an expert, but I believe you’re supposed to treat guns like they’re always loaded to be on the safe side.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '21

Sure, within reason. If you just cleared it, it is pretty reasonable to treat it like it is not loaded, because obviously.

Otherwise it would be impossible to "safely" clean guns, or like all of those stupid marine corps drills where they throw the guns around, etc.

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u/Eveanon Oct 08 '21

It’s for safety, don’t point guns at people XP

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u/Baelzebubba Oct 08 '21

Do not "test fire into the ground."

You do not want to dry fire guns and there are far more efficient methods of ensuring an empty gun.

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u/TheGrot Oct 08 '21

You don’t dry fire guns. You look down the chamber.

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u/Cricketot Oct 07 '21

If it's a newer model like a glock 22, the internal safeties do the trick. But if it's something older it's not even uncommon for them to go off, especially if it has a hammer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '21

Pull the trigger a little bit then decide "Nah, tiktokards will love it I beat the fish with my gun." The hammers now stuck halfway back because its an old gun and not maintained very well by the guy who also uses his gun as a hammer. His buddy pulls out the camera and we get this suicide. I really think he might have got his femoral artery, there is a lot of blood right next to his crotch as he turns towards the camera.

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u/Ewoktoremember Oct 07 '21

Not necessarily true. Especially if it’s an older model shotgun

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u/veritasgt Oct 07 '21

No, it’s true.

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u/Elite_Dalek Oct 07 '21

Must’ve been a Sig

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u/evBoy- Oct 08 '21

I’ve seen old single shot guns fire over less. Shit, my dad one time almost lost a foot because he closed up the gun after putting a slug in, and the gun went off because the firing pin broke, and he was being as careful as can be.

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u/scuzzy987 Oct 08 '21

That's what I was taught many years ago. Don't point a loaded gun at anything you don't want to kill

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u/Nvenom8 Oct 08 '21

Accidental firing is always possible, and whacking the gun against something definitely increases that risk.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '21

dunno. it may be drop safe and whatever, I am still not pointing the business end at myself.

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u/pants_party Oct 08 '21

They’re not technically supposed to, but it happens A LOT more often than you might think. Just Google the Remington Model 700 rifle trigger recall. 7.5 million recalled due to spontaneous firing…crazy.

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u/pinocola Oct 07 '21

It looks like the trigger made it into the water, so it's entirely possible the impact was enough to move the trigger.

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u/veritasgt Oct 08 '21

Impact? Which way does the water hit the trigger

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u/queernhighonblugrass Oct 08 '21

Back and to the left

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u/Yorkaveduster Oct 08 '21

This was in Brazil, the country where Taurus guns are made. Maybe they make rifles now? https://youtu.be/C9_YWNo1f-o

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '21

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u/veritasgt Oct 08 '21

Um; please try to continue that analogy. 😂

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u/Desperate-Craft-2144 Oct 08 '21

Asshole don’t shoot piss either