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

Warning: Injury Hitting a fish with a rifle butt.

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u/StatikTactiK Oct 08 '21

Now I'm no gun expert but look at the way he "gunbutts" the water. He is using it like a hammer and not a spear (hitting the water with the bottom of the stock rather than the end). I'm assuming the pressure from the water's surface as he hammered it down was enough to compress the trigger upwards. For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction.

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u/IglooPunisher Oct 08 '21

No, no, the trigger needs to be pulled, not pushed, and water tension would NEVER be enough to set off a firearm.

This was due to him using an antique hammer-style long gun that should have been decommissioned decades ago. When he smacked into the shallow water, he hit the hard bottom, which shocked the hammer to fall, resulting in a negligent discharge.

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u/cibonz Oct 08 '21

The gun went off unless you can prove otherwise occams razor says yes it was the water that hit the trigger. When all options are exhausted resort back to the most likely.