Deerthug Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Sad story about the Amish girl that was shot in the head. They think it was from someone who shot his muzzleloader in the air 1.5 miles away. http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/220786/3/Sheriff-Accident-led-to-Amish-girls-death I'm no muzzleloader expert but if you don't fire your muzzy, can't you just remove the primer, the breech and use your rod to push the sabot and pellets out? That's what I did and then cleaned the gun with patches etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Or you could shoot it into a safe backstop. Firing rounds off into the air is a big gun safety no no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 "Right now, it looks like this was an accidental shooting," said Zimmerly. "That's the way you clean a muzzle loader." BULL $HIT!!. push it out or use a bullet puller there is no excuse for firing a bullet into the air to unload a ML. That is negligent and should be prosecuted as criminally negligent homicide if it is proven the guy did this. To call this an accident is irresponsible too. I get so frustrated with people getting a free pass on their poor choices and actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz1219 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Yup.. end of season.. pull the breech.. push it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) even the old front stuffers don't need to be fired. pull the bullet....They even make fairly cheap contraptions that use CO2 to blow the round out. Edited December 20, 2011 by Culvercreek hunt club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u812sds Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 shoot it into the ground if nothing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blur Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 It said the blood trail was 1.5 miles, not from 1.5 miles away. This is why I hunt from the top of a valley, looking down onto a "forest floor". Dragging the deer uphill is a nightmare, but I feel so much better shooting downwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 It said the blood trail was 1.5 miles, not from 1.5 miles away. This is why I hunt from the top of a valley, looking down onto a "forest floor". Dragging the deer uphill is a nightmare, but I feel so much better shooting downwards. Oops. Misread it. Mea culpa. But still the guy was an idiot for doing what he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny hunter Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 How the heel does someone fire any gun into the air.I agree charges should be brought.Thats just plain dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I am only 1 mile from the Rod and Gun club . I stop over and fire it into the berm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 This is horrible. I was walking in with my gun this weekend and said lets shoot to clear the rounds. My brother in law said no way just take the primer out and push it through. That's what I did. God bless that little girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkln Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 #1 rule of hunting, you make sure you know your target AND what's beyond... enough said....book him Dano.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I just have to say one more thing. Last year I stated that I don't bring my girls 12 and 7 to camp during gun season. This was for safety reasons, some guys gave me a bad time about it, over reacting. This accident and the one where a rifle was fired at 500 yards from the bus only only to hit it full of children put my reasons to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretchhunts Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 "Right now, it looks like this was an accidental shooting," said Zimmerly. "That's the way you clean a muzzle loader. It is not looking like an intentional shooting." WTF? Wow. you don't shoot them into the air to clean them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 It said the blood trail was 1.5 miles, not from 1.5 miles away. Now Yahoo has it and says the girl was 1.5 miles away. I wish the media would get it right. http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/gun-cleaning-ax-mile-away-kills-amish-girl-27652095.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fus-15749625%252Fgun-cleaning-ax-mile-away-kills-amish-girl-27652095.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobar Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) maybe hunting licenses need to be renewed, either take a course or pass a test every some many years. Poor judgement or lack of knowledge..... Edited December 22, 2011 by scobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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