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vladimir
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Reged: 13/12/04
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Loc: Louisville, Ky USA

Thanks to Everyone
#25286 - 28/01/05 12:34 PM

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes, concern, thoughts and prayers.
I'm doing fine on my recovery - my stiches are out and I'm getting less sore and more strong each day. It'll still be a while before I'm out cutting wood or walking the woods but, I'll get there.
Per the questions that I've been asked by boardmember, here's the answer -

1) Yes, you guessed correctly,I was too close to my 1/2 inch thick steel target. Since this was the first time I'd fired my new rifle, I wanted to make sure I hit the target so, I was only 25 - 30 feet from the target - stupid me.

2) You were right again in that my target was static, not a swinging plate. I don't know if the plate flexed on impact or not but, the geometry of the bullet returning almost exactly from where it came still amazes me.

Again, thanks to everyone for you best wishes and kind words. You are a wonderful bunch of guys (gals?).

-Vlad

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wharf
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Reged: 02/08/04
Posts: 156
Loc: aust

Re: Thanks to Everyone [Re: vladimir]
#25293 - 28/01/05 12:48 PM

good to hear your on the mend,dont kick yourself to much mate,most of us at some time have done something similar.I shoot handgun silhouette and we get sprayed every now and then.Good shooting glasses are a must.Its hard to get into the habit of wearing them while hunting,but you never know what is going to happen.Take care.

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if it bleeds we can kill it.

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mikeh416Rigby
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Reged: 24/02/03
Posts: 6051
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Re: Thanks to Everyone [Re: vladimir]
#25300 - 28/01/05 01:08 PM

Glad you're on the mend.

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SAHUNT
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Reged: 27/12/04
Posts: 900
Loc: Centurion, RSA

Re: Thanks to Everyone [Re: vladimir]
#25323 - 28/01/05 07:16 PM

Glad to hear you are doing fine. Don't blame yourself to much, if it wasn't for mistakes we would not learn anything. We are all glad that you are alive and that you unfortunate experience helped to wake us all up.

Speedy recovery for you.

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Life is how you pass the time between hunting trips.
Sometimes I do not express myself properly in the English language, please forgive me, I am just a boertjie.
Jaco Human
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RobertD
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Reged: 16/11/03
Posts: 67
Loc: East Bay, CA, USA

Re: Thanks to Everyone [Re: vladimir]
#26107 - 11/02/05 02:20 PM

Vladimir - I am happy to read you are better.

You know, there is always a silver lining in every cloud. You made the mistake but we all learned from it. Think of the number of lives you saved and the injuries you prevented!

I certainly learned from this!

RobertD

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"Time is never found, if you want time for something, you have to make it."

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NitroX
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Loc: Barossa Valley, South Australi...

Re: Thanks to Everyone [Re: RobertD]
#26119 - 11/02/05 03:35 PM

Vladimir

One of the scarier moments as a kid was when I shot a wild pumpkin with a .22 and a seed shot back and hit me in the eye. I thought the bullet and ricocheted back but luckily no.

Glad to hear you are on the mend.

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John aka NitroX

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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

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