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HeymSR20
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Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw
      03/12/22 08:32 AM

Certainly in the UK there is a tendency to carry rifles slung on shoulder, muzzle up. This is fine if you have a wooden stocked rifle with a bit of weight in the butt and the front swivel on the barrel, as the rifle will keep pointing vertical.

But take a light plastic stock, add a moderator on the end of a barrel and bipod on the forend stock mounted swivels and the rifle becomes very unbalanced and the muzzle very quickly is pointing horizontal. I have seen this on many occasions and have ended up walking behind stalkers looking down the end of their muzzles.

And there is also a tendency to carry the rifle with one up the spout just in case a deer pops out. Add in carrying a set of sticks the rifle is generally carried on the shoulder whilst fully loaded.

Its a recipe waiting for disaster.

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* Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw NitroXAdministrator 21/11/22 01:10 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw lancaster   21/11/22 03:09 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw DarylS   21/11/22 03:23 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw lancaster   21/11/22 06:33 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw NitroXAdministrator   21/11/22 04:24 PM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw 85lc   22/11/22 02:51 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw DarylS   22/11/22 03:47 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw HeymSR20   03/12/22 08:32 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw 93x64mm   21/11/22 06:28 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw DarylS   21/11/22 08:34 AM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw dracb   21/11/22 02:20 PM
. * * Re: Brit woman shot on boar hunt France by man holdg rifle backw NitroXAdministrator   21/11/22 04:00 PM
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