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Be sure of your target and what’s behind it:

State police have charged a self-proclaimed Civil War buff with accidentally firing a 2-pound cannon ball through the wall of a neighbor’s home.

Posted in uncategorized on September 4th, 2009 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

10 Responses to “Rule four”

  1. Windy Wilson Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    I think there is more than a rule 4 violation here.
    Rule 2, never let the muzzle cover anything you’re not willing to destroy, And
    Rule 3, Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.

    Plus, it isn’t one of Colonel Cooper’s Rules, but for re-enactors, no live ammo at re-enactments.

    I forget who said it at Guncounter.com, but in order for injury to occur usually two rules have to be broken.

  2. Weer'd Beard Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Who’d-a-thought a 2 pound chunk of lead would penetrate so well!

  3. Paul Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    400 yards? I want it deer hunting. Does seem like someone went a little overboard.

  4. Karl Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    The South will rise again!!!

  5. Mikee Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Give the guy a little credit – this was a ricochet off a rock in his hillside, so it was more an issue of “Be aware of what’s behind your target and waaaayyyy off to both sides.”

    I used to shoot at an outdoor range, and once watched someone shooting tracer rounds (Vector ammo, IIRC) from a pistol. The ricochets off the dirt berm behind the 25 yard target stand were both frequent and spectacular, many of them straight up or at 90 degrees sideways from the original path of the bullet. Quite illuminating on how ricochets work.

    Then there is the guy who was hit with a 180 degree ricochet from his 50cal, seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc

    A softer, gentler target and a rock free berm might be useful in these cases.

  6. Blake Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    The written story says he is a Civil War buff, but the video says he recreates Revolutionary War and French Indian War weapons.

    He’s in Pennsylvania too. So, if he was Civil War, he’d be a Yankee. And we all know what that means.

  7. D2k Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    @Paul
    http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm
    how to hunt deer with a mountain howitzer

  8. Mikee Says:
    September 5th, 2009 at 8:20 am

    I see your deer hunting howitzer and raise you with: How to Hunt Feral Cats in Wisconsin with a 12 pound Coehorn Mortar Cannon: http://www.buckstix.com/CoehornMortarHunt.htm

  9. workinwifdakids Says:
    September 5th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Windy: the first rule of the The Guncounter is don’t talk about The Guncounter! lol

  10. Paul B Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    I guess I’ll have to stick to my bow. To close to town and I can’t control that much area. Damn, but that is cool.

    Thanks for the link D2k

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