a couple dumb air rifle things I've done

[JohnnyPDX]

1) Shoot the Artemis 700 with the breech block open at 4am in a residential area.

2) Adjust for windage with the elevation knob.

I gotta laugh about it and I know I am not the only one.

[Fate]

Of course I've never made a mistake...  ... but you're not the first to fess up on the forums.

I'm assuming you did your due diligence before posting a new thread by searching first to see if there are any existing ones like you intended to offer.... and found nothing. That's because the default GTA search is, in a word, lousy.

Instead, search for what you want to know using another method that does work well... like this one:

Go to Google, type site:gatewaytoairguns.org in the address bar, insert a space, then type your question.

Here is an example:

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[JohnnyPDX]

Of course I've never made a mistake...  ... but you're not the first to fess up on the forums.

I'm assuming you did your due diligence before posting a new thread by searching first to see if there are any existing ones like you intended to offer.... and found nothing. That's because the default GTA search is, in a word, lousy.

Instead, search for what you want to know using another method that does work well... like this one:

Go to Google, type site:gatewaytoairguns.org in the address bar, insert a space, then type your question.

Here is an example:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&ei=nf1hX6_8HJCgtQWE05SgAw&q=site%3Agatewaytoairguns.org+dumb+things+i%27ve+done+with+an+airgun&oq=site%3Agatewaytoairguns.org+dumb+things+i%27ve+done+with+an+airgun&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1D0Q1jrpAFgtKkBaABwAXgAgAG8AogBqhuSAQgzMi4yLjEuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjvvvDAz-3rAhUQUK0KHYQpBTQQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

Correct, zero effort to search before posting. I gave up on the search function here and AirGunNation. AGN has a bajilion gates, you need to select which ones to search, AND they are not even listed alphabetically. I'm a lazy end user and I like it that way.

You are correct, again Sir, a Google search yields more pin point results as Google knows a little bit about databases and indexing

[Rico14]

You've never loaded the wrong size pellet in the breech or magazine?  How about getting ready to squeeze the trigger for that "perfect" shot and realize the safety is still on? More than a few people have shot their chronograph or a window sill when shooting out of a window.

[SwampHunter]

You've never loaded the wrong size pellet in the breech or magazine? ✓ How about getting ready to squeeze the trigger for that "perfect" shot and realize the safety is still on?✓ More than a few people have shot their chronograph ✓ or a window sill ✓ when shooting out of a window.

All of the above  I even shot swmbo in the posterior once 

[ranchibi]

Johnny, you’re definitely not the only one that has and will be doing what the heck things pertaining to airgunning! We humans must be a source of comedy for some higher level beings...LOL!

[AndyKunz]

If we start including dumb purchases, I'm doomed! 

Andy

[Madd Hatter]

I shot my cheap chicom crono 6 times killing it on the 6th shot. I put a .177 pellet in my.22 cal Aspen when cronoing and couldn't figure out why my fps was all low. LoL. But the dumbest thing was giving my M34 anaversery model to my son who left it behind the seat of a moving truck rental. I head shot a GS at 90 paces with that rifle.

[Mr.P]

I know you like a quiet pp700.  So I'm guessing you nearly jumped out of your skin with the 4AM open breech shot.  I did that the other day (not at 4 am).  Totally surprised me and took me a minute to figure out what the *(&^ was going on.   Right near my face the way I was sighting with the scope.

[Mr. Panther]

Just the other day....I had re-crowned a barrel on my 2240 with a disco barrel on it. Grabbed a box of pellets and went out side to test it. Was shooting like a shot gun. Checked my pellets and had .177 pellets. ( Sound of hand slapping forehead DOH!).

[JohnnyPDX]

You've never loaded the wrong size pellet in the breech or magazine?  How about getting ready to squeeze the trigger for that "perfect" shot and realize the safety is still on? More than a few people have shot their chronograph or a window sill when shooting out of a window.

Yes Sir, and more, I just wanted to get the conversation started.
shot a hole in french pane windows of backdoor..... UNBELIEVABLE
.177 in .22...... "where'd the pellet go"
crosshairs on a rat's forehead....... safety on

[screwwork]

I hate it when I pull the trigger with the bolt open, you hear the loud bang & blow out the barrel o-ring! It doesn't happen often but I carry spare barrel o-rings in my shooting bag.
safety on when pulling the trigger, shot the crony (several times) it still worked too afterward, turning turrets the wrong way when sighting in just to name a few of my mishaps.

[JohnnyPDX]

I hate it when I pull the trigger with the bolt open, you hear the loud bang & blow out the barrel o-ring! It doesn't happen often but I carry spare barrel o-rings in my shooting bag.
safety on when pulling the trigger, shot the crony (several times) it still worked too afterward, turning turrets the wrong way when sighting in just to name a few of my mishaps.

Ditto. Open breech fire, several times with the Artemis700, is VERY alarming. Now I wince when I shoot the thing.

[avator]

Cracking open the barrel on a break barrel that is already loaded is high on the list of my FUBARs.
I had the trigger set too light with a roller bearing mod once. I cracked the loaded barrel open once and it slammed shut and sent the pellet through the tin roof over our rear deck. My once 'one hole wonder' gun is now something less... 

[avator]

How should I put this..... ?

An anatomically gifted female should be mindful of how close to the vest she holds a Beeman P-17 while closing the breech..   

I am so glad that Betty Lou is not a member of this forum.. 

[JohnnyPDX]

How should I put this..... ?

An anatomically gifted female should be mindful of how close to the vest she holds a Beeman P-17 while closing the breech..   

I am so glad that Betty Lou is not a member of this forum.. 

Owee. I'm guessing Betty has chosen a different weapon.

[avator]

Nope.... just different procedures.
I, on the other hand, learned a few new words.

[scottyathome0]

I have A 177 pellet showing in my new kitchen floor. And I did find the pellet that came up missing, it was behind the picture in my bedroom. I found the 2 holes in the bedroom ceiling, they were easy.

[T3PRanch]

Shot my wifes truck tire on a ground bounce.
Loaded  .22 in a .25 and wondered why all the pellets ended up in the moderator.
Bulldog went off during a trigger malfunction and buried a 125 grain hand cast bullet in a wall stud. (got lucky on that one and the wife was not home too).

[JohnnyPDX]

I have A 177 pellet showing in my new kitchen floor. And I did find the pellet that came up missing, it was behind the picture in my bedroom. I found the 2 holes in the bedroom ceiling, they were easy.

But you get to look at it everyday. I haven't fixed the french pane window yet but I did paint home's exterior and most of the interior.