Author Topic: D'oh!!!!! (Read 4077 times))

Mebits · « **on:** February 15, 2013, 09:42:32 AM »

OK, I've made one or two mistakes in the past in the heat of the moment, but I figured I was past that.

Well, not so much.

I normally shoot on my basement range but I'd just put things away and I wanted to try the QB79 with those JSB Exacts again, this time off my monopod rather than a bag.

So, up on my third floor, which is very nicely finished, thank you very much, I can get a full, straight shot of 48'. That's a decent test, I'd say.

So, I stack up 7 magazines, and take a test shot. No problem! The .22 doesn't penetrate as much. It barely made it through the first magazine. Great expansion on the JSB's too!

So, I take 4 more shots off the monopod. I'm very pleased. They're all touching. That's enough, I think. I don't want to take too many shots.

Well, I it seems I took too many shots. Like an idiot, I forgot how much power is behind those pellets. Sure, the second pellet only went to the front of the second magazine, but each following pellet pounded into the back of that pellet. Also there was some ripping done by each shot.

When I moved the magazine, there was a neat, DEEP hole in the drywall about the size of my pinky. I should have known better. I really should have. This is a lot of power. I was horrified even as I was laughing at my stupidity.

Note to self and others who get antsy and impatient and just want to shoot: blow $6 on 6lb. of plumbers putty and make sure you've got a proper backstop when shooting indoors.

Hopefully, I'll be able to get some plaster in that hole and get it sanded and painted before I hear this from my wife:

hjets · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:46:30 AM »

Lesson learned!

You'll be fine unless you mention it to the wife...they never let you live it down!

tnpaw · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:58:34 AM »

At least you didn't set in the living room downstairs nd shoot thru the second floor and out the roof like a friend of my did about 35 years ago! No harm done, wall can be fixed! Just learn from the experience!

palonej · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2013, 10:21:00 AM »

Great story!! What's really funny is thinking she won't find out!!!

Joe

Mebits · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2013, 10:23:34 AM »

Joe, the good news is that we did this place ourselves and there are lots of little projects that are always going on.

I've got cover!!! LOL!

M

D14Jeff · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:14:01 AM »

is plumbers putty as good as duct seal for stopping pellets ?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_23503-138-31174_0__?productId=3132879&Ntt=plumbers+putty&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dplumbers%2Bputty&facetInfo=

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100122577/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=plumbers+putty&storeId=10051#.UR5QiqVf13t

also , how thick should ether be if using a 15 fpe pellet gun ?
and how thick if using a 25 fpe pellet gun ?

Mebits · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:58:39 AM »

Those are good questions. Don't ask me! I use 7 magazines and some drywall and foam insulation to stop mine!

lol! :/

M

palonej · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2013, 12:46:10 PM »

Quote from: Mebits on February 15, 2013, 10:23:34 AM

Joe, the good news is that we did this place ourselves and there are lots of little projects that are always going on.

I've got cover!!! LOL!

M

LMBO!!!! When, not if, the boss finds out she'll have a wonderful reason to re paint the entire floor and maybe raise the roof for another couple of bedrooms!!! After all, you could have caused structural damage!!!
Joe

aack73 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2013, 12:52:22 PM »

well at least you got a laugh out of it. stuff like that happens to all of us sometimes. difference is how you handle it lol

robert w · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:10:23 PM »

mabe you shouldnt shoot in the house. dad said if he ever found a loaded gun in the house there would be war. i never shot in the house , not a good idea but i read where a lot of you guys do and its not smart something can and will go wrong hahahaha

Mebits · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:12:31 PM »

Well, when you built it, if you break it, you can build it again. BUT, it's safer to shoot in the basement, that's for sure!

jonnnyboy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:18:33 PM »

All I can and will say is that you're not alone in doing things like that. You're only different in that you were willing to tell your buddies who you know would give you a hard time for it!!! (LOL, but not as hard as it would be with the wife!)

Now, where did you put that putty knife?
joe

dryanw · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:47:24 PM »

Been there. All my holes are in the garage wall. Fiance hasn't noticed yet. Glad they didnt' make it through the plywood and out through the siding.

dryanw · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:48:26 PM »

Quote from: robert w on February 15, 2013, 01:10:23 PM

mabe you shouldnt shoot in the house. dad said if he ever found a loaded gun in the house there would be war. i never shot in the house , not a good idea but i read where a lot of you guys do and its not smart something can and will go wrong hahahaha

Its fine if you have a proper trap/backstop. A magazine doesn't quite cut it.

palonej · « **Reply #14 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:58:06 PM »

Quote from: aack73 on February 15, 2013, 12:52:22 PM

well at least you got a laugh out of it. stuff like that happens to all of us sometimes. difference is how you handle it lol

How true Chad!!! It seems, however, that more of that type of stuff happens with me more than my kids!!! Aren't I supposed to be the mature one?

Good that we can laugh at ourselves....especially because I have been fighting the maturation process tooth and nail!! Thank God my family has patience with me!!
Joe

Tater · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2013, 05:41:36 PM »

Quote from: robert w on February 15, 2013, 01:10:23 PM

mabe you shouldnt shoot in the house. dad said if he ever found a loaded gun in the house there would be war. i never shot in the house , not a good idea but i read where a lot of you guys do and its not smart something can and will go wrong hahahaha

Some of us don't have another option though. I'm in a townhouse and I don't dare even let a neighbor see any of AG's.

OleTomCat · « **Reply #16 on:** February 15, 2013, 06:03:50 PM »

I may grow old but I refuse to grow up, heck I still play with BB guns.....

Sqrl Klr · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2013, 06:04:12 PM »

Every husband hears that from his wife at least once in their marriage, hence the old saying behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. hehe

tnpaw · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2013, 06:59:27 PM »

I have an archery target I bought at Wally World I use to shoot inside! It is the Square one that you can shoot either field tips on one side or broadheads on the other! I made some target pins out of a couple of worn out BuzzBait's, after cutting off the hook! And sharpening the long arm a Little! Oh Yeah! They were 1/2 oz BuzzBaits! I was just trying to save Money and had been shooting it about two year's with a Bow! Was needing a new one anyway!.....tnpaw......PS..it ain't the white Steraform one, but the other one they sale!

Mebits · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:13:05 PM »

This thread makes me smile.

BTW, a little joint compound has made the problem nearly invisible. next a bit of sponge work and a tad of paint and I'm good to go.

Downside, I'm seeing all these other little dings and separations that need a little joint compound and painting... and now I feel obligated to deal with them... so much for loafing.

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D'oh!!!!!

Author Topic: D'oh!!!!! (Read 4077 times))