Almost shot my foot!
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Almost shot my foot!
....well, the process of decocking the M380 is no big deal for me....or so I thought! Good thing I held the handle very tightly as I pulled the trigger....the next thing I felt was some resistance and something pushing against the top of my boot ...low and behold...I FORGOT TO TAKE THE ARROW OUT before beginning the decocking process. I was able to regroup and apply upward pressure and remove said foot!. One Spit Fire blade was bent but all in all it was a successful extraction!
I guess this day goes down as a very successful hunt even though we saw nary a
deer!
Anthony
I guess this day goes down as a very successful hunt even though we saw nary a
deer!
Anthony
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Been there.. my boots now have a patch of silicone covering a perfect "X" where the Slick Trick went in.
Could have got ugly..
Could have got ugly..
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Close call there. Glad all is ok. If that would have been a fixed blade you would have a hole in your boot!!!
Re: Almost shot my foot!
.....ahhhhh! I guess that one goes in the "pros" column when people are debating fixed blades over mechanicals!kmaxwell5 wrote:Close call there. Glad all is ok. If that would have been a fixed blade you would have a hole in your boot!!!
Anthony
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
My friend did this last year and put a Rage into his boot and barely into his foot before he realized it. My arrows are longer than my stirup so I should be safe. Glad you didn't get hurt real bad
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
thats why i shoot 20'' in my matrix
Re: Almost shot my foot!
Lol, I have the "Slick Trick Scar" on a pair of boots, too. I had to take my sock off to believe I hadn't sliced some toes.
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
I did that with my Equinox, while in a tree stand, and I was lucky that my son was near & could climb up and help remove the arrow.
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Glad everything worked out for the best. That was close!
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Boy, I bet that you broke a sweat on that one. Glad it turned out OK.
Re: Almost shot my foot!
Glad you didn't pierce your foot!
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Wow...Glad it all worked out for you..
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Hester0305 wrote:My friend did this last year and put a Rage into his boot and barely into his foot before he realized it. My arrows are longer than my stirup so I should be safe. Glad you didn't get hurt real bad
...just my ego!....I should have known better!
Anthony
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Re: Almost shot my foot!
Glad it worked out. I did that with my exomax a few years ago. Fortunately I was able to re-cock the bow as soon as I felt the pressure.
On bows with bolts that don't extend into the stirrup space I think everyone does that once sooner or later. Kinda like the catching your thumb with the string - only did that once and still don't have full feeling in my left thumb.
On bows with bolts that don't extend into the stirrup space I think everyone does that once sooner or later. Kinda like the catching your thumb with the string - only did that once and still don't have full feeling in my left thumb.
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