I done went and did it now...

[NWI40cal]

So today me and my friend went to Willow Slough to shoot the Mosin and his Mossberg pistol gripped shotgun. After an hour or 2 with the mosin, we decided to switch to the shotgun. After about 15 or so rounds for each of us, I load it up and proceed to shoot. On the 4th shot, for some reason, my wrist was not locked and the recoil made my arms flex in a manner which allowed the shotgun to punch me in the mouth. NO I was NOT holding it like it had a stock, it was about solar plexus height. My front tooth, top right is broken in half horizontally... Take a look for yourself.... Yes my teeth are yellow, that was from when I was younger/dumber. A bleaching will be in the works soon. Remember, SAFTEY, SAFTEY, SAFTEY! and keep your wrist locked....

Here is the rest...

Ouch......

 

[NateIU10]

Holy crap man. Brave man for posting this, and glad it's mostly cosmetic damage.

 

[Griffeycom]

OUCH!!!

 

[NWI40cal]

Honestly it didn't hurt at all just like oh... crap.


And since I know it's coming... EPIC FAIL!

 

[IndyParts]

There are certain things that I would never admit on a internet forum.. this is one of them :-)

Damn that sucks.

 

[Tduncan21]

Whoa. I bet you won't do that again.

 

[turnandshoot4]

Hmmmm. I am now considering the use of a shotgun without a stock.

 

[IUGradStudent]

:bigballs: Whoa! Thanks for the warning!

 

[coltaceguy]

My buddy did that.

Get ready for the tooth to die, get extremely painful to the point you canot close your mouth + $1500-2000(this is what it cost him 7 yrs ago, probably more now) for a root canal and new crown.

 

[techres]

See a dentist on monday and they might be able to cement that back on.

Everyone jokes about the recoil on the mosin, but nothing compares to a 18.5" cruiser! Glad it did not hit your cheek or sternum, or eye.

Oh, and thanks for posting this - it is a lesson we can all learn from.

 

[dburkhead]

It looks like the break didn't expose the pulp, which is good (had that happen to me in a bicycle accident when I was a kid--seriously not a pleasant experience). The "gotcha" is that kind of trauma can still "kill" the tooth (meaning damage to the pulp which gets infected and leads to an expensive and uncomfortable root canal). Still, "can" is not "will" so here's hoping you get off lucky.

 

[Valo]

....the one day I didn't go along!

 

[turnandshoot4]

See what you did Val?! Way to go. Way to go.

 

[right winger]

done went and did it now...

YIPES!!

 

[VanillaThunder]

glad that you are OK....

 

[NWI40cal]

BWWAAAAHAHAHAA!

hey wait, thats me! awww!

 

[coltaceguy]

o0o0o


Slow burn


lol

 

[Kingrat]

ive always thought that pistol grips on shotguns were generally a bad idea, thank you for reinforcing my beliefs

oh...and OUCH, that looks like its going to hurt

 

[turnandshoot4]

You are now a motivational poster NWI. Way to go.

 

[FordMan08]

glad that you are OK....

I have FINALLY found the perfect desktop background!

You should get a gold tooth, they make ya look tough.