Indiana Man shoots cannon ball through hand

[Panama]

Hope this wasn't an INGO'er, and also, hope he recovers fully.
That has got to suck!

Man shoots cannon ball through hand

 

[6birds]

Hey Earl, watch this!

Sounds like a nasty hang-fire, not a shooting. Wonder if he has a permit for the cannon.

 

[PatriotPride]

...I don't even know where to begin.

 

[PatriotPride]

Hey Earl, watch this!

Sounds like a nasty hang-fire, not a shooting. Wonder if he has a permit for the cannon.

Depending on the age of the cannon, he wouldn't need one.

 

[grimor]

2" ball? I'm guessing he didn't get lucky and miss the bones....

 

[straight-shooter]

Exactly the reason that when i'm out shooting my muzzleloader, I wait a bit between shots before dumping powder down a hot barrel. Might just be me but otherwise i'm a little nervous trying to go to fast.

 

[PatriotPride]

Exactly the reason that when i'm out shooting my muzzleloader, I wait a bit between shots before dumping powder down a hot barrel. Might just be me but otherwise i'm a little nervous trying to go to fast.

Yep. I used to do Civil War reenactments back in the day with my father, and we were attached to an artillery unit. Beautiful Napoleons We had strict procedures for post-fire and pre-loading. Looks to me that they weren't followed. I witnessed an accident with a cannon once, and it was not pretty.

 

[E5RANGER375]

and just when i was starting to forget ........... I am reminded that I still live in Indiana. lol

 

[6birds]

Depending on the age of the cannon, he wouldn't need one.

I guess some people HAVE TO HAVE the purple.

 

[IndyGunworks]

I have it on good intel that the person IS a member of Ingo.

 

[printcraft]

I have it on good intel that the person IS a member of Ingo.

Typing wth one hand is ha rd.............
















Speedy recovery wishes sent.

 

[peloe16]

"here, let me give you a hand"

 

[Dogman]

 

[jsharmon7]

I have it on good intel that the person IS a member of Ingo.

Rep to the member if they come forward and tell us the story!

 

[willie69]

this can happen to anyone one time i laid a muzzleloader down to get a ball puller and the thing went off i don't own that gun anymore

 

[JetGirl]

It absolutely can happen.
One time some jerk sold me this crappy muzzle loader that ended up going off on it's own!!


Kidding! I'm KIDDING!!

Hope whoever this story is about, gets better fast...

 

[jblomenberg16]

I have it on good intel that the person IS a member of Ingo.

Yikes! I hope he/she gets well soon, and can post up an AAR.

 

[CountryBoy19]

It absolutely can happen.
One time some jerk sold me this crappy muzzle loader that ended up going off on it's own!!


Kidding! I'm KIDDING!!

Hope whoever this story is about, gets better fast...

Actually, I have a first-hand story of a muzzleloader "going off on it's own". Granted, there is one little detail that probably started the problem, but most people would never even think that it could happen how it did.

My uncle returned from hunting one day. He has a 209 primer conversion on an older, bolt-action Knight muzzleloader. Rather than take the primer out to 'safe' it, he used to just open the bolt, hold the trigger and slowly lower the bolt. This lowers the firing pin onto the primer slowly, so the only thing on there is light pressure from the spring. Shouldn't be a problem right? After-all, it's the impact of the pin hitting the primer that dents the cup and sets off the chain reaction.

Anyways, he did that same thing this time then went about his business. About 3 hours later (yes, I said 3 entire hours, 180 minutes) he was in his garage working when a loud kaboom nearly made him soil himself. The muzzleloader went off, the round glanced off the back of a chair, glanced off the wall, hit his vice, and landed at his feet. Further examination of the primer showed just a very, very faint mark in the surface of the cup. How that faint little mark led to the ignition of said primer I'm not sure, but it happened. Needless to say, he doesn't do that anymore.

Best wishes to the person this happened to. Sounds like a "freak" accident. I know this can happen with BP muzzle-loading firearms, but it's is a very rare occurence, at least very rare that somebody gets injured by one, especially a cannon.

 

[ATOMonkey]

That's why you don't load hot tubes.

Water is an artillery man's best friend.

 

[E5RANGER375]

I have it on good intel that the person IS a member of Ingo.

yeah, there is no aptitude test for membership here