Crazy Emmitt SASS# 12932 Life Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Why? Oh, why? Can I go three weeks swinging axes, running chainsaws, sharpening bush-hog blades and pocket knives, carving designs in antlers, cutting chain with bolt cutters or hammer and chisel, moving logs, punching holes in leather and sewing same, manipulating tools of all kinds, grinding and filing old parts into new parts, leaping out of the truck bed, wrestling with the dog, tossing the grandkids into the air, but... Three days before a match I manage to slice open my trigger finger on the scotch tape dispenser, or throw out my shoulder trying to wash behind my ears? Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Nope, one time last year I was doin some work in the yard on the sprinkler system and such and wore some blisters in my hands to where I wasn't sure I'd be able to hold my guns. Clean it up, superglue it back together and go shoot! Grizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidio Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Nope. You ain't alone. Morning of the first match I've been able to attend in the past 2 years. Was pre-loading my C&B 51's and mangage to poke a hole in the middle of the palm of muh shooting hand with the end of the loading lever. Prior to all this I've been doing yard work of all varying degrees, fixing things about the house, using all kinds of hand and power tools with no incident or mishap. BTW, it really smarted when a fragment of a hot spent #10 cap fell down in there (on occasion ) between the grip and hand. And that wound was like a magnet for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Buk Chuck SASS # 24540 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Crazy Emmitt Now that was Funny. Its like welcome to my world! If anythings gonna happen thats the time. NBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Fernando Slim, SASS #20521 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Sounds normal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I also play adult rec-league hockey. Keeps the blood pumping. Last week, right before the match, I took a puck that someone shot from the point right off my right thumb. More than a week later, I am still in a bit of pain. Anyway, I shoot dualist. Pain was so good at the match, I decided to just work on shooting a bit with my weak hand. helped ease it off a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A. Stranger Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 That's why you should let Ms. Rose handle the tough scotch tape jobs. Da Stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordyce Beals Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Crazy Emmitt SASS# 12932 asks Am I the only one? I poured all the water out of the tea pot and the lid fell off and steam burned my right hand fingers on the nail side. Later that day the leather lever wrap on my rifle rubbed off all the red burnt skin. It was still a good day shooting! Fordyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Dagnabbit, I think you jinxed me, been cleaning my shop today and wrenched my back moving some stuff around. Might have to get in to see the bone cracker if it don't feel better by tomorrow, cuz I'm shooting Saturday one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 About a week before our State match a year ago.. Was doing some dado cutting on the table saw down in the basement... Dado blade came thru the top of my material and just took about a 1/2 inch wide and about 2 inches long piece of skin and meat off my little finger.. Wife was upstairs... Geez am I in trouble now... After getting the red stuff under somewhat control... I went upstairs got some salve,gauze and tape... Finally had to ask my wife to put the tape on it... She asked "What did you do?" well it wasn't quite that nice.. but I told her anyhow she said "Don't ya think ya oughta go get some stitches in that"... I showed it to her and said "Can't stitch up that much" I kept it clean and bandaged.. was only the little finger.. told myself don't use it in shootin' that much anyway . Went to the State match and didn't notice it much... shot my normal match.. Rance Thinkin' that's my story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Cut mu finger to the bone two days ago n a metal wall stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 One of the better ones I remember, wasn't clutzy per se, but was Wolf Wind Walker getting strep at the start of Winter Range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I don't recall any physical injuries before a big match but I sure have a battle with the mental part. Normally before a big match, my practice seems to go 'backwards', almost like I'm a new and inexperienced shooter. That can play havoc on your mental preparation for a big match. Anyhow, because I ain't one to believe in jinx's and such, I still try to practice all I can before a big match. I have come to realize that there is some validity in that old saying: 'the more I practice, the luckier I get'. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Frank Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I few months ago, I threw my back out putting my boots on the morning of the shoot. The car was already packed up, so my wife shot while I took a bunch of pain meds and kept score. I really wanted to shoot, but I couldn't even stand up straight; not a fun time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Working on a custmers Colt, to deliver it at the match (4 day major match) you know last minuite got to have it fixed ...Screw broke causing screwdiver to imbed in left thumb web,(didn't mark gun good thing)the commotion causing my lovely wife to over-fill my coffee cup with a healthy slop of fresh coffee on my right hand ... Bleeding from my left hand and with my right now a bright red ...... I was faced with making a new screw (from a blank) getting the broken one out fixing the gun and packing the truck for my 11 hour drive to the shoot ..... And stopping the bleeding ...... I was planning on leaving for the shoot about two hours after the screwdriver slipped ,,,,,,, got off two hours late with two sore mitts ..... Glad ta see I have company in getting hurt ,,,,,,,,, before a Match .... Or the time I broke my toe right before a shoot .... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Golly Jabez, it sounds like somebody out there has a VooDoo doll made up like you. OUCH! ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 A few years ago I had the cough and headed out for Winter Range. I got there late the night before everything starts and by the time I made it to the camper after plugging it in I was soaking wet and it was around 40 or so at the time. Next morning I woke up with phuenmoniay and had to head home afraid that I would be put in the hospital for bed rest for a week, has happened a few time before. It seems half of the matches I start out for something stops me before I get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Phil DeGrave SASS #55202 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 At our smaller anual match, Friday evening, I decided to clean the one last pistol that needed cleaning from the last match I shot at. It needed to be completely stripped down. Now, it has been modified, it has a tiny spring and pin (on both ends) and this spring pushed the hand against the cylinder. Well, I got everything stripped, inspected, cleaned lubed and mostly put back together. The last thing I needed to do was put the grip frame back on. To do that you need to insert this spring with pins, manipulate the handle to push the spring in, hold it all togethe rwhile attempting to install the screws. I have done this MANY times, with complete success. Well, Friday evening, it all went to hell. I wiggled just enough to launch the spring and one pin into the dry grass. I couldn't even tell in which direction it flew. No problem I thought. Jim Bowie of Cowboys and Indians is here with his trailer. I'll just mosey on over in the morning, get one and be back in business. Saturday morning; I go about my morning business, gettin some coffee, eating breakfast, loading up the guncart. I head on down to Jims trailer, he isn't up yet. No worries. I get back to camp do some more stuff. Long story short, when Jim opens up, I get a new spring and pin, plus a Colt original type hand spring, just in case. Now, it's getting close to tee off time, I get back to camp, get the tools out, get the pistol on the table, put the spring in the hole, push the grip handle to where it needs to be, wiggle a little, and "BOING" the new spring goes flying. Let's just say the nice retired ladies in the camp next to me got up, and went inside thier trailer. I guess I was a little loud with my comments. No problem. I remove all the other parts, pull out the hammer and the hand, install the leaf type spring, re-assamble the pistol, and got to the shooting line in time to hear the stage instructions. P.S. The pistol worked fine all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 As a Smith I have two phrases I use when that happens,,,,, Oh dam !!! And Oh No !!! ,,,,,, When the missus is with-in hearing .... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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