Shot myself in the thumb
with my staple gun as I was putting up targets. A staple got stuck half way out and I was trying to pull it free. As I was doing so I violated a safety rule and pulled the trigger, thinking it might free the jammed staple. Which it did, but also fired the next staple into my thumb. Hence the blood on the target.
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Shot myself in the thumb
by Gunner 
, St Louis, Thursday, July 20, 2023, 12:27 (491 days ago) @ JimT
Yep, been there, done that, though I went ALL in and caught the edge of my thumb and stapled it to the target frame. To this day I am very cautious when using the Arrow stapler.
Gunner
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OUCH!
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Shot myself in the thumb
by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Thursday, July 20, 2023, 12:35 (491 days ago) @ JimT
Ouch!
That will be sore.
Here's a pic from building a target frame with a pneumatic nail gun. The nail curved and went completely through the middle knuckle of my off hand, which was supporting the cross member. Pulled my finger off the nail and was surprised at the clear fluid followed by a bit of blood.
Sore and stiff as a fence post for days.
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Did it in college
with the genuinely classic black Swingline office stapler. Not near as powerful as a gun, and much smaller staples. Hurt bad. Yours must have been much worse.
My grandson was with me and learned some new words ......
which his parents would not approve of ....
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My grandson was with me and learned some new words ......
If he's in school past maybe 3rd grade, likely he's heard 'em already.
Home School ... 9 years of age ...
and I am sure he has heard some. He's been around me much of his life ....
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Izzat one of those formerly common Stevens/Springfield
singleshots, which I think they called the Model 120 in some instances?
They have a 1 piece barrel/receiver, a manually cocking bolt, stepladder rear sight, and wood which is usually plainer the a Puritan's coat, but can also range into ugly.
They're little light handy guns, but proportions were kinda blocky to the eye./
First new gun I ever owned. It was store-branded for Otasco in my case. I grew tired of it, and loaned it to my cousin while in my 20s. He kept it on a houseboat, and to reduced rust, it was given a flat black coat of runny Krylon. I got it back, later.
When Melony and I were a couple (02-04) I had it professionally cut down like the one in the photo for her oldest boy, who would be 28 or 29 now. We broke up, and I have a feeling he never shot it. So goes life.
Looks more like a Winchester 67 or variant thereof... (nt)
by Paul 
, Monday, July 24, 2023, 12:02 (487 days ago) @ A K Church
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Looks more like a Winchester 67 or variant thereof... (nt)
Which I recall you have? I think you are right, Sir.
Looks more like a Winchester 67 or variant thereof... (nt)
by Paul , Monday, July 24, 2023, 13:14 (487 days ago) @ A K Church
A couple, including one shortened in a similar manner to the one above, but fitted with a side mount scope by Rich Hoch. IIRC it's currently wearing a Mossberg 4X, but don't hold me to that. It IS a Mossberg mount - again IIRC...
Model 67 Winchester
It had a 4 or 5 foot long barrel ... I cut it to 16.5 inches and shortened the stock and forend so the grandson's could handle it. They are just now growing into it.
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Sawed off like that...
by Paul , Monday, July 24, 2023, 13:16 (487 days ago) @ JimT
they make a great floorboard rifle. I used to carry ours on the back floorboards of the sedan we were driving at the time. A few shells in a shirt pocket and one could easily grab the rifle and safely maneuver it for a shot out the driver's side window at varmints along the ditch bank and such.
Stevens/Springfield .22 single shot
Wife's mother had one of those that sat behind her kitchen door. A solid, reliable little gun, even if not much to look at. She could shoot it, too. After she passed, I decided to clean the crud off of it and see what I could do to make it look better. Stripped and stained the stock with walnut hull juice and finished with a couple coats of BLO. Reshaped the trigger and the trigger guard and inletted the guard into the stock (it was originally just screwed on and looked like crap). Added sling swivels and a nice leather sling. Dredged up a Springfield brand 4X .22 scope from my junk box and mounted it on the receiver dovetail. Zeroed it with Winchester LR hollow points, which that rifle seems to particularly like.
I'm right proud of the way the project turned out, and now the little rifle occupies a cubbyhole in the back of the house just in case something needs taking care of in the back yard.
They are from back in the day when ...
even the "cheap" guns were made well. A photo would be nice. 
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SUFFERING FOR YOUR ART...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Sunday, July 23, 2023, 17:30 (488 days ago) @ JimT
hate it when I do stuff like that.
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