So yesterday Evening could have been a total disaster simply because of a brain fart.
I filled my gun getting ready for a hunt and left out to the deer lease walked into a whole group of deer and found a legal buck, Sighted in on him at about 80 yards... A little far for my liking but doable he was broadside and none the wiser I had a good solid hold and so took the shot. Instead of hearing the known and satisfying pop of the Texan I hear PLINK ….. PARTAIL HAMMER LOCK
I watched as my round dropped below his chest and hit the ground behind him with a great deal of relief knowing that the round while possibly heavy enough to penetrate most likely would have done nothing more than wound him.
What had happened, I trusted a machine to do my job for me, I use my compressor to fill my guns and usually I keep it set at 2800 the top of my power curve in the Texans, forgetting that I had adjusted the compressor to fill my .25 at 3000. I had simply turned the compressor on grabbed the rest of my stuff while the gun was filling and disconnected when it shut off without verifying anything.
After the shot I was just thankful that I was far enough for the bullets drop at such range and low fps due to the hammer lock to miss the deer, but after thinking a bit more about my error I came to realize the damage could have been much worse, I didn't verify the pressure settings it could have been set at 4500 or anything
A reality check that only hurts ones pride is something to be Thankful For
I filled my gun getting ready for a hunt and left out to the deer lease walked into a whole group of deer and found a legal buck, Sighted in on him at about 80 yards... A little far for my liking but doable he was broadside and none the wiser I had a good solid hold and so took the shot. Instead of hearing the known and satisfying pop of the Texan I hear PLINK ….. PARTAIL HAMMER LOCK
I watched as my round dropped below his chest and hit the ground behind him with a great deal of relief knowing that the round while possibly heavy enough to penetrate most likely would have done nothing more than wound him.
What had happened, I trusted a machine to do my job for me, I use my compressor to fill my guns and usually I keep it set at 2800 the top of my power curve in the Texans, forgetting that I had adjusted the compressor to fill my .25 at 3000. I had simply turned the compressor on grabbed the rest of my stuff while the gun was filling and disconnected when it shut off without verifying anything.
After the shot I was just thankful that I was far enough for the bullets drop at such range and low fps due to the hammer lock to miss the deer, but after thinking a bit more about my error I came to realize the damage could have been much worse, I didn't verify the pressure settings it could have been set at 4500 or anything
A reality check that only hurts ones pride is something to be Thankful For
