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Edited on Sun Feb-12-06 08:23 PM by Pavulon
coming from someone who has shot thousands of wild non farm raised doves over my life here is my take..
Dick lost situational awareness of where everyone was. mistake 1. Dick fired on a low bird, big mistake 2. Never fire level at a bird hunt.3 Dick fired into a obstructed backstop, high grass, mistake 4.
Very stupid things to do even if no one is shot. Shooting level will get you uninvited to most hunts on the spot.
Other factors that be at play.
Weather. Heat can cause breaks in concentration, especially 90+ degree heat. Alcohol. Any drinking in this situation would be a very bad thing
Thankfully no one was killed.
A shotgun with high brass 5 or 6 shot at close range will blow you head off, literally. At 50 it still has enough energy to penetrate skin. causing serious injury and blindness.
Shotgun Ballistics: A 12ga shell "high brass" will push #6 shot (half the size of a BB) at 1350 feet per second. same as a plus pressure 9mm pistol round. This is more than adequate to kill at close range. Harmless when it lands on you when fired up at a bird(if you wearing glasses).
The only way to get this injury from a shotgun is from taking shot fired level. A 15 to 20deg angle, with the horizon being 0, is generally safe. Rabbit hunts, hunting deer with dogs, or other hunts where people will be firing level require very careful attention to people around you.
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