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[oldskoolkillz]

Welllllll? did he shoot back?

You have a point....but nobody puts there hand too block bullets!!!!!
most of us were dry fireing,as we thought?

[Christacular]

i was playing my first game with my E2'd superstock, and some kid bumped into me on the field before the game, the gun went off, and sent a ball right to my big toe.

[oldskoolkillz]

that was you? lol

[chopper duke]

Originally Posted by Rickfactor2

Im surprised that so many real gun enthusiasts dont use the same care while handling their paintball gun. Shooting yourself by accident while on the field is one thing but working on a loaded marker or not checking to see if the gun is loaded is a recipe for disaster. I made the mistake 20 years ago when I was a kid with my first gun and shot my dad. No words were exchanged as we both understood that I would never let it happen again.

Ive seen too many guns come in for repair with a ball or two halfway down the barrel so checking that first is always needed before the air goes on or even touching the trigger. Even a gun without an air tank on it can be a threat as many HPRs hold that last couple of shots in the reg.

I can say I've never shot myself (with a real gun or a paintball gun) but when I received my Hurc, there was a paintball alread loaded. Since it's fixed barrel gun, I didn't exactly check it before I aired it up. I test fired it right into my wall. Thankfully no one was in the way and no one got hurt. When i went to ship it, I pulled the bolt to make sure I didn't leave a paintball in there as well. Sure enough, there was a ball still sitting in there. I used a barrel swab to push it free.

[Mirad]

Looks like we all need to go back to safety class xD

I was cleaning out a barrel break by dry firing a friend's Spyder TL upside down and sticking my hand over the barrel to make sure that there wasn't any paint or shells coming out. After a couple of shots, I turned the marker around, stuck my hand over the barrel, and pulled the trigger... It hurt like hell! That's what I get for wanting to feel the coldness of C02.

I take a lot of precautions when I work on any markers now especially with my Autocockers since they can still hold enough air inside the marker after you remove your tank.