Crossbow Accident

[rayman]

Article in my paper. Blacked out the name. Thought you guys would find this interesting. Most are probably not as "prone to accidents", but please be carefull.

[agingcrossbower]

Am I understanding this correctly. He was cocking the crossbow with a bolt already in it????

[MarkMarine]

WOW! lol A calamity of errors

[See4miles]

My guess is he was actually trying to de-cock it. Bet that one smarted pretty good....

[OkXbowHunter]

That's gonna leave a mark!

[rayman]

Recieved a PM from someone who is in the know. As it turns out, the poor guy is paraplegic. Don't know why the paper left that out.

[Doe Master]

When I saw it on TV news . They said he is a paraplegic and while driving out for medical attention he got stuck .
It was unfortunate he shot his own foot but sad that the TV personnel found it funny he got stuck in a bush .

[Louvp]

Yeah I read that the other day & could not understand how he could cock his bow with the bolt on it.

[bigbuckonly1]

Sounds like a complete idiot, you do not cock or uncock a xbow with a arrow in it, if you do stupid things you will have accidents.

[new2xbow]

I believe i remember a couple people on here saying they felt the pressure from a broadhead as they started to un-cock their crossbow, but i am like the rest cocking it with an arrow in it.

I am sure my list of "dumbest moments with a crossbow" will start to add more than just aiming at same point without removing previous arrow first.

[strum]

Sounds like a complete idiot, you do not cock or uncock a xbow with a arrow in it, if you do stupid things you will have accidents.

i wouldnt call him an idiot..but i may be..i forgot to take my arrow out one evening last year ..uncocked as normal and felt a sharp pain in my boot still had the rope cocker in my grip so i was able to pull back and get the arrow out..just a small nick on one of my toes and a nice hole in my boot..things happen somtimes and we never know when . was i and idiot?..did i turn my brain off?..
was it a smart thing to do?..no ..did i learn from it?...YES!!
will i do it again?..hope not..will you do it?..dont be so sure,,

[Vormax]

He might be a nice guy and he might have tried hard to not shoot his foot, but I would definitely prefer to go golfing if he would offer me to go hunting with him ...

[redmandant]

My neighbour has an older X-bow, I will not say the name of it. And believe it or not it has an anti dryfire mech in it. Well guess what, ya got to have a bolt in it to un cock the bow or shoot it to release the string. Only saw it the one time I took him out hunting, after which I said to him, buy a new bow or find someone else to hunt with. Have not been out with him since, sad, but I would much rather that then trying to deal with an avoidable incedent in the woods...

RED

[groundpounder]

I wouldn't be too quick with the name calling! I know when I first started shooting crossbows I use to think "how could anybody dryfire their crossbow?" I don't think that anymore

[Doe Master]

You are right GP we all make mistakes .
Forget to put an arrow in .
Forget to use the right chevron
Forget to take the arrow out .
Forget the bow while packing up is leaning on the side of the truck . CRUNCH !!!!!
Forget your safety harness
Forget your steps
Forget to hold onto the cocking aid while pulling the trigger .
Forget to keep your fingers or thumb out of the way . (by the way that hurts while keeping your cool with the Boy Scouts )
In total I think we forget more at times than we remember.