Boating accident!

[fightingquaker13]

Damndest thing happened. I went canoeing the other day across the  intra-coatal to do a little target practice with my AR and all my mags. Well, I got a little careless and the damn thing tipped. Sadly, I lost them all. Has this happened to anyone else?

[PegLeg45]

Damndest thing happened. I went canoeing the other day across the  intra-coatal to do a little target practice with my AR and all my mags. Well, I got a little careless and the damn thing tipped. Sadly, I lost them all. Has this happened to anyone else?

Naw, man....
I still need mine for when the black helicopters come a callin'...........

WHAT??

Er, um.... what I meant to say was I lost all mine in a dreadful mining accident......... um, yeah.    

[lhprop1]

Oddly enough, I did lose a Winchester 1400 in the bottom of a river while duck hunting a few years ago.  I almost lost my life along with it.  Luckily, all of my calls, including one particular Duck Commander that Phil Robertson personally gave me, were securely around my neck on a lanyard. 

Let's just say that when you're wearing chest waders and your boat capsizes, there's not a life preserver in the world that will save you. 

[fightingquaker13]

Oddly enough, I did lose a Winchester 1400 in the bottom of a river while duck hunting a few years ago.  I almost lost my life along with it.  Luckily, all of my calls, including one particular Duck Commander that Phil Robertson personally gave me, were securely around my neck on a lanyard. 

Let's just say that when you're wearing chest waders and your boat capsizes, there's not a life preserver in the world that will save you. 

I've been there. Not in a boat, but by wading too deep in a Montana river. Wear a wading belt and cinch that puppy uncomfortably tight! It can, and in my case did, save your life. I just use an old school army/boy scout style one worn high. It keeps most of the water out till you can self rescue. Otherwise you're screwed. Glad things worked out for you.

[PegLeg45]

Oddly enough, I did lose a Winchester 1400 in the bottom of a river while duck hunting a few years ago.  I almost lost my life along with it.  Luckily, all of my calls, including one particular Duck Commander that Phil Robertson personally gave me, were securely around my neck on a lanyard. 

Let's just say that when you're wearing chest waders and your boat capsizes, there's not a life preserver in the world that will save you. 

That's why a good sharp neck knife is handy.  

An old friend had the same thing happen many years ago. His knife was on his waist, inside the waders. He nearly drowned before he could get his knife out and cut them loose.

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[lhprop1]

That's why a good sharp neck knife is handy.  

An old friend had the same thing happen many years ago. His knife was on his waist, inside the waders. He nearly drowned before he could get his knife out and cut them loose.

Luckily, I'm a very strong swimmer.  Once I was able to surface, I was strangely extremely calm, assessed the situation while I treaded water, and was able to catch the capsized boat and hang on until we got near a bank.  I can still recall every moment of the entire ordeal even though it was almost 10 years ago and it scares the hell out of me to remember how calm I was.

It wasn't until after I was on dry land that the reality of what just happened hit me.   

[sledgemeister]

I went underwater in chest waders hunting trout in a river a few years ago, water was so clear I couldnt judge the bottom and took a step and under I went. Best thing I found was to a) wear a chest belt and 2) tuck yourself into a ball you will bob to the surface.
In any case the water pressing on the top of your waders usually forms a seal trapping air in the waders.
Mind you its hard to remember all this and be calm when gasping for the old H2O.


PS when gun bans was introduced here abouts I worked in Hardware and let me say a lot of 200mm sewer pipe and end caps was brought.........

[tombogan03884]

When people think they need to start burying guns, It's time to start digging them up.

[44s rock]

Lost all mine in a house fire in August, good thing I had moved my gun safe, still have that.

[crusader rabbit]

It's really funny Quaker brought this up at this time.  I have had the most amazing experience myself, today.

This morning, I was taking every gun I own to the shooting range, just to make sure everything was working as described in the gunnery safety manual, I'm sure you understand.

As I was crossing Bryan Dairy Road heading to the Wyoming Antelope Club to shoot, a sudden and totally unexpected sinkhole suddenly opened up and sucked me under.  I thought I had come to the end of the trail. 

I scrambled out of my JEEP and managed to regain the high ground when amazingly enough, the sinkhole re-filled and my JEEP was again on the top of the perfectly smooth road surface.  But, and here is the surprising part, every gun I own was stripped out of my JEEP along with every single round of ammo I used to have. 

I couldn't even report it to the police because there was no evidence that anything had happened.

It was truly a crappy day.  And I am devastated. Everything I have said is absolutely true.  I have had a catastrophic loss.

Crusader Rabbit