• @Cobrachicken
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      2319 days ago

      Reminds me of that memorable day I nearly knocked myself out shooting a .357 magnum. Good thing I wore a helmet.

      • @[email protected]
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        1419 days ago

        That was me with a 30-06 as a teen. I had only shot .22LR before then, and didn’t hold on nearly tightly enough. I got a nice ring on my forehead from the scope…

        We all need to learn to respect larger calibers at some point, that was mine.

        • Uranium 🟩
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          719 days ago

          Honestly, it takes surprisingly little recoil to do damage.

          My dad managed to split his eyebrow with a little .177 BSA 12ftlb air rifle.

          He didn’t think and rested the scope against his eyebrow; was a blunt, cresent shaped cut. Certainly a good way to learn what not to do

          • @FordBeeblebrox
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            618 days ago

            I split my eyebrow with a .22 lr doing the same thing. Glad I learned the lesson on that before my first time firing a .308 or 30-06