[BDW]

Right after shooting hours this morning, I saw five woodies headed my way below the treetops. Now, I love to shoot mallards, but I like eating wood duck breast even better. Well, I pull up, draw a starvation bead on the lead duck, pull the trigger and hear "THUNK".....Well, before I could even realize what just happened, I pumped another round into tho ol' 870 without thinking and pull the trigger...."CLICK". Turns out my shells had gotten wet, and the first shot lodged the wad in my choke tube VERY TIGHT and thankfully, the second shot was a complete dud and didn't fire at all. I hate to think what would've happened if it had fired. I'm sure it would've blown my barrel up and possibly hurt me pretty bad. I was by myself on the backside of a 60 acre buckbrush thicket, too....Not a place to be injured and all alone.

I always say a prayer before each hunt for safety, and looks like it paid off this morning.

 

[silentassassin]

Glad to hear everything came out ok!

 

[crackshot82]

Ptl

 

[Big E]

Ptl

x100

 

[thompson]

Very lucky, I have rolled one barrel on a 12ga while duck hunting and it isn't funny. I was also very luck not to be hurt. The first 12 inches of the barrel was looking right back at me after the shot. Had to turn that 30 inch full choke into a 18 inch open. Good to hear you are OK.

 

[webbtoes]

Dang!

 

[storyhunter]

Close one! Be careful. Maddie needs you around!

 

[GBacon]

God is indeed good like that. Glad everything went well.

 

[Doug Hodges]

Wow!!!! Thank God for that dud. He was there with you.

 

[No-till Boss]

Remington shells ?

 

[TimberHog]

He's good all the time all the time God is good !!!I'm glad you had a shell misfire my dad's over and under did this the other day , but I checked it and found it . Must had been a Remington Shell.

 

[crane]

God is good!!!!!!!!

 

[John Stiles]

Good Lord took care of me this morning.

That's a super great report!:up:

 

[MojoMan]

BDW Glad your Ok man! Had a friend that had that happen to him and he lucked out as well!

 

[kerrtw]

Man that could have been bad. Glad you didn't get hurt.

 

[BDW]

Thanks guys. Winchester Xperts.

 

[mudsharkj22]

A friend of mine this year well I guess u could say they were lucky but the barrel wasn't and it cost him 800 dollars for the barrel! The wad got hung rite after the forearm stock and luckily his hand wasn't that far up!! It exploded big time!! If I can get a pic I'll post it for y'all!!!

 

[jwalker]

Remington Nitro mags mine did same thing

 

[MojoMan]

This is the gun that my buddy was shooting skeet with and a wad got caught in the barrel and the rest is history....

 

[BDW]

this is the gun that my buddy was shooting skeet with and a wad got caught in the barrel and the rest is history....

ouch!!!!!