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<blockquote data-quote="svnmag" data-source="post: 436828" data-attributes="member: 330">I'm sure there's many dumbass I haven't pulled up:&nbsp; In 4th or 5th grade I got an Indian Spirit 25lb compound bow complete with 6 wooden arrows for Christmas.&nbsp; The next morning I was up at sunrise and went out in rubber boots and long johns to shoot the thing.&nbsp; My sister got a Barbie Van and the box was filled with all the wrappers, etc.I got about 15yds away and let fly at the box.&nbsp; I only missed by 4 feet.&nbsp; In brief:&nbsp; In short order I lost 5 arrows in the woods under the snow and broke one in half when it hit a wild cherry tree.&nbsp; Being so pissed; it's a wonder I didn't have a stroke; I knocked about 8in of the damn arrow.&nbsp; I walked point blank to the box, drew and released.&nbsp; No hole in the box:&nbsp; Confused; I then looked at my left hand to the sight of red, white and blue fletching imbedded in the meat of my thumb:&nbsp; The rest exited my palm, glanced off the grip and miraculously passed between the 3rd and 4th finger.Woke Mom up with this hand in front of her face... this incident predicted my archery skill in future attempts.&nbsp; Not a fan.&nbsp; I've never shot at an animal with a bow; I'll tell you what.One more--Road work was being conducted behind the house one winter.&nbsp; Back in those days WV had winters.&nbsp; Not ND type but damn good enough...2ft of snow on the ground and weeks in the teens during the day.&nbsp; So...this fine weekend afternoon I noticed a temporary stop sign was still erected and decided it needed a hole.&nbsp; I went back in the house to pump the trusty 880 full of warm air.Once 3ft in front of the enemy sign; I chambered a BB and BWANG.&nbsp; I was dressed in coveralls and a heavy coat.&nbsp; The BB bounced back, hitting me just below the sternum with enough force and pain to drop me on one knee.&nbsp; Bwang.&nbsp; Shit.I didn't watch &quot;A Christmas Story&quot; until around '94.&nbsp; These experiences made Ralphie my brother.That is all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="svnmag, post: 436828, member: 330"] I'm sure there's many dumbass I haven't pulled up: In 4th or 5th grade I got an Indian Spirit 25lb compound bow complete with 6 wooden arrows for Christmas. The next morning I was up at sunrise and went out in rubber boots and long johns to shoot the thing. My sister got a Barbie Van and the box was filled with all the wrappers, etc. I got about 15yds away and let fly at the box. I only missed by 4 feet. In brief: In short order I lost 5 arrows in the woods under the snow and broke one in half when it hit a wild cherry tree. Being so pissed; it's a wonder I didn't have a stroke; I knocked about 8in of the damn arrow. I walked point blank to the box, drew and released. No hole in the box: Confused; I then looked at my left hand to the sight of red, white and blue fletching imbedded in the meat of my thumb: The rest exited my palm, glanced off the grip and miraculously passed between the 3rd and 4th finger. Woke Mom up with this hand in front of her face... this incident predicted my archery skill in future attempts. Not a fan. I've never shot at an animal with a bow; I'll tell you what. One more--Road work was being conducted behind the house one winter. Back in those days WV had [B][I]winters. [/I][/B]Not ND type but damn good enough...2ft of snow on the ground and weeks in the teens during the day. So...this fine weekend afternoon I noticed a temporary stop sign was still erected and decided it needed a hole. I went back in the house to pump the trusty 880 full of warm air. Once 3ft in front of the enemy sign; I chambered a BB and [B]BWANG[/B]. I was dressed in coveralls and a heavy coat. The BB bounced back, hitting me just below the sternum with enough force and pain to drop me on one knee. Bwang. Shit. I didn't watch "A Christmas Story" until around '94. These experiences made Ralphie my brother. That is all. [/QUOTE]

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