Worst Opening Morning Ever!

[vt35mag]

After the first hunt on May 1st, I leaned my unloaded gun up against the tire of my truck. Loaded up all my gear, got in the truck, and drove off...  This is why you don't do that!  I ended up Driving over 3/4 the length of the gun.  The only damage was a broken stock, otherwise not a scratch on the gun.  Didn't even break the fiber optics in the sights.  Fortunately with all the rain we have had the field I parked in was very soft.  The action works great. No sign of metal fatigue, cracking, bending, or anything else.  New stock should be here today or tomorrow.  Fortunately I have two dedicated turkey guns.  If I had a choice as to which one I ran over, it would have been my other one.  My wife bought me this one back when we were dating.  I am going to play it safe by putting it in a rest, and shoot it a few times by tying some fishing line to the trigger, while I am behind something. 
Learn from my mistake, if you cant put the gun in your vehicle, put it on your hood where you will see it.



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[taylorjones20]

A buddy of mine done the same thing. It was a mossberg. Called mossberg and told the woman exactly what happened and she said, "So the stock was defective? We'll send you a new one."

[vt35mag]

Day 3 was much better. 22lbs 8oz 9-3/4in beard 1in spur.



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[ARjtk]

I did the same thing about 15 years ago. Pulled up on a favorite listening spot. Got out leaned the gun on the back bumper and hooted. Heard a few birds over on the next moutain so I figured I better boogy over there before another hunter gets on them. Jump in the truck, throw it reverse and POW! Broke in the same spot yours did.

[tha bugman]

ouch I know that hurt!  I left my tailgate down the other day with my NWTF coffee mug on it and rode all the way to work....not near as expensive as a gun, but stuff like that happens

[DUCKDIGGLER]

Looks liek ya bounced back pretty good VT!! Nice bird.

What choke and laod you using in that thing...Pure Gold?

Thanks!

[vt35mag]

Looks liek ya bounced back pretty good VT!! Nice bird.

What choke and laod you using in that thing...Pure Gold?

Thanks!

Thanks.
The 535 I ran over is a Pure Gold .670 with Hevi 13 3in 2oz #7 and/or Longbeard 3-1/2in 2oz #6

[LaLongbeard]

Can't tell you how much stuff I've left on tailgates or roofs and driven off (sleep deprivation is real lol) I learned the hard way not to lean anything on truck. Nice gobbler

[appalachianassassin]

man, that sucks.

[vt35mag]

Got her back together, and tagged out with it this am. Nice 3yr old with sharp 1-1/8in spurs. Gun was still dead on, with no sight adjustments needed.



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[dublelung]

That's how to get it done! Congrats on the gobblers!

[DUCKDIGGLER]

Way to bounce back Brother! 

[Greg Massey]

good birds,,,congrats

[vt35mag]

Thanks guys.

[Happy]

Congrats. Apparently you don't know that mossberg's are junk.

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