Quick safety lesson

FOX_111 · July 11th, 2005, 14:29

Here is a quick safety lesson inspired by a very recent event that happenned in my garage.

I recently ordered a KJW M9. I got it today. So I went to my garage to test the mags for leakages. I fill one up with propane and fire one blank shot. Im impressed by the loud noise and recoil. Then, take the mag out and load a few BBs to ventilate a cardboard box at the end of the garage. I put the mag back in the gun and aim carefully. I press the trigger and BAM!! The slide recoil and breake, sending a peace of metal in my eye. My mistake was not wearing eye protection since I was not shooting at a hard object and not expecting the box to return fire.

I was lucky in my badluck, since my eye is OK. But it hurt anyway.

here is a picture of the broken metal slide

I tought I share with you guys. A metal slide is not undestructible.

Lesson learned:
-Always wear safety glasses, even if it's just for testing a few shots, even blank one.
-metal slide are not undestructible.

Shugart · July 11th, 2005, 14:30

How the hell did it brake?

Your sending that one back right?

FOX_111 · July 11th, 2005, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Shugart

How the hell did it brake?

Your sending that one back right?

I can't, since I got it from a user.

Im searching for a new metal slide or a butcher sale...
I hope the slide alone is not too expensive.

ShaWdowS · July 11th, 2005, 14:34

HAHA... sorry to hear, feel sorry for you.. hope i gets fixed =P

oo BTW back in the good old days, when i went to my cousins, they had this cool GBB and it looked and felt really satifying... but bad thing was they didnt tell me it was broke.. so when i went to fire it the erm.. "part that shoots back and front recoil thingy?" turns out one part was chipped off so when you squeese the trigger... the whole thing shot back AT you.. hit me in the face when i was about 8....

*sigh* good times

fantastix · July 11th, 2005, 14:35

Eye protection is always important. I was popping some balloons with my gbb (running on green so there was no chance the bb would bounce off) The mag had just run out of air so it was shooting at lower pressure, and the round bounced back at me. Luckily I thought quick enough to close my eyes when I saw the bb flying at my face and there was no damage.

DanOnymus · July 11th, 2005, 14:50

Good old prescription lenses... gives you basic minimum protection... they're not totally safe, but they're still a better protection than nothing, and you always wear them, not just while plinking!

Dozer_01 · July 11th, 2005, 14:55

Holy shit! I know KJW is low quality, but i didnt think THAT would happen to it, lol!

Very glad you didnt seriously injure your eye...only have two of them after all

Tankdude · July 11th, 2005, 15:14

I sold the KJW to FOX_111. It was in new condition when I bought it from another user. I put about 15 mags thru it (guessing).

This scares the crap out of me. I almost shot it before packing it in the box for shipping to make the 100% check, but I was out of gas.

I think canada post might be getting a call. I never dropped these berettas and I never used them very much, so unless this was a lemon/ bad quality control problem, there might be a problem with the shipping.

FOX_111 · July 11th, 2005, 15:17

I want to make it clear that it's not Tankdude fault. The gun was in perfect looking condition when I openned it. Might have been crushed and kicked around in transport. Canada post will hear about it.

captainafternoon · July 11th, 2005, 15:34

Aw, That sucks, hope your alright better get that eye checked out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanOnymus

Good old prescription lenses... gives you basic minimum protection... they're not totally safe, but they're still a better protection than nothing, and you always wear them, not just while plinking!

Funny thing is, im four eyed too but ive got rimmless glasses and they have this ridiculas crack in em and if i get hit im probly gunna end up with an eye full of lens.

FOX_111 · July 11th, 2005, 15:41

I wear prescription glasses to see farder but I did not wear them inside. If I did, I'd probably broken my glasses. Im amazed I don't have a welt or something. I just had time to close my eye, hit me direcly on the eye. I think it was the round edge that got me.

Tankdude · July 11th, 2005, 15:41

Canada Post has heard about it. Just waiting on paper work now.

captainafternoon · July 11th, 2005, 16:15

That M9 looks nice though, is it the Regular Version? The finish of the gun looks a bit differnt, not black like the ones ive seen or is that the lighting in the room?

dron_jones · July 11th, 2005, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlexmark

That M9 looks nice though, is it the Regular Version? The finish of the gun looks a bit differnt, not black like the ones ive seen or is that the lighting in the room?

Whats up with the name Mrlexmark? You work for lexmark or just like them?

Mysteryfish · July 11th, 2005, 16:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantastix

Eye protection is always important. I was popping some balloons with my gbb (running on green so there was no chance the bb would bounce off) The mag had just run out of air so it was shooting at lower pressure, and the round bounced back at me. Luckily I thought quick enough to close my eyes when I saw the bb flying at my face and there was no damage.

A while back I was either up in Kamloops, or shooting at the side of my garage with a little Spring .177 cal. BB gun, and I caught a ricochet in the eye.

Off a wall, or a fluke bounch off a can or something (low power BB gun)

Luckily enough, I guess my eye automatically reacted to something I guess, like air pressure, or the blur of the BB, but I blinked and caught it in the eyelid..

I guess our eyes are programmed to close pretty g'damned quick, because I didn't see it coming, but it saved me a helluva lot of damage. Sure hurts like hell when those little copper BB's slam into your eyeball! Heheh.

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July 11th, 2005, 14:29	#1
FOX_111 Le Roi des poissons d'avril Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Terrebonne, Québec	Quick safety lesson Here is a quick safety lesson inspired by a very recent event that happenned in my garage. I recently ordered a KJW M9. I got it today. So I went to my garage to test the mags for leakages. I fill one up with propane and fire one blank shot. Im impressed by the loud noise and recoil. Then, take the mag out and load a few BBs to ventilate a cardboard box at the end of the garage. I put the mag back in the gun and aim carefully. I press the trigger and BAM!! The slide recoil and breake, sending a peace of metal in my eye. My mistake was not wearing eye protection since I was not shooting at a hard object and not expecting the box to return fire. I was lucky in my badluck, since my eye is OK. But it hurt anyway. here is a picture of the broken metal slide I tought I share with you guys. A metal slide is not undestructible. Lesson learned: -Always wear safety glasses, even if it's just for testing a few shots, even blank one. -metal slide are not undestructible. __________________ Vérificateur d'âge: Terrebonne Last edited by FOX_111; September 16th, 2009 at 17:26..

July 11th, 2005, 14:34	#4
ShaWdowS Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario	HAHA... sorry to hear, feel sorry for you.. hope i gets fixed =P oo BTW back in the good old days, when i went to my cousins, they had this cool GBB and it looked and felt really satifying... but bad thing was they didnt tell me it was broke.. so when i went to fire it the erm.. "part that shoots back and front recoil thingy?" turns out one part was chipped off so when you squeese the trigger... the whole thing shot back AT you.. hit me in the face when i was about 8.... sigh good times __________________ " Deeds, not words. "

July 11th, 2005, 14:35	#5
fantastix Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Windsor, Ont	Eye protection is always important. I was popping some balloons with my gbb (running on green so there was no chance the bb would bounce off) The mag had just run out of air so it was shooting at lower pressure, and the round bounced back at me. Luckily I thought quick enough to close my eyes when I saw the bb flying at my face and there was no damage. __________________ Before the internet, the village idiot would stay in his own village.

July 11th, 2005, 14:50	#6
DanOnymus Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gatineau, Québec	Good old prescription lenses... gives you basic minimum protection... they're not totally safe, but they're still a better protection than nothing, and you always wear them, not just while plinking! __________________ Grammar nazis can feel free to PM me if they see any typos or other such mistakes in my posts. It's appreciated and helps me improve the quality of my grammar (which seems to have taken a hit since I started visiting this forum :\| ) "Come on. Take a few steps back, you're too close." -Steve (Coldblooded) -Cosmo: Is he dead? -Steve: Ask him. (ColdBlooded)

July 11th, 2005, 14:55	#7
Dozer_01 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario	Holy shit! I know KJW is low quality, but i didnt think THAT would happen to it, lol! Very glad you didnt seriously injure your eye...only have two of them after all __________________ LLTP

July 11th, 2005, 15:14	#8
Tankdude Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Coast, New Brunswick	I sold the KJW to FOX_111. It was in new condition when I bought it from another user. I put about 15 mags thru it (guessing). This scares the crap out of me. I almost shot it before packing it in the box for shipping to make the 100% check, but I was out of gas. I think canada post might be getting a call. I never dropped these berettas and I never used them very much, so unless this was a lemon/ bad quality control problem, there might be a problem with the shipping.

July 11th, 2005, 15:17	#9
FOX_111 Le Roi des poissons d'avril Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Terrebonne, Québec	I want to make it clear that it's not Tankdude fault. The gun was in perfect looking condition when I openned it. Might have been crushed and kicked around in transport. Canada post will hear about it. __________________ Vérificateur d'âge: Terrebonne

July 11th, 2005, 15:41	#11
FOX_111 Le Roi des poissons d'avril Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Terrebonne, Québec	I wear prescription glasses to see farder but I did not wear them inside. If I did, I'd probably broken my glasses. Im amazed I don't have a welt or something. I just had time to close my eye, hit me direcly on the eye. I think it was the round edge that got me. __________________ Vérificateur d'âge: Terrebonne

July 11th, 2005, 16:15	#13
captainafternoon mrlexmark Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, Ontario	That M9 looks nice though, is it the Regular Version? The finish of the gun looks a bit differnt, not black like the ones ive seen or is that the lighting in the room?

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