Thread: I wasn't seriously expecting to hit it.........Fluke shots.

I don't have any hunting stories yet, in fact yet to fire the .270 at a moving target. I've only just started on firearms, but as a kid was mad keen on hunting and trapping. I had a 30lb fibreglass bow I mucked around with, but one summer (I think I was 11) I broke my arm and couldn't use it. Not to be deterred, I designed & made a pistol crossbow from the ribs of an old umbrella that fired bamboo skewers. It was pretty accurate on paper targets, but one day I lined up a waxeye on the birdfeeder about 15m away. Don't think I expected to hit it, but I did... had to break its neck and bury it in the garden. Felt so stink for ages, I barely touched the crossbow again. I still have it though, it reminds me to respect all life and pick my targets carefully!