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  1. 19-12-2019, 04:53 PM #1
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    boy injured after rifle "blows up"

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    Must be one of those inherently evil ones.


    Hope he's alright
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    i would like to know more about how that happened VC. Any mention of the shooting at Flaxmere a couple of days back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    i would like to know more about how that happened VC. Any mention of the shooting at Flaxmere a couple of days back.
    Not that I have heard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    i .. Any mention of the shooting at Flaxmere a couple of days back.
    Some loser waving an imitation handgun around, prob an airsoft one. Visited the school three times during the day so me musta had an obsession about something or someone. Anyway, you're begging for big trouble flashing anything like that about
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    sounds pretty serious for the young fella. A centre fire going bang in your face cant be good ?! Feel the kid and the family.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chainsaw View Post
    sounds pretty serious for the young fella. A centre fire going bang in your face cant be good ?! Feel the kid and the family.
    its not had my turn on sunday, 264wm blew up in my face, im better off then that young fella thankfully
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    The other bit of info to hand is the rifle and bits and pieces are at the Police Armory so its not just at Constable Plods level.
    It's also why I cant tell any more (not that I know anymore) as to the actual nature of the failure - sufficed to say it was not inappropriate handling of the firearm
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    Yea I hope he recovers fully.

    Would like to know more about the fault with the firearm.

    Generally when things go bad its a blocked bore or wrong ammo.?
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post

    Generally when things go bad its a blocked bore or wrong ammo.?
    my first thoughts.......wrong ammo or bad reloads would be interesting to find out the whole story
    scary shit tho for those involved
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    35 Desoto I think it is lives there (ararimu) we used to 20 odd years ago so an info I may have is a little dated, although I think I recognise the house.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    35 Desoto I think it is lives there (ararimu) we used to 20 odd years ago so an info I may have is a little dated, although I think I recognise the house.
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    Yes I know the family personally. It was a genuine accident - young fella is a serious young shooter and is dynamite on rabbits, possums etc. He is in Starship hospital - his jaw is broken and facial lacerations. His Mum and Dad are by his side and I have asked them how he is today.
    We heard the rescue helicopter go over our house about 8.30pm and didn't think anything about it till our daughter rang at 1.40am to tell us of the accident. His Mum hasn't slept properly as you can imagine. He was in the company of licensed firearm owners and I believe the Police investigation has not resulted in any charges being laid.
    I'll update how he is once his Mum updates us and is OK for us to disclose more.
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    Would be interesting to see if its 223 and 300 blk. Unless there's an uber hot load or a squib I'm not sure how it can explode?
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    I used to live in Ararimu and know a few who still do. I dont know the family but apparently he is ok and it's not as bad as first thought or what the media has made it out to be. I have no info on what actually happened but wish him a speedy recovery and my thoughts are with the family.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobba View Post
    I used to live in Ararimu and know a few who still do. I dont know the family but apparently he is ok and it's not as bad as first thought or what the media has made it out to be. I have no info on what actually happened but wish him a speedy recovery and my thoughts are with the family.
    Great news.
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