Hunter Accidentally Shot Dead By His Own Dog In Freak Accident During Hunting Trip In Turkey

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[–]LordoftheFlies 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Okay, I'll freely admit to not being an expert on firearms here. But I'm pretty sure that trigger mechanisms have a certain amount of pressure required to activate them, well beyond what a dog's paw could feasibly exert. Not to mention trigger guards, which I very much doubt a dog's paw could get into.

[–]MightyMorphinFaggot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Eh I mean not really, you see old farts shooting all the time.

Poorly kept guns can also be weakened because it's just a spring.

edit: he loaded a loaded gun into a vehicle. Fucking plum. Own fault, especially if the dog tried to jump out or something.

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If they are fully ready to fire, most have a hair trigger. Only old school types of guns are hard to pull. The kicker is that this level of prepared to fire is not safe for carrying around.

[–]Bigs 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I haven't been hunting for a looong time, but generally rifle or shotgun triggers are adjustable, and are typically adjusted from around 3.5lbs to 5lbs. Below 3lb would be considered a very light trigger, over 5lb would be considered stupidly heavy and difficult to shoot accurately.

There's no fixed definition of what a 'hair' trigger is, for me I'd say anything approaching 2lbs, which I'd consider unsafe, as a brush against clothing or a minor twig could fire it.

My point is, all the usual ranges would very easily be within the ability of a dog's paw or a toddler's hand, which is why you don't load and cock to fire until in position and intending to fire v. soon.