Old Age, Stiff Hands and Stupidity

[Mackensen]

I am 66, had guns all my life, and today I dropped my shotgun while palming oil into the wood and shattered the stock. For years, I have had a clever wee mat on my bench that catches all the screws and fiddly bits of scopes and actions etc but my workshop has a concrete floor and it finally caught up with me. Why, oh why, did I not have an old bit of carpet on the floor where I work on my guns?

So, yes, I am an idiot. The stock can be fixed by a local chap who does a superb job even though he charges like a wounded bull (he's worth it) but this post is just in the hope that if you read it and are working over an unforgiving surface you will put something soft under your feet - and I don't mean your Labrador!

Off to prescribe myself a medicinal dram ...

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

Thats why i do all my screwing and fiddly work including any exotic oils ,in the bedroom,normally over the bed or whatevers handy,ps sorry about your stock pps the hard part is convincing other parts to get stiff,,,like my hair or shirt collars,,what did you think i meant?oh by the way the title of the thread describes me to a tee!!

 

[finnbear270]

Mrs Finnbear often asks if I need something for the weekend, dark marks on the quilt, often due to bore sighting sessions thru the patio bedroom window.��

 

[Markfox]

I also do all my "bore inspections" and "oil rubbing" in the bedroom

just remember to use protection (bottle) on your muzzle end when deep cleaning or that brush will flick everywhere

 

[Mackensen]

Your heartfelt sympathy and kind words of encouragement in my hour of despair are most welcome!

 

[Apthorpe]

Thank you for that cautionary tale and what a horrible thing to happen! Seriously. But I can't help saying that I'll learn from this, my hard gun room floor obviously needs a deep shag pile too

 

[patrickt]

Bad luck, however thinking about this accident, try and claim on your house insurance, or if you have a gun insurance, try that, but in any event good luck!

Patrick

PS, it could have been worse, you may have also have been drinking a fine single malt, or cognac in a lead cut crystal glass!!

 

[enfieldspares]

It is said that jewellers carpet their work area. At least I was told of the goldsmith in Birmingham that did. Every few years it was renewed, cut int pieces, and went in the furnace and produced some hundreds, nay thousands they said, worth of gold.

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

so far there is approx £4.50s worth of brass stuck in mine!!

 

[tomblincoe]

Definitely check your home insurance, mine covers my guns even out of the house

 

[Mackensen]

It would never have occurred to me to check house insurance but, thanks to you, I have now checked and it's covered. Many thanks again!

 

[Mackensen]

Sorry - home contents, not house insurance!