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Old 18-10-2011, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese View Post
Took the counter weights off a mount that had a very heavy ATMEd scope on it. I thought I had completely locked down the locks and drive. As I bent over I saw something flashing toward me out the corner of my eye. I turned my head away and was clipped by the 2' counter weight bar. It Tee'd me off and I flew backward nearly 6 feet. I initially thought I had a skull fracture and went to the hospital; luckily I was ok but I bore the lump on my temple for nearly 3 weeks. One of the few times I thought this hobby could kill me. Won't be doing that again.


glad you're ok Paul (aside from that spontaneous twitch ).

what a story!
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