Originally Posted by jon s gull
Deer hunting in a south pacific island ? the hunters board the chopper and one smacks the butt of his rifle on the deck , there is a bang and a new vent is created in the panel over the pilots head.
I'm surprised this has not come up earlier, does it happen often?
I think you'd hope that in most cases when people get into a helicopter with a rifle the pilot would atleast brief them to make sure its unloaded and 100% safe.
Having said that it sounds like that guys trigger weight was way too light - there are certain safety restrictions on trigger pressure to ensure things like that don't happen.