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iranfromthezoo · Feb 3, 2009, 07:15 PM

okay, so I was target practicing with my gun earlier today. Well I accidently shot my A/C and freon came shooting out along with it. Um...anyone know what to do? Do I have to replace the entire A/C unit or can the hose be fixed? I havent looked at it all the way through yet because its still shooting freon out.

Yes, I am an idiot. Thanks.

ShortcutToMoncton · Feb 3, 2009, 07:16 PM

Comments on your poster-boy status for gun control in 3...2...1...

Dakar V · Feb 3, 2009, 07:17 PM

Over/under on how many posts before this goes political?

sek929 · Feb 3, 2009, 07:25 PM

Why was your target anywhere near your car?

starman · Feb 3, 2009, 07:26 PM

You're supposed to point AWAY from the A/C.

Face Ache · Feb 3, 2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by iranfromthezoo

okay, so I was target practicing with my gun earlier today. Well I accidently shot my A/C and freon came shooting out along with it. Um...anyone know what to do?

a) More frequent target practice.

or

b) Bigger targets.

Is your fridge looking nervous?

- - e r i k - - · Feb 3, 2009, 07:29 PM

Next time try aiming at your kids.

besson3c · 10:43 PM

Be nice people, we all do dumb things every once in a while...

Iran, I actually had to repair my A/C this last summer and found this instructional YouTube video pretty helpful:

A Rickroll? Really? Did this post get lost on its way to 2007? — C

Railroader · Feb 3, 2009, 07:39 PM

A/C for your house or car?

analogue SPRINKLES · Feb 3, 2009, 07:40 PM

Is this a normal occurrence in Mississippi? If this happened in my city it would be in the news.

Oneota · Feb 3, 2009, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

Is this a normal occurrence in Mississippi? If this happened in my city it would be in the news.

Wow, and I thought Des Moines was boring.

turtle777 · Feb 3, 2009, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

Is this a normal occurrence in Mississippi? If this happened in my city it would be in the news.

The shooting part, or the A/C part ?

-t

analogue SPRINKLES · Feb 3, 2009, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Oneota

Wow, and I thought Des Moines was boring.

They take A/C very seriously up here

kmkkid · Feb 3, 2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

The shooting part, or the A/C part ?

-t

A/C on at this time of year probably would make the news here. You'd be known as a crazy.

ort888 · Feb 3, 2009, 07:59 PM

You shot the big unit on the outside or the hose going into it?

Either way, you are going to need a freon refill which is $200 bucks. If you shot the condenser outside, I don't really know, but my guess is that you are kind of screwed.

Why would you be shooting toward your home anyway???

turtle777 · Feb 3, 2009, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by kmkkid

You'd be known as a crazy.

And ?

-t

iMOTOR · Feb 3, 2009, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Next time try aiming at your kids.

Is that a reverse darwin award?

Face Ache · Feb 3, 2009, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

Why would you be shooting toward your home anyway???

Coz tha bitch wouldn't come outside!

iranfromthezoo · Feb 3, 2009, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

A/C for your house or car?

For my house.

No this is not normal for Mississippi.. Well shooting your gun is normal. Everyone has one so its normal to hear a gun fire off at least once a day. Although we are hunters and in the woods mostly.

iranfromthezoo · Feb 3, 2009, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

You shot the big unit on the outside or the hose going into it?

Why would you be shooting toward your home anyway???

I shot the big unit on the outside I wasn't shooting toward my home believe it or not. I was shooting at a 90 and when I shot, the bullet hit something to make it ricochet and then I heard a hissing sound like a hoseline and freon was shooting out of the unit. I'll post pics when it's light. I work a double tomorrow so I'll be home Friday to update. Sorry.

Captain Obvious · Feb 3, 2009, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by iranfromthezoo

I wasn't shooting toward my home believe it or not. I was shooting at a 90 and when I shot, the bullet hit something to make it ricochet

I was wondering why someone would be shooting at things with a home or car in the line of sight but a ricochet makes it a whole different situation.
Call your AC guy to look at it. I wouldn't mess around with it unless you know something about fixing units.

Face Ache · Feb 3, 2009, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by iranfromthezoo

No this is not normal for Mississippi.. Well shooting your gun is normal. Everyone has one so its normal to hear a gun fire off at least once a day. Although we are hunters and in the woods mostly.

Think you could bag me a fridge/freezer combo with an ice-maker on your next hunt?

Face Ache · Feb 3, 2009, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

Call your AC guy to look at it. I wouldn't mess around with it unless you know something about fixing units.

Splatter some red paint around it and tell him he'd "better fix it right this time."

waxcrash · Feb 3, 2009, 09:57 PM

At least he shot his AC and not his wife...

True story - this last Saturday, this guy accidentally shot his wife and killed her.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pag...u_sid=10553228

And take a look at the last entry the wife put in their blog on the Wednesday before she was shot.

http://www.mywedding.com/joshuaandal...ost_18436.html

Some of the pics in the blog make you wonder. Who points a gun at someone? Even if it's unloaded, you always treat a gun as if it is. This is a sad story and this guy will never be the same again. He'll always carry the guilt that he killed his wife.

Spheric Harlot · Feb 3, 2009, 11:39 PM

Freon isn't prohibited where you live?

Rumor · Feb 4, 2009, 12:06 AM

Face Ache is all over this thread. Always nice to have a good laugh.

Anyhow, your best bet is to have a professional come out and look at it.

mattyb · Feb 4, 2009, 09:17 AM

Could I have some more info please?

Gun, load, calibre, etc etc. Makes a big difference if we're talking .22 or .45-70 for example.

OreoCookie · Feb 4, 2009, 09:30 AM

I'm glad you didn't kill anyone. (I'm being serious.)

iranfromthezoo · Feb 4, 2009, 09:42 AM

Mattyb,

It was a small Davis .32 with full metal jacket.

Mrjinglesusa · Feb 4, 2009, 10:01 AM

This is why target practice is best left to the shooting range, not your backyard.

Laminar · Feb 4, 2009, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Oneota

Wow, and I thought Des Moines was boring.

HOW DARE YOU

Originally Posted by Face Ache

Splatter some red paint around it and tell him he'd "better fix it right this time."

phantomdragonz · Feb 4, 2009, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mrjinglesusa

This is why target practice is best left to the shooting range, not your backyard.

If I had a couple acres it would be far safer to shoot then at our "range" which is basically a hillside in the national forrest... I would have thought colorado would have more public ranges but boulder county is full of a bunch of gun hating hippies...

I would love to be able to shoot in my backyard if I had the ability and the distance.

-Zach

Oneota · Feb 4, 2009, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

HOW DARE YOU

Hey, I live here, too. Admit it - there's not a lot going on.

(Though someone accidentally shooting their AC probably wouldn't make the news)

Laminar · Feb 4, 2009, 05:16 PM

Woah...I didn't realize there was more than one Iowan here. I work in Urbandale and live in Johnston.

Chongo · 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by Oneota

Wow, and I thought Des Moines was boring.

Originally Posted by Laminar

HOW DARE YOU

Explains why it was chosen to be Kirk's place of birth.

IceEnclosure · Feb 4, 2009, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Rumor

Anyhow, your best bet is to have a professional come out and look at it.

Agreed.

mattyb · Feb 5, 2009, 01:55 AM

You could of course, learn to shoot as well.

ebuddy · Feb 5, 2009, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Face Ache

Think you could bag me a fridge/freezer combo with an ice-maker on your next hunt?

I'm dyin' over here.