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Studeman68

Studeman68

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We all hear it around New Years Eve about shooting into the sky.... Here's your proof.

I was up at my place in Gladwin Mi this past weekend, and Saturday evening the locals were shooting guns everywhere around my area... Woke up Sunday morning, walking around having a coffee and what do I find? A darn near puncture in the hood of my truck!!!...Please be careful if you are shooting anywhere... I was standing in front of that truck having a beer with my neighbor that evening.. I think it happened soon after that....

It's in the body shop right now getting fixed..

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wjustice

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I feel your pain. A few years ago on New Years eve we could hear the gun shots and then a bang. I thought maybe it hit the AC cover. I went out and looked around but didn't see anything. There was snow, so a few days later I'm clearing the snow and find the dent in my 350z. About the same area as your dent. Several snows and a couple of months later I'm in my driveway and find a spent .357 round. I gave it to the police. They suspected someone and said they would have ballistics run on it but I never heard anything back from them. Its not as deep of a dent but it chipped the paint off on mine.
 
Studeman68

Studeman68

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I looked around and didn't see the slug on the ground.. I'm sure it richocheted when it hit.

I have a metal detector.. I'll be going on a finding mission next weekend!
 
Skipp

Skipp

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wjustice said:
I feel your pain. A few years ago on New Years eve we could hear the gun shots and then a bang. I thought maybe it hit the AC cover. I went out and looked around but didn't see anything. There was snow, so a few days later I'm clearing the snow and find the dent in my 350z. About the same area as your dent. Several snows and a couple of months later I'm in my driveway and find a spent .357 round. I gave it to the police. They suspected someone and said they would have ballistics run on it but I never heard anything back from them. Its not as deep of a dent but it chipped the paint off on mine.
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Found out it was one of theirs…
 
Skipp

Skipp

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Apparently you guys have never been squirrel hunting….
After a hunt we’d shoot 12 ga up in the air just for fun…guess us country boys have a different mentality for fun..
 
Skipp

Skipp

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I guess you guys don’t know what dog burners are??? It’s a very short .22 round….made for scaring off dogs etc….pap had hundreds of them….barely break the skin at 50 yards….made night tag very fun..
 
Skipp

Skipp

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You know I don’t want to highjack this thread anymore then I already have, but I want to thank the original poster….made me do some remembering….and I just called my sister….whom I shot twice in the leg as kids….we had a good laugh and remember how pissed dad was….i didn’t get a gun back until I turned 12….
 
Studeman68

Studeman68

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Skipp said:
Apparently you guys have never been squirrel hunting….
After a hunt we’d shoot 12 ga up in the air just for fun…guess us country boys have a different mentality for fun..
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I hear gunshots all the time up there around me.. but it got particularly bad that evening.. semi auto's, shotguns, and I know the guy across the road from me was shooting his 22- but at a target the oppositie way.
I have an idea where this came from and I'll be paying him a visit next week or the next time he is up there when I am..

Probably not a good idea to shoot up the place on a holiday weekend when there are so many folks around..
 
Skipp

Skipp

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Studeman68 said:
That was my concern also. I used to be a bodyman back when.. That is an aluminum hood and I was conviced it would need replaced but they have a tool for that apparently and said no issue to fix it..
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That’s almost a shamethat’s there’s a tool for repairing gun shots…
 
Davis

Davis

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Studeman68 said:
That was my concern also. I used to be a bodyman back when.. That is an aluminum hood and I was conviced it would need replaced but they have a tool for that apparently and said no issue to fix it..
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I am a body man of 30 years and have owned my own shop for 20 of them. I’d like to see the underside of that dent after it’s done.
 
Studeman68

Studeman68

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Davis said:
I am a body man of 30 years and have owned my own shop for 20 of them. I’d like to see the underside of that dent after it’s done.
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They apparently have have an Aluminum dent puller setup. The body shop manager had to confirm they had it on hand before he had me leave the truck with him. I guess they share it with the other dealer locations.. We do that where I work also for the expensive tools.

Got it back last night and they did a great job. Good paint match, good match to the factory peel, no mottling like silver/gray likes to do..
To the best I can tell, very little filler used..I did some tapping around on it. Wish I still had my mil thickness gauge..There is some access to the backside to get picks in there but I don't think they went that route as there is no evidence of it..They are known for good work and I've used them several times with no issues.

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jeep2003

jeep2003

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Studeman68 said:
That was my concern also. I used to be a bodyman back when.. That is an aluminum hood and I was conviced it would need replaced but they have a tool for that apparently and said no issue to fix it..
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I have one of those tools :) There was a secretary where I worked that drove through the city one night and got a bulet hole in the fender right in front of the driver didnt see it till the next morning. Thats always fun
 

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