We had literally thousands of sparrows in our large farm yard and they liked to roast on the steel railings in the barn loof. The grain bins and hay stacks were coated with their bird droppings.

I took to slowly thinning out their ranks by flashlight at night as these little winged pests settled in the farm buildings. One evening as I slayed sparrow after sparrow in the barn loft – with about a dozen farm cats following me to consume these easy meals, I fired at another bird centered in my flashlight beam.

However, my aim was a bit low – and the copper pellet hit the steel beam square on. Instantly I felt a sharp pain as the BB bounced back and hit me squarely between the eyes on the bridge of my nose – drawing blood from the partial penetration into the skin. A half inch either way and I’d have lost an eye..!

Never, never, never shoot at any target with a steel background with any firearm, even a BB gun – is the hard lesson I learned, and wear the best shooting glasses that money can buy..!!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT..!!!