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Waycross boy dies after being shot with pellet gun

Ware County sheriff's detectives investigating Friday night shooting

• By Teresa Stepzinski
• Story updated at 12:28 PM on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

An 11-year-old Waycross boy died after being shot in the chest with a pellet gun while with a group of friends Friday night, authorities said.

Mitchell "D.J." Maxwell Jr., was shot about 8:30 p.m. at an Albany Avenue home, and died about an hour later at Satilla Regional Medical Center, Ware County Coroner Atha Lucas said this morning.

The shooting apparently occurred while D.J. was attending a "sleep-over type" gathering at the home, she said.

An autopsy will be performed Monday morning at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory in Savannah, Lucas said.

The boy was a student at Ware Magnet School, and a player on a county all-star youth football team, authorities said.

Ware County Sheriff Randy Royal declined to release any information about the shooting, which remains under investigation.

Royal, however, is expected to consult with District Attorney Rick Currie on Monday at which point he may issue a statement about the case, deputies said.

For more information, check Jacksonville.com and tomorrow's Times-Union.

teresa.stepzinski@jacksonville.com, (912) 264-0405

A horrible story of what can happen if the basic rules of gun safety are ignored. Even if the gun is "JUST" a pellet-gun:

Original story is here.

2nd Batch of Avanti Rifles have Arrived!

The second batch of surplus Avantis came-in late yesterday from the CMP.

If anything, they are in nicer shape than the first batch. A couple are marked "U.S. PROP" on the stocks -- much like the surplus Garands, Carbines, and Springfields that can be had from the CMP.

Nice guns -- great for training young shooters. Perfect for practice for adults and even for competitive 10-Meter shooting.


------- Some of our Most-Recent Shipment of Rifles -------

Manual for Daisy Air-Rifles

Here's the manual for the CMP-surplus rifles.


Here's the standard 10-meter target that this rifle is used with:

Advanced Shooter's Journal Available On-Line

CMP's advanced journal is now available in soft-copy.



It is a great resource -- and, best of all, the soft-copy is free compared with the hard-copy price of $2 each (plus shipping).

I suggest that anyone who is serious about developing their shooting skills download and print-out a copy (or two).