total user fault. he should have moved his orings or checked them before he went out
I know your a rage hater and thats cool but if he would have simply made sure his equipment was ready that wouldnt have happened. and i presume you will say it dopler so i will say it for you b/c i agree, If he would of had a fixed blade that would not have happened. True... but you can only blame part of it on the equip. he still shouldve been more cautious about it. and you being his buddy, could have forewarned him (im sure you did) so this didnt happen. oh well, maybe mechanicals arent meant for some people[:-] you live and you learn i guess, im sure he wont let that happen again.
btw, i feel for you about not hunting there. ive had that happen a couple tiimes too when my friends quite possibly busted my chance at killing a monster.