diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8c2f643..d14fe6d1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ files = "src"
 python_version = "3.8"
 strict = true
 show_error_codes = true
-enable_error_code = ["ignore-without-code", "truthy-bool"]
+enable_error_code = ["ignore-without-code", "truthy-bool", "redundant-expr"]
+warn_unreachable = true
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 module = [
diff --git a/src/hist/basehist.py b/src/hist/basehist.py
index de19f9e8..9834996a 100644
--- a/src/hist/basehist.py
+++ b/src/hist/basehist.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import operator
 import typing
 import warnings
-from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator, Mapping, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Generator, Iterator, Mapping, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
 import boost_histogram as bh
 import histoprint
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def __lt__(self, __other: Any) -> bool:
 ]
 IndexingWithMapping = Union[InnerIndexing, Mapping[Union[int, str], InnerIndexing]]
 IndexingExpr = Union[IndexingWithMapping, Tuple[IndexingWithMapping, ...]]
+AxisTypes = Union[AxisProtocol, Tuple[int, float, float]]
 
 
 # Workaround for bug in mplhep
@@ -53,12 +54,22 @@ def _proc_kw_for_lw(kwargs: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
+def process_mistaken_quick_construct(
+    axes: Sequence[AxisTypes | hist.quick_construct.ConstructProxy],
+) -> Generator[AxisTypes, None, None]:
+    for ax in axes:
+        if isinstance(ax, hist.quick_construct.ConstructProxy):
+            yield from ax.axes
+        else:
+            yield ax
+
+
 class BaseHist(bh.Histogram, metaclass=MetaConstructor, family=hist):
     __slots__ = ()
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        *args: AxisProtocol | Storage | str | tuple[int, float, float],
+        *in_args: AxisTypes | Storage | str,
         storage: Storage | str | None = None,
         metadata: Any = None,
         data: np.typing.NDArray[Any] | None = None,
@@ -73,17 +84,16 @@ def __init__(
         self.name = name
         self.label = label
 
-        if args and storage is None and isinstance(args[-1], (Storage, str)):
-            storage = args[-1]
-            args = args[:-1]
+        args: tuple[AxisTypes, ...]
+
+        if in_args and storage is None and isinstance(in_args[-1], (Storage, str)):
+            storage = in_args[-1]
+            args = in_args[:-1]  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        else:
+            args = in_args  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
         # Support raw Quick Construct being accidentally passed in
-        args = [  # type: ignore[assignment]
-            a.axes[0]  # type: ignore[union-attr, union-attr, union-attr, union-attr]
-            if isinstance(a, hist.quick_construct.ConstructProxy) and len(a.axes) == 1
-            else a
-            for a in args
-        ]
+        args = tuple(ax for ax in process_mistaken_quick_construct(args))
 
         if isinstance(storage, str):
             storage_str = storage.title()
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ def __init__(
                 storage_str = "WeightedMean"
             storage = getattr(bh.storage, storage_str)()
         elif isinstance(storage, type):
-            msg = f"Please use '{storage.__name__}()' instead of '{storage.__name__}'"
+            msg = f"Please use '{storage.__name__}()' instead of '{storage.__name__}'"  # type: ignore[unreachable]
             warnings.warn(msg, stacklevel=2)
             storage = storage()
 
@@ -222,7 +232,7 @@ def fill(
         """
 
         data_dict = {
-            self._name_to_index(k) if isinstance(k, str) else k: v
+            self._name_to_index(k) if isinstance(k, str) else k: v  # type: ignore[redundant-expr]
             for k, v in kwargs.items()
         }