flyin_ryan
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Hollo, everyone, I am back from a trip 'round the world, so to speak, and I am posting to tell a story. I made a mistake, and ended up with a bullet through my right calf, and unimaginable heckling from friends and family. I was at an indoor gunrange in Kent, WA, practicing for my upcoming qualification course. I had brought my wife along and her guns, a single action revolver and a lever action rifle, both .22 caliber. As I went through my paces with a Glock 23, I decided to have a little fun with the revolver. I had a missfire, and instead of following good gun safety, I recycled the cylinder in an attempt to try and fire the misbehaving bullet. I had placed the cylinder in what I thought was the chamber before the missfired bullet. I was sending the target back out to the 10 yard line, and pointing the weapon downward I realeased the hammer from the half-cock position. The bullet fired this time, and much to my dismay, it struck my leg, through and through. Yep, it hurt like hell, but the real pain came to my pride. I have been a handgun instructor, and safety officer for years. I have been shooting since my early years and thought I had a great respect for guns. I now know different. I am posting this as a reminder of proper procedure and safety when handling firearms. I am ready for the jeers and name-calling that is sure to follow, but hopefully, at least one of you will take this story and learn from it. I have no lasting effects from the wound, as a matter of fact I was at work the next day, so I am thankful for that at least. I know it could have been much worse. One second of not being aware of my muzzle and here I am, humiliating myself on a forum. But through it all, I am still carrying, and still shooting, just a ittle more carefully.
Hollo, everyone, I am back from a trip 'round the world, so to speak, and I am posting to tell a story. I made a mistake, and ended up with a bullet through my right calf, and unimaginable heckling from friends and family. I was at an indoor gunrange in Kent, WA, practicing for my upcoming qualification course. I had brought my wife along and her guns, a single action revolver and a lever action rifle, both .22 caliber. As I went through my paces with a Glock 23, I decided to have a little fun with the revolver. I had a missfire, and instead of following good gun safety, I recycled the cylinder in an attempt to try and fire the misbehaving bullet. I had placed the cylinder in what I thought was the chamber before the missfired bullet. I was sending the target back out to the 10 yard line, and pointing the weapon downward I realeased the hammer from the half-cock position. The bullet fired this time, and much to my dismay, it struck my leg, through and through. Yep, it hurt like hell, but the real pain came to my pride. I have been a handgun instructor, and safety officer for years. I have been shooting since my early years and thought I had a great respect for guns. I now know different. I am posting this as a reminder of proper procedure and safety when handling firearms. I am ready for the jeers and name-calling that is sure to follow, but hopefully, at least one of you will take this story and learn from it. I have no lasting effects from the wound, as a matter of fact I was at work the next day, so I am thankful for that at least. I know it could have been much worse. One second of not being aware of my muzzle and here I am, humiliating myself on a forum. But through it all, I am still carrying, and still shooting, just a ittle more carefully.
I have alsobeen there, done that, got the T-Shirt, but it wasmalfunctioning weapon. It sure did make me reevaluate where I point my guns. (no one got shot in my case) but after reading your post I will have to make sure i staycareful. thanks for helping us open our eyes again.
