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Guy Shoots Himself

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Saw this on a car forum I frequent. Needless to say the guy is VERY lucky.



To preface, I've known Glen since High School. He's a funny cat with dumb luck apparently. For Valentines Day his GF buys him a 40 cal. She picks it up on Friday the 13th to the tune of $666.64. I @#$%ing @#$% you not.

Glen loves this gun so much he picks up the standard Rambo issued hallowpoints to the accessorize to the MAX and heads to the shooting range.

Sunday comes and it's time to clean this machine of brutality.

So Glen goes to move the slide, like the picture below only his left hand pushes the slide from the front rather than pulling it. In this manner, his palm is in direct fire of the barrel. The bullet went into the carpet and slid on the slab for about 3 feet. It went right through his hand and through his pant leg just BARELY missing his shin.

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lol at everyone calling them "hallowpoints"

fri 13th, 666, i call government conspiracy:uhoh:

really though, he got lucky he didnt lose his hand
 
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I always make myself look at these for the same reason I don't shy away from motorcycle accident stories.

I don't ever want to forget the consequences of a mistake.
 
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So... this guy gets a gun on the 14th... and manages to shoot himself with it the next day? Begs to ask if he'd ever owned such... or... handled ... uh... 'Guess not.

'Looks like he did the same dumb thing that cop did in Scranton on another thread. Must be an epidemic.

Slam fire with one in the pipe? Uh... whatever happed to 'clear the weapon'?
 
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He said the doctor told him there's nothing he can really do for him but to give him some pain meds, wrap it, and treat it as a dog bite type of deal. The bullet was removed, but you can't stitch up hamburger meat....it'll have to naturally heal.
 
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Never point the muzzle of a firearm at something that you do NOT want to put a hole in; including (ESPECIALLY including) body parts of your own.

With that said, thank you for sharing. It does help the rest of us remember why we should religiously practice safety procedures.
 
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usdm419 wrote:
He said the doctor told him there's nothing he can really do for him but to give him some pain meds, wrap it, and treat it as a dog bite type of deal. The bullet was removed, but you can't stitch up hamburger meat....it'll have to naturally heal.
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The bullet was removed from his hand ?? No way, his hand wouldn't have stopped a .40 caliber at muzzle velocity ... I call BS.

A strong reminder that a gun is ALWAYS loaded....until it isn't.

~~Springfield

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Springfield45 wrote:
usdm419 wrote:
He said the doctor told him there's nothing he can really do for him but to give him some pain meds, wrap it, and treat it as a dog bite type of deal. The bullet was removed, but you can't stitch up hamburger meat....it'll have to naturally heal.
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The bullet was removed from his hand ?? No way, his hand wouldn't have stopped a .40 caliber at muzzle velocity ... I call BS.

~~Springfield
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That is also inconsistent with the part where:

usdm419 wrote:
In this manner, his palm is in direct fire of the barrel. The bullet went into the carpet and slid on the slab for about 3 feet. It went right through his hand and through his pant leg just BARELY missing his shin.
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Through the hand, and into the carpet.

That bullet didn't pass through carpet and slide along the slab, unless the one on the cartridge is not the one that passed through the hand.

That sink doesn't look like one used to clean that hand either.
 
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I ALWAYS triple check my firearms to make sure they aren't loaded when I am going to clean them.
 
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My bad on the bullet removal part....I was reading through the post, and I was reading people's questions and other's answers and mixed up what was being said. The bullet did pass right through his hand, and the pictures of the meatwad thaat was his hand is the exit wound.
 
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usdm419 wrote:
My bad on the bullet removal part....I was reading through the post, and I was reading people's questions and other's answers and mixed up what was being said. The bullet did pass right through his hand, and the pictures of the meatwad thaat was his hand is the exit wound.
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Makes more sense that way.
 
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from what i got out of that picture - bullet entered above the knee in your thigh and exited your knee cap?
 
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