Revolver cylinder gap gas severs thumb, now shooter sues S&W
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Glockman17366
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Years ago, I was standing between 5-10 feet to the side of a buddy shooting .44 Mag. I thought I'd gotten stung by a bee on my right forearm. Then I realized it was the gases from the revolver. Sure did sting!
Although I'd been shooting occasionally and had owned (and shot fairly often) a Dan Wesson revolver, that was the first time I realized those gases had some serious force.
Although I'd been shooting occasionally and had owned (and shot fairly often) a Dan Wesson revolver, that was the first time I realized those gases had some serious force.
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Post 20 was pretty clever!
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I wonder. I hope he got a ten pointer!
As an XVR owner...
The first thing I did was read the manual...what a novel idea. The warning is clear as day (as previously posted). What is scary is some of the inquiries here - seems common in the gun world to be handed a powerful weapon and proceed to use it w/o a clue other than what has been seen on TV. Yes, there is a proper way to hold a revolver(several ways in fact), just as you need to keep yourself clear of the reciprocating slide in a semiauto. YouTube is full of videos of unsuspecting sorts being told to fire a weapon just to elicit a "hilarious" result - -unbelievable! Let's not be flippant over someone losing a thumb, but also learn to keep an eye on our fellow shooters and educating them whenever we see the need. If you've bought a car lately, have you had to sit through the obligatory page-by-page review of safety features (by the seller)prior to driving it away? Not sure that's the right way, BUT when people take possesion of powerful tools, when lives and limbs are at stake, how can anyone make sure that they take at least the most basic step(s) to learn proper, safe operation?
The first thing I did was read the manual...what a novel idea. The warning is clear as day (as previously posted). What is scary is some of the inquiries here - seems common in the gun world to be handed a powerful weapon and proceed to use it w/o a clue other than what has been seen on TV. Yes, there is a proper way to hold a revolver(several ways in fact), just as you need to keep yourself clear of the reciprocating slide in a semiauto. YouTube is full of videos of unsuspecting sorts being told to fire a weapon just to elicit a "hilarious" result - -unbelievable! Let's not be flippant over someone losing a thumb, but also learn to keep an eye on our fellow shooters and educating them whenever we see the need. If you've bought a car lately, have you had to sit through the obligatory page-by-page review of safety features (by the seller)prior to driving it away? Not sure that's the right way, BUT when people take possesion of powerful tools, when lives and limbs are at stake, how can anyone make sure that they take at least the most basic step(s) to learn proper, safe operation?
gun4funtime
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OK,
McDonalds coffee is hot
Don't put hand under running lawnmower,
and yes, A revolver can harm you if used improperly.
Someone should have given him his sign.
More engraving on the cylinder and barrel, keep your stupid fat little fingers and thumbs away from here.
think of all the warning stickers on our guns for the no common sense crowd.
Won't be able to see the finish on the gun?
I really hope he loses his case!
McDonalds coffee is hot
Don't put hand under running lawnmower,
and yes, A revolver can harm you if used improperly.
Someone should have given him his sign.
More engraving on the cylinder and barrel, keep your stupid fat little fingers and thumbs away from here.
think of all the warning stickers on our guns for the no common sense crowd.
Won't be able to see the finish on the gun?
I really hope he loses his case!
Jeff F
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I think S&W will settle and the guy will get a pocket full of money. I don't think it will go to trial. I know it was his fault and all but so was the coffee from Micky d's that got spilled between that gals legs and we know how that turned out.
GP100man
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a few weeks back on the firing line there was a fellow that had his wife hold the xvr the way he was holding it before he lost the end of his left thumb!!!!!
he was gripping the frame in front of the trigger guard to hold the xvr `s weight steady while focusing on the scope , & not hand placement .
GP100man
he was gripping the frame in front of the trigger guard to hold the xvr `s weight steady while focusing on the scope , & not hand placement .
GP100man
jjohnson
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Send 'em to Me.
Shade, and anyone else, I will accept your scary wheelguns if you want someone with confidence to shoot them safely. Drop me a note, and we'll negotiate which one of us pays shipping and to which properly licensed dealer they need to go to. Deal?
Shade, and anyone else, I will accept your scary wheelguns if you want someone with confidence to shoot them safely. Drop me a note, and we'll negotiate which one of us pays shipping and to which properly licensed dealer they need to go to. Deal?
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Does anybody really know how much is S&W being sued for?
iiibdsiil
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Man, my 9mm will take more than just a finger off. That .460 is wussy!
LeonCarr
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Did he get the deer?
LeonCarr
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I was just thinking...
If the 460 cartridge has that much power coming out of the cylinder gap, I wonder how many shots before the gun is junk from the flame cutting on the top strap? couple hundred? Couple thousand?
I guess I won't bother buying a S&W 460.
If the 460 cartridge has that much power coming out of the cylinder gap, I wonder how many shots before the gun is junk from the flame cutting on the top strap? couple hundred? Couple thousand?
I guess I won't bother buying a S&W 460.
While all of you seem to have missed this important piece of information, I hope that S&W has not missed it, and I hope that local law enforcement did not miss it when and if they investigated this incident.
Are you still not getting it? Look at where he says he rested the revolver. THE WINDOW of the deer stand. Makes one wonder, at least it makes me wonder (and I am one) if the window had glass in it, and if the glass was blown out and severed his finger, or if there was a window latch on which he caught his finger and severed it, or if wood splintered and that caused the finger to be severed, or if the recoil made the window slam shut on his finger severing it, etc....
SimpleIsGood229
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I got my hand slammed in the door of a Chevy one time. I believe Chevrolet should have foreseen people placing their hands in the paths of their vehicles' doors. Okay, I'm definitely gonna sue 'em for negligence! :banghead:
Simply asinine.
Simply asinine.
Tribal
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Hold up, can we get some clarification as to what he did wrong?
It sounds to me like he tried to hold it like a tiny little rifle, putting his left hand where the stock would be on a rifle or Thompson Contender. Is that correct?
Remind me to shoot anything bigger than .44mag out of a long gun...
It sounds to me like he tried to hold it like a tiny little rifle, putting his left hand where the stock would be on a rifle or Thompson Contender. Is that correct?
Remind me to shoot anything bigger than .44mag out of a long gun...
I had seen some pictures of what I believe was this individuals thumb when it first happened, it wasn't actually severed off but it was severely injured. Look just like a high pressure fluid injury from an air hose or a hydraulic line. Those sorts of injuries tend to be pretty horrific and often result in a lost limb.
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