Have you ever been shot?

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Thankfully no, I've nailed myself, drilled myself, chainsawed myself, etc, but never been shot, not even shot at thankfully.

I have had a gun pointed at me in anger, that kind of sticks with you for awhile. I can't imagine the folks who survived combat. Has to be rough at times.
 
One ricochet, twice with a BB gun, and had shotgun pellets rain down on me from shooters on the opposite side of a dove field several times. But nothing serious.
 
Once while shooting a round of skeet a piece of shot apparently ricocheted off a clay bird from an adjacent field and hit me in the neck. It drew blood but didn’t imbed. Never shot another round without glasses!
 
bikerdoc said:
I'm quite disturbed by this thread.

A few of my fellow combat vets also Contacted me and think it is in bad taste.
I'm not dragging up my bad memories for your amusement.

This sub forum isn't my area so I defer to the resident mod, but somebody should be ashamed of himself.
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I respect that position. Personally, I am not getting entertainment out of this. Its very educational and I now know more than I did before. This thread has the potential to save lives. I agree its not in good taste to guffaw and chortle at these experiences, nor brag about them. I'm probably going to be a bit more mindful as a direct result of this thread. If you are disturbed by it, you should be...but that still doesnt mean its wrong. Its good to see and hear things that are sobering. If youve had enough, ok. If there are people who think its funny, shame on them and let them be the masters of their own destiny. I personally am having a good read, but I am somewhat disturbed too, as I should be. I still aim to finish smarter than I was when I started.
 
Had a friend in highschool that was shot and hit with shrapnel in the right thigh. He had gone shooting with another friend, both had mini 14's. They happened on an abandoned vehicle, one friend wanted to see what a 223 round would do to its engine block. The result was a ricochet and a piece of shrapnel.
 
Ok so lots of folks here caught some fragments or spent ricochets but I was the victim of an armed robbery where the crook thought robbery wasn't enough so he shot me 5 times. It was a 25acp but at close range that will still leave damage. I caught one through part of my elbow knocking a chunk of the end of the radius bone. One went through the bicep of the same arm. One penetrated under my armpit on that side and clipped a lung and is still there. One lodged in L5 in my spine. Last one lodged in my right tibia just under the knee. So I'm still carrying 3 slugs. Getting shot doesn't hurt at the moment. Shortly thereafter is a much different story when the adrenaline starts wearing off. Medical issues resulting- 15%+ permanent disability with recurring health issues. The one lodged in L5 did some nerve damage and it took me nearly a year to learn to walk without a limp and I still have back pain flare ups from it. The one in my elbow took some rehab to get past but the only issue there is occasional aches. The one in my chest did a bit of lung damage and is still floating around in there. As a result of the injury coupled with asthma, I can't wear a mask in this pandemic without triggering a violent coughing fit. The one still in my tibia rarely causes issues and its mainly a vague ache when it does. I've been asked why they weren't removed. The medical reason is simple, while they caused damage in some serious areas, the invasive nature of the surgery to remove them would cause more, especially the ones in my spine and chest. The last time I was tempted to have the L5 one removed, the doc gave me only a 50/50 chance of improvement. I don't like those odds so I live with it and get through the periodic episodes of pain.

So what happened to the perp? Well, he went back out of state and kept up his antisocial ways and was caught shortly after robbing a church just at the offering. He did time, but nothing near what he was sentenced to thanks to our "justice" system but as they say, Karma is a stone cold bitch. He got out on parole and decided to pitch back into the drug scene and promptly overdosed. Some times the gene pool will disinfect itself.
 
dave951 said:
Ok so lots of folks here caught some fragments or spent ricochets but I was the victim of an armed robbery where the crook thought robbery wasn't enough so he shot me 5 times. It was a 25acp but at close range that will still leave damage. I caught one through part of my elbow knocking a chunk of the end of the radius bone. One went through the bicep of the same arm. One penetrated under my armpit on that side and clipped a lung and is still there. One lodged in L5 in my spine. Last one lodged in my right tibia just under the knee. So I'm still carrying 3 slugs. Getting shot doesn't hurt at the moment. Shortly thereafter is a much different story when the adrenaline starts wearing off. Medical issues resulting- 15%+ permanent disability with recurring health issues. The one lodged in L5 did some nerve damage and it took me nearly a year to learn to walk without a limp and I still have back pain flare ups from it. The one in my elbow took some rehab to get past but the only issue there is occasional aches. The one in my chest did a bit of lung damage and is still floating around in there. As a result of the injury coupled with asthma, I can't wear a mask in this pandemic without triggering a violent coughing fit. The one still in my tibia rarely causes issues and its mainly a vague ache when it does. I've been asked why they weren't removed. The medical reason is simple, while they caused damage in some serious areas, the invasive nature of the surgery to remove them would cause more, especially the ones in my spine and chest. The last time I was tempted to have the L5 one removed, the doc gave me only a 50/50 chance of improvement. I don't like those odds so I live with it and get through the periodic episodes of pain.

So what happened to the perp? Well, he went back out of state and kept up his antisocial ways and was caught shortly after robbing a church just at the offering. He did time, but nothing near what he was sentenced to thanks to our "justice" system but as they say, Karma is a stone cold bitch. He got out on parole and decided to pitch back into the drug scene and promptly overdosed. Some times the gene pool will disinfect itself.
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So sorry that happened to you.
 
Space Ghost said:
I'm a combat veteran.

I'm well aware that a lot of my brothers, and sisters are fighting monsters inside at times, because I was too there for a while, ( a good while, and I can't say it doesn't bother me even now from time to time) but you can't run from it forever. If it's bothering you, you need to go to the VA, or a brother, and talk about it. I also know that after spending 28 years around soldiers, if there's one thing we're know for... it's bad taste... lol. A lot of us have a type of gallows humor that actually HELPS us get buy in dealing with some of the crap we've seen and/or done. We're the type of people that when things are scary as hell, will cut up with a really messed up joke, or comment that will release the tension, and get us back on track to dealing with the task at hand with a smile our our faces, or a "Shut the **** up Carl". (Although "Carl" can also be just a plain old dumbass)


That being said, I've been shot AT, a lot, (occupational hazard) but I've never been SHOT directly. I've been hit by ricochets twice. (neither bad) I've also had my truck blown out from under me. (I'd rather I was shot)

If you REALLY wanna get dark...
I spent 10 years as a correctional officer in a SHU of a level 4 lock up. I've had poop & pee thrown on me, (numerous times) had the snot kicked outta me, (numerous times) been bit, (went THROUGH my watch strap, and took a chunk out of my wrist) been stabbed twice... had a $20,000 price on my head for breaking up their little smuggling operation with dirty staff...
I've been struck by a car as a pedestrian.
I've been in a tank wreck where I bit the loader's hatch losing most of my teeth...
Been in 3 car accidents. Twice struck from behind, once (post IED retirement) I had a seizure and crashed into a seed company warehouse...
My friends and I played war with BB guns as kids...

AND... I've had this world ending plague. (big deal, I was miserable for two weeks)

Basically, I'm unkillable.

I just have to wait for God to say it's my time.










PS. I'm not really "unkillable" that would be the gallows humor...
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JESUS MAN! I have ZERO words, I’ll drink a beer for you
 
Caught a few pellets at the trap field... it sting, like needles jabbing you. I can’t even imagine what a full house bullet would feel like...


Let’s all buy soft armor, this is scary
 
#1 A ricochet from a idiot friend with a 22 that planted itself about an inch in my calf.

#2 A drunken angry cousin at a wedding waving a 25 auto around.
Caught it while trying to calm him down. It ripped open a goodly chunk of my outer thigh. More blood than I thought. Hurt pretty bad for a couple of weeks.

Proceeded to throughly beat that cousin unconscious for said stupidity.
Thankfully a old family friend is a RN and since it wasn't too bad, just ugly , she cleaned and closed it up.

#3 At a party in Maryvale eons ago.
A drive by and I caught part of a jacket of something in the upper arm as I was pushing a girl to the ground.
That one hurt like hell and got infected after I went to the hospital.


I don't go out too much anymore.
 
Dave951 that was a close call!
Have you had any serum lead level blood tests? The reason I ask is because that bullet at L5 may have access to synovial fluid and if this is the case you can have increased lead levels over time.
 
Naw, they missed... but gee the ricochets off the bitumen are pretty at night (PS we didn't). Another time got to hear that noise, as a round goes past your head (he gave up). Most of the others decided that discretion was the better part of valour, or they used a replica gun for a hold-up, etc! You know, thinking back, I might have been fortunate some people couldn't shoot for nuts!
 
I've had a number of ricochets come back at me over the years. Worst was when I was working the pits at a Highpower match. For those that have worked them you are only a few feet under where the rounds are landing. One must of hit something as bounced my way and hit me in the stomach. Luckily it was a cold day and I had multiple layers on. Cut through my coat and sweatshirt, but it stopped cutting at my tshirt and luckily only broke the skin with some bleeding. I was shocked more then anything. Working the pits has a whole different feeling nowadays.
 
Not the brightest move I ever made, not by a longshot, but years ago I built some shot-shells for my .44Mag using #8 shot, .44 Special cases, and some of those Speer shot-shell capsules. After I got them assembled, I wanted to see how they “patterned.” So, I taped a newspaper page to a large tree, backed off 10 or 12 feet, and shot at the middle of the newspaper page.:eek:
Luckily I was wearing my safety glasses from work or I might be blind in at least one eye. As it was, I ended up with a few little blood-blister marks on my face and right hand, as well as a couple of dings in my safety glasses.:oops:
 
.308 Norma said:
Not the brightest move I ever made, not by a longshot, but years ago I built some shot-shells for my .44Mag using #8 shot, .44 Special cases, and some of those Speer shot-shell capsules. After I got them assembled, I wanted to see how they “patterned.” So, I taped a newspaper page to a large tree, backed off 10 or 12 feet, and shot at the middle of the newspaper page.:eek:
Luckily I was wearing my safety glasses from work or I might be blind in at least one eye. As it was, I ended up with a few little blood-blister marks on my face and right hand, as well as a couple of dings in my safety glasses.:oops:
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So glad you didn't get more severally hurt than that my friend.
 
Odd Job said:
Dave951 that was a close call!
Have you had any serum lead level blood tests? The reason I ask is because that bullet at L5 may have access to synovial fluid and if this is the case you can have increased lead levels over time.
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Yeah, lead levels are fine which is interesting in light of the amount of casting I do with pure lead. The real issue is scar tissue that affects nerves in that area. The bullet is about halfway into the bone.
 
When I was a kid I got into a fight with a neighbor kid. The kid’s Dad was drunk and came out on the porch and told me I had better run or he was going to “pump you full of rock salt!” He yelled for someone to bring his shotgun. I beat feet up the street and I heard a load “WHAM!” and a split second later my butt was on fire…well, the left side of my butt. I was about 60 or 70 yards away when he pulled the trigger and a hunk of rock salt hit me in the butt and was imbedded about a half inch under the skin. And let me tel you it stung like crazy.
My Dad went down and beat the tar out of the neighbor while my Mom removed the piece of rock salt. My Dad broke the man’s shotgun over the bannister and bent the barrels.
The police showed up and both my Dad and the neighbors pretended nothing happened. That was 1969.

Years ago me and some of my coworkers were testing the bullet resistance of Lexan train windows. We found out that Lexan will absorb and stop pistols rounds but 00 Buck ricochets. I got hit right in the face with a buck shot pellet right in the front of the cheekbone on my left side. Felt like the hardest right hook I had ever been hit with. The pellet was lodged in my cheek about 2” over from the tip of my nose. I popped it out and went and got x-rays and stitches. The police came to the clinic to make sure there was no foul play.
My cheekbone hurt for a week or two and if I get some sun on my face you can just barely make out a little scar in the shape of a circle where the doctor did a good job of stitching me up.
Not sure a ricochet can actually be called getting shot.
 
Been shot at once on patrol, bullets missed my patrol car and hit a mobile home about 100 yards away.

I did shoot my self in the middle of my left palm with a Crossman 357 pellet gun when I was about 13. I “wanted to see how much CO2 was still in the cartridge”. I neglected to see how many pellets were in the gun first.

Hand went immediately numb and balled up, I think I hit a nerve or something. I pulled the pellet out with tweezers, discarded a 1/4” thick, perfectly shaped DEWC of flesh cut from my palm from the diabolo shaped pellet, put on a band aid...and never told my Mom.

I learned a lot that day. o_O

Stay safe.
 
A shotgun blast in a street fight when I was a teenager. Fortunately it was some small bore bird shot. I don't know for certain. I remember the flash in the dark, the bang, the stinging feeling, and the running. Did not go to the hospital but the guy behind me did.
 
Years ago pheasant hunting a brushy creek. I was on one side of the creek and my former buddy was on the other. My dog working between us. A big rooster flushed and flew cackling right down the middle, like a tunnel in the brush, headed right between us. I had a feeling that idiot would pull the trigger and he did. I turned around, covered my head and ducked.
I got swatted in the back by a 12g load of magnum 6 shot. My carhart coat stopped most of it. A few pellets made it through and were just under the skin of my back.
I left one pellet imbedded in the stock of my shotgun as a reminder to be careful and never hunt with him again.
 
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