Pictures of your range shooting wounds
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Bmac1949
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I had a Tarus Judge for awhile and that thing would blow all kinds of crap out between the barrel and cylinder. It would sting you from 3 or 4 feet it you stood to the side of the gun.
iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns
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My girlfriend got a 9mm casing there the first time she ever shot one, she saw me reading this thread and says she is glad I don't have a pic!
She's shot thousands of rounds since then with no repeats
Happened to my friends mom too, first time we took her shooting
Thedub88
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I saw this on another forum
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread....il-*GRAPHIC-PHOTO*&highlight=epic+safety+fail
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread....il-*GRAPHIC-PHOTO*&highlight=epic+safety+fail
scythefwd
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Blistered that night... scratched it off in my sleep. Looks much uglier now.
Caught a piece of .30-06 directly out of the chamber of a garand.. have a burn on the other hand as well.. same story. Literally caught one when I went to grip the pistol grip on my rifle.. slid right in and I got a full grip before i realized there was hot brass in there too...good thing my hands are calloused.
No flintlock stories yet......
As a young boy, I was very excited that Dad was letting me shoot his flintlock and neglected to wait for him to clear the side before touching one off. After the initial round of exclamations, he was able to laugh about it.
I have subsequently had the same event happen to me over the years and I'm glad the old man took it as well as he did.
As a young boy, I was very excited that Dad was letting me shoot his flintlock and neglected to wait for him to clear the side before touching one off. After the initial round of exclamations, he was able to laugh about it.
I have subsequently had the same event happen to me over the years and I'm glad the old man took it as well as he did.
longhair75
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The only time I went to the range with my older brother, he shot me in the leg:
I got hit about a year ago. I posted about it on another forum. If I remember right, it took 4-6 weeks for the bruising and knots to go away. Sorry, no pics either. Here is the post:
I got hit on the inside of my thigh by part of a 180gr 40 cal factory round. I was RO'ing and timing my brother and one of the last targets on his first stage sent the bullet back to me. I saw it heading towards me. I felt it hit my shorts and leg, but thought it was no big deal until the blood started running down my shorts. I pulled up the leg of the shorts and the blood quickly dribbled all over the ground. By time someone got me a towel, there was a small patch of ground, maybe 12-18" around with a nice pattern of blood on it that looked almost like it had been sprayed from a spray bottle.
I got back to the staging area and a LEO buddy took care of the wound for me. Some of the other people there had first aid supplies. The bullet didn't cut my shorts, but it left a cut in my leg about a 1/4" long and less than a 1/16" deep. I was surprised that it bled so much. The injury didn't hurt, but I know it got hit pretty hard. I couldn't feel or find any fragments in my skin. My buddy cleaned the wound and applied gauze and a bandaid and then wrapped an ace bandage around that to keep it from getting caught up in the fabric of my shorts. I was just happy that the hit wasn't any higher and that my "pistol" was safely holstered and out of the way.
Of course this happened when our first shooter was up for the first stage of 6. I let my brother run our mom and dad through the stage and then he ran me. I started holstered and loaded while saluting a US flag on a pole about 5' long. On the buzzer I grabbed the flag, rolled the fabric up a bit and tucked the pole between my mag pouches and my belt and used my arm to keep it there. I could not let the flag touch the ground of course and I had to transport it to the end of the COF while shooting all 20 or so targets. At the end of the range I holstered, set the flag pole in a cone to hold it upright and then unholstered and cleared my gun. I did well on the stage, but it took me longer than I wanted because I walked quickly instead of running due to my wrapped leg. I finished all 6 stages and came in 16th out of 58 people.
The two days after the competition, I only had a small cut on my thigh. On the third day it developed two nasty bruises and I had two areas that were knotted up. I am guessing the skin broke because of the force of the impact and that the knots were also from the impact. Today, 5 days later, the bruised area is about 4" by 6" and is less dark, but has turned different colors. The knots are much smaller than they were. The stretching that I do may have caused the injury to act differently than it would have otherwise. I did skip stretching when the bruising showed up. I also work in construction and have a very physical job that may have not helped either. I got a deep tissue massage this afternoon and didn't feel any pain where the injury is (my MT may have gone a bit easier on that area since I warned her about it.)
It looks like I should be fine. Which is good, since I have a shotgun competition tomorrow and an Evil Black Rifle competition on Sunday. I will wait until next weekend to get back out around the centerfire lead slinging guns, and I am going to tell my brother not to buy that ammo again. That particular Jacketed ammo was the worst I have ever seen for fragmenting into large chunks and the jackets were peeled back to look like a metal star that felt razor sharp. I load MG 124 JHP bullets for my Limited gun and don't have that much shrapnel.
Yes stuff will come back at you. It happens a lot when you shoot competitions with all steel targets but people don't usually get more than a small cut/scratch that leaves a little blood spot. Most people don't get nasty bruises from impact injuries. That's what playing paint ball is for, or that's what I gather from seeing the marks on people who play it. It rains lead at our range, but the small pieces high in the air aren't the ones that worry me.
I got hit on the inside of my thigh by part of a 180gr 40 cal factory round. I was RO'ing and timing my brother and one of the last targets on his first stage sent the bullet back to me. I saw it heading towards me. I felt it hit my shorts and leg, but thought it was no big deal until the blood started running down my shorts. I pulled up the leg of the shorts and the blood quickly dribbled all over the ground. By time someone got me a towel, there was a small patch of ground, maybe 12-18" around with a nice pattern of blood on it that looked almost like it had been sprayed from a spray bottle.
I got back to the staging area and a LEO buddy took care of the wound for me. Some of the other people there had first aid supplies. The bullet didn't cut my shorts, but it left a cut in my leg about a 1/4" long and less than a 1/16" deep. I was surprised that it bled so much. The injury didn't hurt, but I know it got hit pretty hard. I couldn't feel or find any fragments in my skin. My buddy cleaned the wound and applied gauze and a bandaid and then wrapped an ace bandage around that to keep it from getting caught up in the fabric of my shorts. I was just happy that the hit wasn't any higher and that my "pistol" was safely holstered and out of the way.
Of course this happened when our first shooter was up for the first stage of 6. I let my brother run our mom and dad through the stage and then he ran me. I started holstered and loaded while saluting a US flag on a pole about 5' long. On the buzzer I grabbed the flag, rolled the fabric up a bit and tucked the pole between my mag pouches and my belt and used my arm to keep it there. I could not let the flag touch the ground of course and I had to transport it to the end of the COF while shooting all 20 or so targets. At the end of the range I holstered, set the flag pole in a cone to hold it upright and then unholstered and cleared my gun. I did well on the stage, but it took me longer than I wanted because I walked quickly instead of running due to my wrapped leg. I finished all 6 stages and came in 16th out of 58 people.
The two days after the competition, I only had a small cut on my thigh. On the third day it developed two nasty bruises and I had two areas that were knotted up. I am guessing the skin broke because of the force of the impact and that the knots were also from the impact. Today, 5 days later, the bruised area is about 4" by 6" and is less dark, but has turned different colors. The knots are much smaller than they were. The stretching that I do may have caused the injury to act differently than it would have otherwise. I did skip stretching when the bruising showed up. I also work in construction and have a very physical job that may have not helped either. I got a deep tissue massage this afternoon and didn't feel any pain where the injury is (my MT may have gone a bit easier on that area since I warned her about it.)
It looks like I should be fine. Which is good, since I have a shotgun competition tomorrow and an Evil Black Rifle competition on Sunday. I will wait until next weekend to get back out around the centerfire lead slinging guns, and I am going to tell my brother not to buy that ammo again. That particular Jacketed ammo was the worst I have ever seen for fragmenting into large chunks and the jackets were peeled back to look like a metal star that felt razor sharp. I load MG 124 JHP bullets for my Limited gun and don't have that much shrapnel.
Yes stuff will come back at you. It happens a lot when you shoot competitions with all steel targets but people don't usually get more than a small cut/scratch that leaves a little blood spot. Most people don't get nasty bruises from impact injuries. That's what playing paint ball is for, or that's what I gather from seeing the marks on people who play it. It rains lead at our range, but the small pieces high in the air aren't the ones that worry me.
Silvanus
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I got a black eye and a nice circular burn right under my right eye from a .223 casing out of my AR15. I was shooting right next to a wall with the ejection port just a couple of centimeters from said wall. First casing was deflected and hit me with more force than I would have expected. Been wearing shooting glasses at all times at the range ever since (which I should have done before, obviously).
More minor burns on my forearms and face than I care to count from training. It looks kinda funny when your face is covered by half a dozen little red circles and semi-circles.
More minor burns on my forearms and face than I care to count from training. It looks kinda funny when your face is covered by half a dozen little red circles and semi-circles.
CountryUgly
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I've got the same gun and the same boo boo. Gloves will prevent that and when I forget my gloves a little band aid out of the range first aid kit on that area before shooting also works well.
Above is a pic of the kiss my little Airweight likes to give me after extended +P range sessions.
marksman13
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Mini gun brass is no fun when it is raining down from above.
No pictures, but I've got a nice scar on my right hand from a piece of brass that had to be surgically removed when my Browning BuckMark blew up on me.
No pictures, but I've got a nice scar on my right hand from a piece of brass that had to be surgically removed when my Browning BuckMark blew up on me.
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Is that toe picture real? OMG
blarby
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Better than the lead end, for certain.
No range burns for me, must be lucky.
Bout a year or so ago I caught a 45 ricochet in my head though. No marks. Indoor range too, darndest thing. That shows my luck, I guess.
Centurian22
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Nothing personally aside from light brass flicks here and there but my wife... First time shooting a 9mm H&K VP70Z was trying to rack the slide what I would call 'backwards', that is to say holding gun in right hand grabbing top of slide and pushing arms towards each other to chamber round. I advised her not to do this as the muzzle is pointed right along the under side of her left arm, not safe. I placed my hand over the slide to show her how to grab it and pull back to rack the slide 'normally'. Unfortunately her hand was in the way so when I showed her my hand was over the ejection port. She took my instruction to the "T" and grabbed the slide the 'right way' just in the wrong place, right on top of the ejection port and then didn't let go of the slide, but kept a firm grip on the slide with the pad of her palm by her thumb protruding into the action as she slid the slide forward. This resulted in the slide / action taking a nice deep bite right into the flesh of her palm. Fortunately she is determined and persistent and when the bleeding was stopped she picked it right back up and shot about as well as I did even with the injury.
Dnaltrop
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didn't get a pic, but i have a faint, dime-sized scar on my left neck where a flake of Jacket seared itself to my skin.
Also have a faint scar on the top of my thumb's first joint where a Glock explained to me that my hands were the wrong shape to own one.
Also have a faint scar on the top of my thumb's first joint where a Glock explained to me that my hands were the wrong shape to own one.
WardenWolf
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No pics, but I'm left-handed and own a PSL. It's possible to get your thumb behind the bolt handle when you fire, and eat all the force of that 7.62x54R round in full recoil. No, it didn't break my thumb. However, it left a nasty gash and hurt. Bad. I've also caught other fingers while attempting to adjust my scope. It's VERY unpleasant. I'm just fortunate I'm blessed with strong bones in my hands.
My experience is that almost every range trip claims some blood, whether from pinching, scraping, or what have you. It's the universal law of both guns and computers: they will get their blood sacrifice, one way or another, when you work on them or use them.
My experience is that almost every range trip claims some blood, whether from pinching, scraping, or what have you. It's the universal law of both guns and computers: they will get their blood sacrifice, one way or another, when you work on them or use them.
PT92
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OP asked for pics
. Just kidding of course...I am surprised that no one has mentioned big-time buruised shoulders for newbie skeet/trap shooters? Very common sight.
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Same as #3, except it was a .45 case.
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Gashed my knee on a shooting bench a few months ago. Tissue paper and painter's tape saved the day till I got home. That bled quite a bit for such a hit. Have quite the scar from it too.
Texan Scott
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I've been burned by plenty of 5.56 cases... but my best story involves biting down hard on a piece of bullet jacketing one night at work (my wife had made meatloaf). Hurt like the devil, you know how dental pain is... but the looks on my coworker's faces 
when they realized i'd found a piece of bullet in my meatloaf made it SO worthwhile.
when they realized i'd found a piece of bullet in my meatloaf made it SO worthwhile.
iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns
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^^ Should I feel bad for laughing?? 
(I was laughing at the coworkers' faces part )
(I was laughing at the coworkers' faces part
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mgmorden
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I feel bad. About the worst I've suffered is a bit of slide bite from my LCP, and a nasty bruise on my eye from getting just a little too close to the scope on my .30-06. Neither left any permanent marks .
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SlowFuse
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Was shooting a BL-22 when a case ruptured and blew out the back (hammer area). All of the little flakes hit me in the bridge of the nose area. Ruined the lenses on a fairly new pair of prescription Oakleys. That's what hurt the most! Glad I had them on though.
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