There was an accident at my local range (Target World in Cincinnati area) yesterday, no one was seriously hurt. Short story, customer was loading his SKS, and when the round was chambering, it apparently stove piped. When the bolt hit it, it blew up, hitting the people in that booth with shrapnel. I'll put the range's statement from their Facebook page below, along with a picture or two and a news link, also from their Facebook page, below.
Their statement:
As many of you may have heard, a customer was injured due to a rifle malfunction earlier today at Target World. The rumors have run rampid and our detractors would love to make the situation more than what it really is. We have provided a link to a local TV news story and will add a report of the incident and picture of the casing that exploded in the rifle's ejection port. In summary, the incident involved two customers sharing the same shooting booth where one of the customers was struck by shrapnel from a cartridge that exploded out of the side of the other customer's rifle ejection port (not out of out the barrel). This is a very uncommon occurrence that could not have been anticipated. The customers appear to have followed all safety rules and there was no danger presented to other customers using the facility.
Link they used on their Facebook page:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news...njured-in-accidental-shooting-at-target-world
In all of my military and civilian shooting, I've never seen or heard of anything like this. Have any of you THR members seen or experienced this?
Their statement:
As many of you may have heard, a customer was injured due to a rifle malfunction earlier today at Target World. The rumors have run rampid and our detractors would love to make the situation more than what it really is. We have provided a link to a local TV news story and will add a report of the incident and picture of the casing that exploded in the rifle's ejection port. In summary, the incident involved two customers sharing the same shooting booth where one of the customers was struck by shrapnel from a cartridge that exploded out of the side of the other customer's rifle ejection port (not out of out the barrel). This is a very uncommon occurrence that could not have been anticipated. The customers appear to have followed all safety rules and there was no danger presented to other customers using the facility.
Link they used on their Facebook page:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news...njured-in-accidental-shooting-at-target-world
In all of my military and civilian shooting, I've never seen or heard of anything like this. Have any of you THR members seen or experienced this?