41magsnub
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How is that even possible???
Ever hurt by a firearm?
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How is that even possible???
Atroxus
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My first time ever firing a center-fire rifle was a 7mm back when I was 15. The guy that took me shooting didn't think I needed to know that my face was too close to the scope, so I got a nasty cut over my eye where the rifle scope hit me.(He even said after that he knew it was going to happen and thought it would be funny) He got a good laugh out of it, but my mother was pissed when he brought me home.
Devon
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Imagine using an M2 .50 cal barrel as a handle when climbing up on an armored vehicle after the weapon has had several boxes of ammo run through it. It becomes one big blister. Yep, that was me at my first .50 cal qualification.
FIVETWOSEVEN
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1. i had a ruger 22/45 bit me twice when locking the slide
2. pinched my finger on a lever action when it was the first time shooting a full size lever action
3. also got hit in the shin with a .38 special ricochet
2. pinched my finger on a lever action when it was the first time shooting a full size lever action
3. also got hit in the shin with a .38 special ricochet
DERGLOCKINMEISTER
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I'm a lefty and I've gotten bitten by my Ruger mark III when racking the slide and trying to lock it back several times.
cleardiddion
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Had my friend's PSL blow up in front of my face once.
A blew out right near the base which proceeded to embed steel and brass and parkerizing into my left forearm. Not only that the dust cover blew off and smacked me right between the eyes which left a huge swelling effect. It bent the oprod and the jammed the next round in the chamber. What fun.
Funny enough that same PSL was sent back to classicarms which proceeded to put up the same rifle on their site as a 'gunsmith special' something like 3-4 months later after the ownership changed. That was kinda funny, not gonna lie.
My friend had to call them back because I sent him the link for it after I found it. Turns out someone had bought the thing 10mins prior to him calling and they had to call that guy back and explain to him that they couldn't sell it to him
No worries, my friend eventually got a new PSL but I haven't really had the inclination to shoot it yet.
A blew out right near the base which proceeded to embed steel and brass and parkerizing into my left forearm. Not only that the dust cover blew off and smacked me right between the eyes which left a huge swelling effect. It bent the oprod and the jammed the next round in the chamber. What fun.
Funny enough that same PSL was sent back to classicarms which proceeded to put up the same rifle on their site as a 'gunsmith special' something like 3-4 months later after the ownership changed. That was kinda funny, not gonna lie.
My friend had to call them back because I sent him the link for it after I found it. Turns out someone had bought the thing 10mins prior to him calling and they had to call that guy back and explain to him that they couldn't sell it to him
No worries, my friend eventually got a new PSL but I haven't really had the inclination to shoot it yet.
FROGO207
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Fire my mini 14 for three 30 rnd mags within 2 minutes to see what effect barrel temp had on POI. Put rifle butt down grabbed barrel to help self get up from sitting position. SIZZLE SIZZLE:banghead:
Carry half full 50 cal ammo box across icy driveway. Slip, trip over dropped ammo box and land on top of same mini 14. drive scope into fat belly/groin area.
Carry half full 50 cal ammo box across icy driveway. Slip, trip over dropped ammo box and land on top of same mini 14. drive scope into fat belly/groin area.
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Comanche180
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Ripped off a thumbnail while trying to load my Mosin Nagant from a stripper clip. Bloody and painful.
Got my hand sliced up pretty good by a Walther ppk.
If you have big hands, the glock g19 is pretty good at taking some flesh with it when you do fast aggressive mag changes (pinches some flesh in between magazine and magwell, then salmming it home slices it off). I've seen it happen to a number of guys. I've managed to do the same with my M&P40 fullsize once, although it wasn't as bloody because the opening is more flared and less sharp. Just made a giant blood blister with a leak.
If you have big hands, the glock g19 is pretty good at taking some flesh with it when you do fast aggressive mag changes (pinches some flesh in between magazine and magwell, then salmming it home slices it off). I've seen it happen to a number of guys. I've managed to do the same with my M&P40 fullsize once, although it wasn't as bloody because the opening is more flared and less sharp. Just made a giant blood blister with a leak.
Mr clean, i had the same experience years back. I was in a tropical island and the thing was the size of a golf ball. We tried screwdriver, fresh water, pepsi, it still wouldn't get off. Someone even lit a cigarette, blow smoke on it, etc, all the while i was in pain. Finally i put my hand back in the sea water and it went about its merry way.
Anyway, I have been sprayed (powder blast from cyl gap) by a .357 mag from a guy in the next lane, got a scope eye from a deer rifle (pastor's), pinched by PF9 slide when trying to put it back together, Hit in the eye by the bushing and recoil spring from a 1911, etc and may more to come for sure. Just part of the game i guess.
Anyway, I have been sprayed (powder blast from cyl gap) by a .357 mag from a guy in the next lane, got a scope eye from a deer rifle (pastor's), pinched by PF9 slide when trying to put it back together, Hit in the eye by the bushing and recoil spring from a 1911, etc and may more to come for sure. Just part of the game i guess.
Just One Shot
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For some juvenile reason this made me laugh!
I know it's not funny when people get hurt but some of these stories really had me going. ZO6Vettever
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Just the "gotta happen once" slide bite.
MachIVshooter
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I've ben bitten pretty much every way one can be by the mechanical parts of a gun. I've even bit hit in the forehead by the bolt that broke off of a Cobray M-11 during firing.
Probably my most painful was with a friends M10 S&W. The ejector had begun to unscrew itself and bound the cylinder into the gun. A grasped it by the frame and pushed on the cylinder with both thumbs. When it finally let loose, the top strap sheared a BIG chunk of flesh from my right thumb (more than just skin). I cringe a little when I remember that one. Next time I'll use a mallet.
Probably my most painful was with a friends M10 S&W. The ejector had begun to unscrew itself and bound the cylinder into the gun. A grasped it by the frame and pushed on the cylinder with both thumbs. When it finally let loose, the top strap sheared a BIG chunk of flesh from my right thumb (more than just skin). I cringe a little when I remember that one. Next time I'll use a mallet.
I can think of two . . . once, when shooting my Saiga (left-handed) I got my right hand a little too far back, and the charging handle stung my thumb. Hurt pretty good for a few minutes, and I was really glad the thing hadn't ripped it off.
The other was when I was doing draw and hip-shoot practice with my GP 100 . . . no problems with .38 sp loads, but when I tried it with .357 mag, the recoil caused the edge of the trigger to bite a little chunk out of my finger. The picture shows how I fixed that problem, and it worked -- nice, round edges that used to be sharp.
The other was when I was doing draw and hip-shoot practice with my GP 100 . . . no problems with .38 sp loads, but when I tried it with .357 mag, the recoil caused the edge of the trigger to bite a little chunk out of my finger. The picture shows how I fixed that problem, and it worked -- nice, round edges that used to be sharp.
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Pileatus
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Got the end of my thumb caught in my Remington 1100 once. I was loading the second shell into the magazine for a skeet double and stuck the finger a little too far into the chamber to make sure the shell was in there all the way (the last time, I didn't push it in far enough, and it didn't cycle properly). The metal piece covering the chamber on the bottom (I don't know what it's called) snapped back and wouldn't let go! Ouch.
S&W-Keeper
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I got bit by my Sig 230 a couple of times,you cannot hold it to high, or it will get you.
Erik M
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Ive been bitten by the copper jacket of 9mm rounds. One left some nasty gouges that bled. I have also taken lead splatter from .22 rounds to the face (good reminder to wear glasses every time).
My Winchester model 94 had a habit of pinching the insides of my fingers after working the lever action.
My Winchester model 94 had a habit of pinching the insides of my fingers after working the lever action.
NMGonzo
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My old combat commander bites the web of my hand.
It is like a love bite, really.
It is like a love bite, really.
LeontheProfessional
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had a ricochet stick into my hand.
The Lone Haranguer
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Nothing serious, but I've been cut, pinched, pounded and abraded by sharp edges where they shouldn't be.
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