Smilin Steve
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I saw the other thread about being hurt by your gun, but has anyone actually been shot? What was it like/ how did it happen?
Has anyone on here been shot?
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Nitrogen
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I've been shot with rocksalt before.
It hurt like a mother%@!#&*, and bruised me severely, but didn't even break skin.
It hurt like a mother%@!#&*, and bruised me severely, but didn't even break skin.
Smilin Steve
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Nitrogen said:
What is that? As in a shotgun shell full of it??
1 old 0311
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2 Rounds from a AK47 in the stomach. Felt like getting hit with a red hot hammer. The hospital ship Sanctuary was fun though.
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redneckrepairs
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Yes, and i dont recommend either of my experiances ( a .22lr from a colt woodsman to the forearm , and a .357 to the vest ) as fun weekend recreation. The best gunfight is the one your not invited to.
WillBrayJr
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Yup three times with a high powered 22cal air rifle when I was 6 years old. Once in the leg, once in the stomach, and once in the mouth as I was walking down the street. It takes a cold-blooded mother----er to shoot a child. Then the prosecuter dropped the charges. Like I said, the justice system sucks.
MikeJackmin
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I took a 22 LR round through the thick part of my left thigh when I was 12. Went clean through. The impact felt like a hammer blow.
It was an unusual, but instructive, accident. My dad, my older brother and I were shooting a .22 rolling block rifle in a little range we had set up in the basement of our house. The rifle was having some mechanical problems, and my dad was trying to clear it. I was between him and the light, and there was a cabinet behind me, so the only was I could move out of his way was to cross briefly in front of him. At that instant, my dad, who was not aware I was moving, closed the breech of the rifle; his pinkly finger brushed the trigger as he pushed the block home with his thumb, dropping the hammer. The round hit the hard tile floor and came up through my leg.
Lessons learned? Don't step in front of the firing line. Don't build a rifle range with a floor that is reflective to bullets. Don't forget that accidents happen in those weird little exceptional moments when the ordinary routine has been interrupted.
I still have that turn-of-the-century Remington rifle and I cherish it. It belonged to my sister, who would not give it up until she took up smoking as a teen, years later. I saw my chance and traded three cartons of cigarettes for it.
It was an unusual, but instructive, accident. My dad, my older brother and I were shooting a .22 rolling block rifle in a little range we had set up in the basement of our house. The rifle was having some mechanical problems, and my dad was trying to clear it. I was between him and the light, and there was a cabinet behind me, so the only was I could move out of his way was to cross briefly in front of him. At that instant, my dad, who was not aware I was moving, closed the breech of the rifle; his pinkly finger brushed the trigger as he pushed the block home with his thumb, dropping the hammer. The round hit the hard tile floor and came up through my leg.
Lessons learned? Don't step in front of the firing line. Don't build a rifle range with a floor that is reflective to bullets. Don't forget that accidents happen in those weird little exceptional moments when the ordinary routine has been interrupted.
I still have that turn-of-the-century Remington rifle and I cherish it. It belonged to my sister, who would not give it up until she took up smoking as a teen, years later. I saw my chance and traded three cartons of cigarettes for it.
SSTHitman
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I was shot once while pheasant hunting. One of the kids in our group wasnt paying any attention as he pulled up on a rooster flying directly towards me. Luckily, I seen him and put my arm up to cover my face and hit the deck as he was shooting. I was wearing a coat and vest so most of them didnt hurt too bad. Its quite a humbling experience, especially when I could feel the pellets going by my head.
redranger1
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i never have been shot, but i almost shot my cousin one time when i was target practicing with my ruger 10/22 and he ran right in front of me just as i shot.
I was shot in the side of the knee with a rubber bullet from a 12 gauge. I was about 17, and friends with several of the local cops. We were standing out behind the police station talking when one of the guys tried to empty the weapon before turning it in at the end of shift. He thought he'd ejected everything so he closed the action and pulled the trigger. He had the muzzle pointed down, just not far enough down. The round knocked my leg out from under me so I fell down. The poor guy, he thought he'd shot me with a load of 00 shot. I wasn't able to walk for about three days, and I was bruised for more than two weeks, but no permanent damage was done. The officer was given a three-day suspension without pay, which I felt really bad about since he was a pretty good guy. The department also changed it's policy to require that shotgun actions be left open when the gun is turned in at the end of shift. Roger had ejected all the rounds he'd loaded at the beginning of the shift, but apparently the rubber round had been left in the gun by a previous user and he hadn't checked to make sure it was empty before loading it at the beginning of the shift.
My next door neighbor was shot with a .22 while hunting with his cousin. David said he heard the shot off in the distance, and felt something hit his arm, but it didn't hurt much and since he was pushing though heavy brush at the time he just thought he'd been slapped by a branch. A few minutes later his arm started to ache pretty badly, so he pulled off his coat to check, and that's when he saw the blood. His waterproof hunting jacket had kept any of the blood from soaking through to the outside. The bullet had hit him in the forearm about three inches below the elbow. It passed cleanly through, above the bones. He said his dad just bandaged him up and they kept on hunting. The next day his mom took him to the doctor for some antibiotics and a tetanus shot, just in case.
The other first person account I've been told was by a woman who worked at an indoor range here in Tampa. One night at closing three guys pushed their way into the building in an attempt to steal the rental guns. Fortunately, they'd already been locked in the safe. When she tried to flee one of the guys shot her with a .22 he'd been carrying. The bullet passed through her side just above the point of her left hip. She described it as feeling like a hot poker had been shoved through her. No serious damage was done and she was treated and released at the hospital.
Having been a paramedic for nearly 15 years I've seen a lot of gunshot victims and there doesn't seem to be any consistancy in the effects. I've seen a man shot nine times with a .22 mag who walked to the ambulance, and another shot once in the shoulder with a .22lr who died on the spot. Some little wounds bleed a lot, some big wounds bleed very little.
My next door neighbor was shot with a .22 while hunting with his cousin. David said he heard the shot off in the distance, and felt something hit his arm, but it didn't hurt much and since he was pushing though heavy brush at the time he just thought he'd been slapped by a branch. A few minutes later his arm started to ache pretty badly, so he pulled off his coat to check, and that's when he saw the blood. His waterproof hunting jacket had kept any of the blood from soaking through to the outside. The bullet had hit him in the forearm about three inches below the elbow. It passed cleanly through, above the bones. He said his dad just bandaged him up and they kept on hunting. The next day his mom took him to the doctor for some antibiotics and a tetanus shot, just in case.
The other first person account I've been told was by a woman who worked at an indoor range here in Tampa. One night at closing three guys pushed their way into the building in an attempt to steal the rental guns. Fortunately, they'd already been locked in the safe. When she tried to flee one of the guys shot her with a .22 he'd been carrying. The bullet passed through her side just above the point of her left hip. She described it as feeling like a hot poker had been shoved through her. No serious damage was done and she was treated and released at the hospital.
Having been a paramedic for nearly 15 years I've seen a lot of gunshot victims and there doesn't seem to be any consistancy in the effects. I've seen a man shot nine times with a .22 mag who walked to the ambulance, and another shot once in the shoulder with a .22lr who died on the spot. Some little wounds bleed a lot, some big wounds bleed very little.
Vern Humphrey
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The first time by fragments from an RPG which ripped through my command track from end to end -- I was blown out the cargo hatch, fell down a steep hillside, and didn't know I was really hurt until I noticed I couldn't pull the pin on a grenade. Looking down at it as I tucked it into my chin and tried again, I saw the tip of my collar bone.
The second time may have been a fragment of a bullet or of something else -- the track was blown over on its side. Once again, I was not aware of any injury until someone noticed I was covered with blood.
The second time may have been a fragment of a bullet or of something else -- the track was blown over on its side. Once again, I was not aware of any injury until someone noticed I was covered with blood.
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I'm snowed in, so the answer is probably going to be yes. Just as soon as I mix another Black Velvet water! 
Preacherman
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Several times...
Once in the back with an AK47;
Once in both legs, just below the knee, with a .25 ACP pistol;
Once I was hit by a chunk of concrete in the right shin, about half-way down, blown off a wall by a .308 bullet (it hurt like an expletive deleted, but I guess it was better to be hit by the concrete than by the bullet!);
Mortar fragments in the left ankle;
Grenade fragments in the right ankle;
Knife wound in the back and left hand.
All from different encounters, over a period of several years, in another country.
Once in the back with an AK47;
Once in both legs, just below the knee, with a .25 ACP pistol;
Once I was hit by a chunk of concrete in the right shin, about half-way down, blown off a wall by a .308 bullet (it hurt like an expletive deleted, but I guess it was better to be hit by the concrete than by the bullet!);
Mortar fragments in the left ankle;
Grenade fragments in the right ankle;
Knife wound in the back and left hand.
All from different encounters, over a period of several years, in another country.
Bettys Nephew
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Gotta tell this one!!! A pal of a good friend of mine and my buddy were out shooting their handguns several years ago, and as the day wore on the "competition" degenerated to shooting large rocks by the river bed with 44 Mags. Let the stupid human tricks begin. These were the large, round, smooth really hard rocks often seen by the river side. Anyway, after firing a round at a particularly large rock my pal's buddy doubled over and grabbed his private parts. It seems the ricochet had struck him you can guess where. The doctor checked him over at the local hospital and found bruising and swelling, but fortunately no major damage. To this day, he is known as Iron D**k, as his was strong enough to stop a 44 Mag. Honest to goodness, a true story.
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Does having a sliver of .357 semi-jacketed HP zip you under the eye count? (Spitting lead/copper) It drew blood...and profanities...
Ryder
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This gets asked every couple months. Last time was in November according to the search function. Check it out:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=163220
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=163220
Lambo
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Vern, Serve in Nam?Vern Humphrey said:
Harry Paget Flashman
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1973. Alcohol involved. Was firing 405gr copper-jacketed .45-70's at an engine block on an abandoned derelict truck. Several rounds penetrated. One ricocheted back in pieces and lodged in my jaw and forehead. It was a Sunday morning. Deputy sheriff and half a dozen doctors got called at the hospital in Ukiah, California. At the time I was active duty military. The deputy cut me no slack and had me repeat several times that I was "the dumbest M.F. that he had ever met." I was very sincere in my admission. The doctors patched me up and gave me a wad of paperwork to take back to my command as they were all going to make their mortgage payments that month courtesy of Uncle Sam.
I turned the paperwork into an E-5 medic and that was the last I ever heard of it. That bullet I did dodge.
Eager to keep the secret, I went back two times to a friendly medic when the wound on my forehead festered up. The second time he cut me open he pulled about a 2mm piece of copper jacket from my skull and I have been fine ever since. I no longer drink.
Did it hurt? No, I was drunk. I did go into shock when I saw the lead embedded in my jaw. I thank God I survived my youth.
I turned the paperwork into an E-5 medic and that was the last I ever heard of it. That bullet I did dodge.
Eager to keep the secret, I went back two times to a friendly medic when the wound on my forehead festered up. The second time he cut me open he pulled about a 2mm piece of copper jacket from my skull and I have been fine ever since. I no longer drink.
Did it hurt? No, I was drunk. I did go into shock when I saw the lead embedded in my jaw. I thank God I survived my youth.
rangerruck
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twice but with two diff objects, one a pencil lead, which i still have in my chest, another time with a small folded up wetted piece of hard folded paper shot from probably a slingshot or wrist bow. that one hurt! been shot at with a gun , in the service , but no hits.
dracphelan
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Once. When I was 13, another 13 year old decided to take up mugging. He took his grandmothers rusty 22 pistol and tried to hold me up. I laughed and he shot me in the lower left side. I was really angry and his pistol had jammed. I picked up a large branch and proceeded to show him the error of his ways.
I was lucky. The bullet barely went in. I popped it out and cleaned it up. I barely have a scar now.
I was lucky. The bullet barely went in. I popped it out and cleaned it up. I barely have a scar now.
AirForceShooter
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3 times
All in combat.
It HURTS!!! a LOT!!!
AFS
All in combat.
It HURTS!!! a LOT!!!
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