Shooter973
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22lr for defence........
Back on Dec.31st 1965 I was shot in the back with a 22 rifle while in Long Beach Calif. I was hit near the right shoulder blade and the bullet tracked around under my arm and stoped on my right side. I was 15 yrs. old and am a pretty good sized guy. The perps gave us fake name and adresses and split.
I was taken to the hospital and they kept asking me if I could breath alright... They thought the bullet has in my lung. Couldn't find it until they took an X-ray from the right side. Then the bullet was removed and I was observed for a couple hours and sent on my way. No real surgery as they just reached in with a long clamp anf pulled it back out the wound. About a dozen stiches and a big bandage and a some pills and "Good bye."
Getting shot makes you change your proirities to "get me to a hospital, NOW!!!" I don't care what the caliber is you forget about anything else!!!
Getting shot at a few yrs. later with Ak's and B-40 rockets bring back bad memories, and it still wasn't any fun except ya get to shoot back.
Back on Dec.31st 1965 I was shot in the back with a 22 rifle while in Long Beach Calif. I was hit near the right shoulder blade and the bullet tracked around under my arm and stoped on my right side. I was 15 yrs. old and am a pretty good sized guy. The perps gave us fake name and adresses and split.
I was taken to the hospital and they kept asking me if I could breath alright... They thought the bullet has in my lung. Couldn't find it until they took an X-ray from the right side. Then the bullet was removed and I was observed for a couple hours and sent on my way. No real surgery as they just reached in with a long clamp anf pulled it back out the wound. About a dozen stiches and a big bandage and a some pills and "Good bye."
Getting shot makes you change your proirities to "get me to a hospital, NOW!!!" I don't care what the caliber is you forget about anything else!!!
Getting shot at a few yrs. later with Ak's and B-40 rockets bring back bad memories, and it still wasn't any fun except ya get to shoot back.