Closest I came was shooting clays with my buddy. I don't know how he did it but when he flung the clay it came out of the thrower sideways and busted me in the mouth. It busted my lip and blew up into my mouth. At first I thought I was spitting out teeth but it was just bloody clay. Needless to say we rearranged the positions of shooter and thrower.
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Slide bite
Brass Burns
Pinched my finger while inserting a magazine created a blood blister.
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Once saw at a Bowling Pin Shoot - where a guy shot the side of the pin causing it to spin. When the bullet exited the pin, the back was now the front. He shot the guy in the next lane in the neck with a .45 ACP FMJ.
He dropped to the ground holding his neck. We thought he was goofing around for a second, he carefully pulled his hand away from his neck and there was no blood, just a perfectly round bruise. He said it was very hot. A cardio surgeon who was shooting that day looked and said it was fine.
His only problem now wa to explain to his wife how he got a hickey.
Also found this- when the link works - http://forums.mag-tac.com/showthread.php?t=962
basically the guy was shooting a large revolver with his thumb forward of the gap. When the gun went off the gasses escaping the gap severed his thumb.
Brass Burns
Pinched my finger while inserting a magazine created a blood blister.
Not Me-
Once saw at a Bowling Pin Shoot - where a guy shot the side of the pin causing it to spin. When the bullet exited the pin, the back was now the front. He shot the guy in the next lane in the neck with a .45 ACP FMJ.
He dropped to the ground holding his neck. We thought he was goofing around for a second, he carefully pulled his hand away from his neck and there was no blood, just a perfectly round bruise. He said it was very hot. A cardio surgeon who was shooting that day looked and said it was fine.
His only problem now wa to explain to his wife how he got a hickey.
Also found this- when the link works - http://forums.mag-tac.com/showthread.php?t=962
basically the guy was shooting a large revolver with his thumb forward of the gap. When the gun went off the gasses escaping the gap severed his thumb.
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Brian Dale
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Yeah, don't do that.
I forgot to mention it here. When my Dad bought his Rem 1100 back in the '70s:
me said:
So yeah, we got all of the blood off his new shotgun, and (based on results, so far) I learned that lesson the first time.
Fish828
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a while back, i had never shot a rifle in a caliber larger than a .22LR and my friend came to the range with us who had a .30-30 rifle, which he let me shoot. well, i knew the recoil would be a little more, even though it still really wasn't that much, but i put my eye literally directly behind the scope, almost touching it. needless to say, when i pulled the trigger, the scope went right into my forehead and drew some blood and also caused a pretty nasty lump/bruise for the next week or two.
Cut my hand on shot up piece of angle iron while hanging a target at the range.
Same day, another person at the range, put a staple into her finger while hanging a target. When talking to the range officer about, he said they were more concern with people shooting themselves with actual guns and not so much staple guns.
Same day, another person at the range, put a staple into her finger while hanging a target. When talking to the range officer about, he said they were more concern with people shooting themselves with actual guns and not so much staple guns.
papajohn
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Only two.......took a ricochetted 22 round in the shin, while teaching my girlfriend to shoot years ago. Under the brushpile we were shooting into, there was a huge old tractor tire. I didn't tell her about the ricochet, we walked home, and I had to pry the bullet out of my leg with a screwdriver. She was impressed, when she finally figured out what I was doing.
The other one was kind of impressive, but not to me. I was shooting a 41 Magnum at a dump on a FREEZING cold day. My face was numb, and I never felt a piece of bullet jacket come back and hit me on the cheek. A few minutes later a guy drives by, sees me, and slams on the brakes, then runs down the hill toward me, panicked. He was asking me if I was okay, and I was nodding, not sure why he was asking. But my cheek was dripping blood onto my jacket over my heart, and it looked like I'd been shot in the chest. Even funnier was that the blood had frozen where it landed, and I peeled it off as a 4-inch circle, like a decal.
After 30+ years of shooting, just those two, I must be doing it right!
PJ
The other one was kind of impressive, but not to me. I was shooting a 41 Magnum at a dump on a FREEZING cold day. My face was numb, and I never felt a piece of bullet jacket come back and hit me on the cheek. A few minutes later a guy drives by, sees me, and slams on the brakes, then runs down the hill toward me, panicked. He was asking me if I was okay, and I was nodding, not sure why he was asking. But my cheek was dripping blood onto my jacket over my heart, and it looked like I'd been shot in the chest. Even funnier was that the blood had frozen where it landed, and I peeled it off as a 4-inch circle, like a decal.
After 30+ years of shooting, just those two, I must be doing it right!
PJ
bobdavis
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Just yesterday I was arranging the table at the range, and while I was moving the Glock 19 from position A to position B I managed to catch the slide release on something instantly converting my pistol from "breech open" to "breech closing"... it snagged the pad of my thumb, pinching a good bit and drawing a little blood.
I got the bleeding stopped and managed a couple more magazines before calling it a day.
It hurt pretty good - I don't recommend it at all - but looks way worse than it hurt.
I got the bleeding stopped and managed a couple more magazines before calling it a day.
It hurt pretty good - I don't recommend it at all - but looks way worse than it hurt.
QUICK_DRAW_McGRAW
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first time i shot a auto i got slide bite.
first time i shot my revolver i singed the hair off my thumb from the blast. i learned quick to hold my thumbs in a different place.
first time i shot my revolver i singed the hair off my thumb from the blast. i learned quick to hold my thumbs in a different place.
rero360
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had the extractor on my mossberg 500 get jammed into my thumb as the action closed on it
working as a line safety on a night fire range, stuck my finger in one guys chamber on his M4, bolt release got hit, now I have a tattoo on my left index finger.
recoil spring bushing on my 1911 came up and got me in the forehead
various bumps, bruises, scrapes and slices from my 11-87, M4s M16s, Savage, and others.
me and a few others thought it would be a good idea to carry a MK19 down a flight of stairs while it was still attached to the tripod, well someone's grip slipped and i took the barrel right in the junk, didn't drop my end but damn near passed out once we got to the bottom.
working as a line safety on a night fire range, stuck my finger in one guys chamber on his M4, bolt release got hit, now I have a tattoo on my left index finger.
recoil spring bushing on my 1911 came up and got me in the forehead
various bumps, bruises, scrapes and slices from my 11-87, M4s M16s, Savage, and others.
me and a few others thought it would be a good idea to carry a MK19 down a flight of stairs while it was still attached to the tripod, well someone's grip slipped and i took the barrel right in the junk, didn't drop my end but damn near passed out once we got to the bottom.
rklessdriver
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I have a nice scar just above the knuckle on my second finger from the trigger guard of my Super Blackhawk. Only took about 50rounds the first time I shot it...
I wear a shooting glove now.
Will
I wear a shooting glove now.
Will
Winter Borne
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I slam myself in the forehead every time I think about the NY legal pre 94 AWB guns I sold off to pay for my wedding. I am still happily married, but damn, I got rid of some great pieces to walk down the isle...:banghead: It hurts just thinking about it.
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At that point wouldn't it be considered a short barrelled double rifle?
Brian Dale
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No shoulder stock.Pigspitter said:
silverlance
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I have a .... well, bald spot in a rather sensitive area from a small piece of 380 acp brass that a guy shot next to me when I was 18... landed inside my collar... ran down the front of my shirt... I tried to grab it... managed to pull my pants forward...went down into my pants... made another frantic grab... went into my underwear.... at that point I realized that I could either get a scar in the fur or have some explaning to do to the girlfriend....
I stood there and winced for about five minutes.
I stood there and winced for about five minutes.
BrownRock
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Last Thursday was my first time firing a pistol grip only shotgun. My hand is still hurting, and it is also all puffy looking. I now officially hate pistol grip only shotguns. 
But I also like them.
But I also like them.azhunter122
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Aside from a bersa safety cutting me and some wicked bruising from the 12 gauge that's about it. I've been lucky.
SquirrelNuts
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I have had hot brass land in between my forehead and my shooting glasses and sit there for a second before I could get it out.
I have been hit by several ricochets at the range. No damage at all - just a little scare.
I smashed my thumb in my RCBS Rock Chucker press once. I was holding the press up to mount it. My thumb was wrapped inside the "O" where the die would screw in. The handle went down and the ram went up and hit my thumb. It hurt for a few minutes and was sensitive for the rest of the day. That's it.
I have been hit by several ricochets at the range. No damage at all - just a little scare.
I smashed my thumb in my RCBS Rock Chucker press once. I was holding the press up to mount it. My thumb was wrapped inside the "O" where the die would screw in. The handle went down and the ram went up and hit my thumb. It hurt for a few minutes and was sensitive for the rest of the day. That's it.
David904
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.40 cal ricochet flew straight back and hit me on the left side of my throat - just left of my windpipe.
It was eerie. I could hear the whirring of the round as it flew toward me. When it hit, I thought I was dead. It felt like someone took a tackhammer and hit me. I started to feel a bit more confident about things once I realized that blood was not flowing out between my fingers. It never broke the skin, but it left a good deep bruise for quite some time.
Just glad it didn't hit me in the mouth. My teeth might not have fared so well.
It was eerie. I could hear the whirring of the round as it flew toward me. When it hit, I thought I was dead. It felt like someone took a tackhammer and hit me. I started to feel a bit more confident about things once I realized that blood was not flowing out between my fingers. It never broke the skin, but it left a good deep bruise for quite some time.
Just glad it didn't hit me in the mouth. My teeth might not have fared so well.
Firearm RELATED injury...
was shooting some clays a few weeks ago for the first time.... my friend (who I went with) had acquired an old mechanical thrower. you pull the swing arm and extend the spring then latch it at the bottom.... after bustiing some clays myself and throwing a few I got a little bit too comfortable with the thrower... grabbed the arm, pulled it back, transitioned the pull from my left to right arm, heard the click of the latch (or at least thought I did) let go with my right hand and WHAAAAAAAAAP arm flew up and seemingly broke the middle finger on my left hand. Jamming the index and ring finger in the process...
Still swollen about double what it should be. Wont be doing that again....until I do.
was shooting some clays a few weeks ago for the first time.... my friend (who I went with) had acquired an old mechanical thrower. you pull the swing arm and extend the spring then latch it at the bottom.... after bustiing some clays myself and throwing a few I got a little bit too comfortable with the thrower... grabbed the arm, pulled it back, transitioned the pull from my left to right arm, heard the click of the latch (or at least thought I did) let go with my right hand and WHAAAAAAAAAP arm flew up and seemingly broke the middle finger on my left hand. Jamming the index and ring finger in the process...
Still swollen about double what it should be. Wont be doing that again....until I do.
Armed Accountant
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One time I was trying to staple a new paper target to a piece of cardboard at the range. I was to lazy to take the cardboard off the hanger, so I put my hand behind the target to keep the cardboard from bending away when I tried to staple it. The whole time I was thinking "I better be careful not to put a staple in my finger." You can probably guess what happened after that.
Fortunately, that's the worst that happened to me at the range. I did have a friend who used the back of the slide on a Beretta Neo as a thumb rest. I imagine he had a sore thumb for a while.
One time I was trying to staple a new paper target to a piece of cardboard at the range. I was to lazy to take the cardboard off the hanger, so I put my hand behind the target to keep the cardboard from bending away when I tried to staple it. The whole time I was thinking "I better be careful not to put a staple in my finger." You can probably guess what happened after that.
Fortunately, that's the worst that happened to me at the range. I did have a friend who used the back of the slide on a Beretta Neo as a thumb rest. I imagine he had a sore thumb for a while.
mcdonl
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Ok.. not a picture of the injury, but this is what my ass did the 2" of solid ice when I fell on it carting guns from the truck to the bench...
BigGuy52
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The very first time I shot my PT101 .40, my right hand was too high on the grip. Yepp, I cut two nice straight slits on the web of my hand.
Kept shooting though it was hard to re-rack the slide...blood is slippery.
:banghead: Dumb-dumb-dumb!
Kept shooting though it was hard to re-rack the slide...blood is slippery.
:banghead: Dumb-dumb-dumb!
Nate1778
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This is one of those threads that its either a small cut or bruise or someone isn't here to talk about it.
Worst I ever had was as a 13 year old. When my neighbor was teaching me to shoot and handed my a double barrel with 00 buck. Both went off at once and it dislocated my shoulder, left a bruise for days.
After that he helped me put it back in place, guy hands me a beer and says "your a man know, you deserve this..." Guy was a Cowboy, used to fly a bush plane out of the front yard, Too much fun growing up........
Worst I ever had was as a 13 year old. When my neighbor was teaching me to shoot and handed my a double barrel with 00 buck. Both went off at once and it dislocated my shoulder, left a bruise for days.
After that he helped me put it back in place, guy hands me a beer and says "your a man know, you deserve this..." Guy was a Cowboy, used to fly a bush plane out of the front yard, Too much fun growing up........
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