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I debated on whether or not to make this thread. A, because I don't want to sensationalize anything and create a S&*itstorm on the board and B, because I don't wantr to come off as a lying troll. I'm lucky to even be here! But I think I should make it because I can hopefully convince anyone who thinks they have guns down to a science to reconsider and slow down a little bit next time they handle one.
It happened by taking down a glock pistol like I normally do for cleaning. Except this time it wasn't for cleaning, it was to lightly oil the insides for an extended storage on a friends Glock pistol....and I neglected to remember/check for a magazine inside. You can imagine what happened from there. I ALWAYS point the gun across my lap, to the left and down as I am right handed, and this is the only thing that saved me from something much worse. The bullet was a 230 gr fmj round nose Winchester. It entered the top of my thigh and grazed out to the left. A perfect superfic ial in and out. It could've been so much worse, and it could've been so easily avoided. Luckily for me, I was in and out of the trauma room in the ER in 30 minutes after speaking with a Police Officer regarding the circumstances. SO easily avoided, but it wasn't. boy did I feel dumb...and lucky at the same time.
It feels weird today to be up and walking and feeling fine (VERY little pain, minor soreness and a bandage that leaks a bit) after taking a .45 slug, let me tell you that I've learned a BIG lesson. I URGE everyone, whether they believe they're the safest handler of a firearm in the world to evaluate their safety practices and just slow down a little bit. Trust me, I will.
[Note from Moderator: You may not want to scroll down unless you are ready to see the hole in the guy's leg. It's not terribly gruesome, but you've been warned. - Jorg ]
It happened by taking down a glock pistol like I normally do for cleaning. Except this time it wasn't for cleaning, it was to lightly oil the insides for an extended storage on a friends Glock pistol....and I neglected to remember/check for a magazine inside. You can imagine what happened from there. I ALWAYS point the gun across my lap, to the left and down as I am right handed, and this is the only thing that saved me from something much worse. The bullet was a 230 gr fmj round nose Winchester. It entered the top of my thigh and grazed out to the left. A perfect superfic ial in and out. It could've been so much worse, and it could've been so easily avoided. Luckily for me, I was in and out of the trauma room in the ER in 30 minutes after speaking with a Police Officer regarding the circumstances. SO easily avoided, but it wasn't. boy did I feel dumb...and lucky at the same time.
It feels weird today to be up and walking and feeling fine (VERY little pain, minor soreness and a bandage that leaks a bit) after taking a .45 slug, let me tell you that I've learned a BIG lesson. I URGE everyone, whether they believe they're the safest handler of a firearm in the world to evaluate their safety practices and just slow down a little bit. Trust me, I will.
[Note from Moderator: You may not want to scroll down unless you are ready to see the hole in the guy's leg. It's not terribly gruesome, but you've been warned. - Jorg ]
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) I'm glad the gun didn't go off for me, and I'm glad your experience wasn't any worse than it was. Takes a man to stand up and admit his mistakes (and an even bigger man to survive a .45 slug!) I will say, along with such occurrences being rare with revolvers, it seems (and this is just from hearsay) that a disproportionate number of accidents happen with Glocks. No Glock bashing here, just sayin. Probably the whole "trigger pull for takedown" step. Anyway, here's to a speedy recovery! 
