Uncle Chan
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I do CAS and am a member of the SASS. I've been hit with ricochets more times than I can remember.
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plexreticle
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Wise move, I would have been tempted to go back in my younger days. It's simply not worth it.
DKA
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Was bent over looking for a deer that I could hear moving in the bushes and an older man saw a deer cross the path and shot. two 00 Buckshot hit me in the rear end @ 200 yds, but I knew it.
andrewdl007
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When quail hunting a friend of the land owner's son shot at a quail that was between us. I was up on a hill and he was swinging and fired without seeing me. I saw this was about to happen so I crouched and covered. I got peppered but was far enough away to be unharmed. Its scary, I once saw a hunting dog die from getting hit with one pellet that went through its ribs.
351 WINCHESTER
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Never been shot. Been shot at once.
Had a high school buddy get shot in the gut with a 7mm mag. while deer hunting. He survived (don't know how). That was over 30 years ago. He was forever messed up.
Had a high school buddy get shot in the gut with a 7mm mag. while deer hunting. He survived (don't know how). That was over 30 years ago. He was forever messed up.
Clerihew:
I've been hit by a darn good ricochet from a .270 Win the same way. The bullet came back, penetrated my nylon coat, went through my sweatshirt, through a t-shirt, then finally went through a pair of Carhardt overalls I was wearing, then penetrated into me about 1" depth, right below my ribs on my left side. The bullet had mushroomed off of the plate, and it penetrated everything turned sideways. You could see the mushroom-shaped hole in my nylon coat.
It was either 1/2 or 5/8" steel plate we were shooting at, and it was nearly 50 yards away. Not far enough. I was standing, shooting the .270 off-hand, fired about 3 shots, then on the 4th shot I hit a crater from one of the shots before. I felt it strike me the instant the trigger broke.
I did not know it had went into me...it reminded me of getting hit bare skin with a paintball. Then I lifted my clothes and saw the purple bruising, squeezed it and yellow juices squirted out everywhere.
The bullet actually went into me about an inch, then popped back out while it was still hot, and burned me everywhere around the hole as it bounced around inside of my shirt. The scars I have now from the burns are worse than the hole it made. It silk-screened my nylon coat onto my t-shirt as it passed through from the heat, almost gluing them together.
I didn't actually put everything together and figure out what had really happened with the burns until we were at the hospital.
The idiots at the hospital - doctors and a state trooper, were saying that I was not telling them the truth. They claimed that they knew someone had actually shot me, because the burns around the hole were burns received from a muzzle blast, and that there was no way that this was a ricochet.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to imagine that if I were burned by a muzzle blast, it's proximity to the hole would be very close and spread over the area locally. My burns were very erratic looking like lines and odd scratches, not even touching the hole, because the bullet bounced around inside of my shirt. I also told them to find a caliber which could be plugged up against me, fired, and have the bullet magically turn sideways within a few MM, mushroom before it hit, and then only penetrate 1" into me. Not even a .22 short would have stopped there I don't think.
I had some pretty good bruising develop afterwards.
Shooting at steel is just downright stupid. I don't know why I did it, and I don't know why people do it all the time. It is just plain stupid.
I've been hit by a darn good ricochet from a .270 Win the same way. The bullet came back, penetrated my nylon coat, went through my sweatshirt, through a t-shirt, then finally went through a pair of Carhardt overalls I was wearing, then penetrated into me about 1" depth, right below my ribs on my left side. The bullet had mushroomed off of the plate, and it penetrated everything turned sideways. You could see the mushroom-shaped hole in my nylon coat.
It was either 1/2 or 5/8" steel plate we were shooting at, and it was nearly 50 yards away. Not far enough. I was standing, shooting the .270 off-hand, fired about 3 shots, then on the 4th shot I hit a crater from one of the shots before. I felt it strike me the instant the trigger broke.
I did not know it had went into me...it reminded me of getting hit bare skin with a paintball. Then I lifted my clothes and saw the purple bruising, squeezed it and yellow juices squirted out everywhere.
The bullet actually went into me about an inch, then popped back out while it was still hot, and burned me everywhere around the hole as it bounced around inside of my shirt. The scars I have now from the burns are worse than the hole it made. It silk-screened my nylon coat onto my t-shirt as it passed through from the heat, almost gluing them together.
I didn't actually put everything together and figure out what had really happened with the burns until we were at the hospital.
The idiots at the hospital - doctors and a state trooper, were saying that I was not telling them the truth. They claimed that they knew someone had actually shot me, because the burns around the hole were burns received from a muzzle blast, and that there was no way that this was a ricochet.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to imagine that if I were burned by a muzzle blast, it's proximity to the hole would be very close and spread over the area locally. My burns were very erratic looking like lines and odd scratches, not even touching the hole, because the bullet bounced around inside of my shirt. I also told them to find a caliber which could be plugged up against me, fired, and have the bullet magically turn sideways within a few MM, mushroom before it hit, and then only penetrate 1" into me. Not even a .22 short would have stopped there I don't think.
I had some pretty good bruising develop afterwards.
Shooting at steel is just downright stupid. I don't know why I did it, and I don't know why people do it all the time. It is just plain stupid.
Been shot with BB and Pellet guns when I was growing up. Been sprinkled with bird shot fired from hunters hunting in another field. (annoying, but it doesnt hurt much. Unless it hits you in the ear or eye.)
Only really been shot at once, when I was at the range, and a guy on the far left bay, decided to shoot at a box on the 50yrd line, while I was hanging a target on the 100yrd line. (I was on the far right bay)
I just pulled my target back down, walked back down range, got my stuff and left. No point hanging around and giving them another chance.
Only really been shot at once, when I was at the range, and a guy on the far left bay, decided to shoot at a box on the 50yrd line, while I was hanging a target on the 100yrd line. (I was on the far right bay)
I just pulled my target back down, walked back down range, got my stuff and left. No point hanging around and giving them another chance.
Treo
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I was 19 & dared my roommate to pull the trigger. Next thing I know I'm on the floor and I can't breathe. I can't even describe the feeling, it felt like my whole body was the point of impact.
I have been an absolute FANATIC about the four rules since & actually attacked another SGT. for pointing an M-16 at my at the armoury.
I have been an absolute FANATIC about the four rules since & actually attacked another SGT. for pointing an M-16 at my at the armoury.
Dksimon
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Treo,
What caliber was the weapon?
What caliber was the weapon?
I've also known or met people that have been shot or shot at besides me.
Heck my dad remembers RPG B40 rockets whizzing by him at night!
An interesting factor is most people I have met that were shot with shotguns/centerfire rifles came very close to death in most cases. Handgun wound surviviors are more common.
The one non serious long gun wound victim I've met took a 7.62x39 round in a glancing wound to the head. This was not in a military action either.
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Heck my dad remembers RPG B40 rockets whizzing by him at night!
An interesting factor is most people I have met that were shot with shotguns/centerfire rifles came very close to death in most cases. Handgun wound surviviors are more common.
The one non serious long gun wound victim I've met took a 7.62x39 round in a glancing wound to the head. This was not in a military action either.
!Been shot at several times, its easily the scariest thing that can happen to you. Never been hit by any of them though thankfully. I had a richocet from an AK47 go thru the side of my right calf, made a bloody mess and shredded the meat pretty good. My cousin's GF was shooting at a rock with a .22 pistol years ago and I was hearing the ricochets whizzing by so I ran over to see what she was doing. I raised hell and put an end to her day of shooting for being stupid. My shirt felt a little drafty since it was a hot day and I looked and I had an entry and exit hole in the left side AND another on the right side of my shirt. God was watching my butt that day, how I managed to not get hit by two shots that were within 2" of me is unreal 
Treo
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QUOTE: "What caliber was the weapon?"
I'm guessing .38 it was one of those cop revolvers, couldn't have been .357 hit me in the ribs. have no idea why I'm not dead. & I still owe the hospital In Tarpon Springs.
I'm guessing .38 it was one of those cop revolvers, couldn't have been .357 hit me in the ribs. have no idea why I'm not dead. & I still owe the hospital In Tarpon Springs.
RockyMtnTactical
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I hope to remain in the "never been shot" club for a long long time...
Been shot twice......
1) #4 shot. Hit my side and back in four places. Heavy double layer leather motorcycle jacket with denim vest over it minimized penetration. They broke the skin and caused me to bleed but didn't even penetrate an inch, I have some scars still.
2) #6 shot. Two pellets hit my face after passing through dense brush. One left a scar on my cheek as it glanced off it, the other embedded itself in my upper lip, stopped by my teeth and upper jaw. I pulled it out with needle nose pliers (I have it somewhere) after walking home not realizing it was still stuck in there until I looked at myself in the mirror. I still have a perfectly round scar on my upper lip.
Both times I was on heavily wooded private property with permission and was shot (presumably by accident) by trespassing (and presumably careless) hunters/poachers.
Been stabbed twice and speared once too.....life can be tough sometimes.....
1) #4 shot. Hit my side and back in four places. Heavy double layer leather motorcycle jacket with denim vest over it minimized penetration. They broke the skin and caused me to bleed but didn't even penetrate an inch, I have some scars still.
2) #6 shot. Two pellets hit my face after passing through dense brush. One left a scar on my cheek as it glanced off it, the other embedded itself in my upper lip, stopped by my teeth and upper jaw. I pulled it out with needle nose pliers (I have it somewhere) after walking home not realizing it was still stuck in there until I looked at myself in the mirror. I still have a perfectly round scar on my upper lip.
Both times I was on heavily wooded private property with permission and was shot (presumably by accident) by trespassing (and presumably careless) hunters/poachers.
Been stabbed twice and speared once too.....life can be tough sometimes.....
jrfoxx
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Compared to many here, I've been lucky. Took some "splash" from .22lr due to an apparently crappy backstop at the YMCA range we had a match in when I was 16 or so. Didnt hurt at all, but getting lead splatter in your face constantly while trying to shoot WILL blow your concentration a bit.
Took a pellet from an airgun in the temple when I was about 8. Bled like all git out, and I recal screaming a lot, but It was more from the blood than pain, as I dont really recall it hurting until hours later when I calmed down a bit.Also got sprayed with shot out hunting once. most pellets just bounced off my thisck caot, but a handful went thrugh the outer layer then stuck in the filler. Scary and irritating, but no harm. I hope those are all the getting shot stories I ever get.
Took a pellet from an airgun in the temple when I was about 8. Bled like all git out, and I recal screaming a lot, but It was more from the blood than pain, as I dont really recall it hurting until hours later when I calmed down a bit.Also got sprayed with shot out hunting once. most pellets just bounced off my thisck caot, but a handful went thrugh the outer layer then stuck in the filler. Scary and irritating, but no harm. I hope those are all the getting shot stories I ever get.
sigma 40ve
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Had the same happen to me, only pheasant hunting. I couldn't duck. Took it to the chest. Thanks to God, distance, thick hunting coat and a heavy flannel only got a couple of shot just under the skin. I have been shot at a couple of times though. Lucky for me they were bad shots.
That reminded me of an incident when I was a kid. I had one of those Crosman pump pistols that we shimmed the pump on to really make it scoot. We were in the back yard of my grandmother's place shooting gophers and after awhile started plinking cans. There was a steel fence post in the backyard with a concrete pad poured around it. Being the idiot I was as a kid I put a soda can directly in front of the fence post, paced off about 15 steps, aimed, and fired. What happened next was excruciating, the BB went through the can, bounced off the pole downward, went back through the can, skipped off the concrete pad and hit me square in the man-nuggets. I remember hearing it hit me then being cross-eyed with pain. Learned my first lesson about terminal ballistics that day
This one time, I was hunting with Dick Cheney...
Seriously....
You guys are reminding me why I:
-- Don't go to public ranges
-- Don't hunt with others besides my father
-- Don't go into others' land without getting permission PRIOR to going in and then only with good reason.
-- Don't stay around anyone who isn't showing good muzzle control when carrying a firearm.
-- Don't hunt on the "border" areas of our land and instead use them as "buffer" zones.
-- NEVER stop at a house for directions. We have gas stations for that.
-- John
Seriously....
You guys are reminding me why I:
-- Don't go to public ranges
-- Don't hunt with others besides my father
-- Don't go into others' land without getting permission PRIOR to going in and then only with good reason.
-- Don't stay around anyone who isn't showing good muzzle control when carrying a firearm.
-- Don't hunt on the "border" areas of our land and instead use them as "buffer" zones.
-- NEVER stop at a house for directions. We have gas stations for that.
-- John
Yes, the exception to my long gun stories seems to be birdshot generally. I've known people in 2-3 cases(only one hunting related) that took birdshot wounds and survived though one almost died but it was closer range and in upper leg/thigh.
I never met someone who had been shot at or hit with buckshot or a slug. Yes hunting and ranges can be scary. My great grandfather when young I believe he killed someone in a hunting accident.
I never met someone who had been shot at or hit with buckshot or a slug. Yes hunting and ranges can be scary. My great grandfather when young I believe he killed someone in a hunting accident.
sadlsor
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Savage states,
I was at a trapshoot shooting with some friends at a local club and I was reloding my shootgun when my buddys gun just went off.
OK, we've been around the table, and no one has called it. So I will - I'm calling BullShirt! on this and throwing the card.
Everyone here knows guns don't "just go off."
That's my opinion, and it should be yours.
I was at a trapshoot shooting with some friends at a local club and I was reloding my shootgun when my buddys gun just went off.
OK, we've been around the table, and no one has called it. So I will - I'm calling BullShirt! on this and throwing the card.
Everyone here knows guns don't "just go off."
That's my opinion, and it should be yours.
I had an AK47 round go through my lower leg at night. It feld like i ran into the trailer hitch on my truck. Never hit bone just in and out. Never thought i got hit untill my boot felt wet. It hurt but when the bullets are flying you dont stop because you hurt a bit. When we got back to our side of the burm i felt my leg and dang its wet and i knew i did not piss myself LOL. a few weeks later i caught what i think was an AK round to the head when we we crossed into Kuwait. It did not hit dead on but was a glancing blow and just felt like i got hit in the head with a small bat and a hard twist. AMEN for Kevlar!!! One of the old piss pots would have never stopped it! It sure tore up my helmet cover and put a gouge in the kevlar. i still have both of them. and a cool looking scar on my leg
longdayjake
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8mm
I was shooting an 8mm mauser at some water bottles that were on top of a 1/2 inch thick piece of steel. I ended up hitting the piece of steel at about 25 yards right in the middle of the 1/2" edge. I was standing up so when the lead splash hit me it felt like someone threw gravel at me and it hit my entire left side. My white shirt and jeans looked like someone had thrown ashes at me and I had a little cut in my left elbow from a flake or something. I dug around in my elbow for a while to see if there was anything left inside, but never felt anything. It happened so quick that it didn't hurt when it cut me and the adrenaline that I got afterwards made it not hurt while I was digging around inside my elbow to make sure there was nothing inside. Needless to say I don't shoot at targets on top of steel plates any more. My elbow was sore for a couple of days. Probably more from my digging than from the cut.
I work in a hospital as a security guard and I can honestly say that people live through getting shot all the time though many don't like it when they do until after the drugs go into their system. Apparently bullets hurt.
I was shooting an 8mm mauser at some water bottles that were on top of a 1/2 inch thick piece of steel. I ended up hitting the piece of steel at about 25 yards right in the middle of the 1/2" edge. I was standing up so when the lead splash hit me it felt like someone threw gravel at me and it hit my entire left side. My white shirt and jeans looked like someone had thrown ashes at me and I had a little cut in my left elbow from a flake or something. I dug around in my elbow for a while to see if there was anything left inside, but never felt anything. It happened so quick that it didn't hurt when it cut me and the adrenaline that I got afterwards made it not hurt while I was digging around inside my elbow to make sure there was nothing inside. Needless to say I don't shoot at targets on top of steel plates any more. My elbow was sore for a couple of days. Probably more from my digging than from the cut.
I work in a hospital as a security guard and I can honestly say that people live through getting shot all the time though many don't like it when they do until after the drugs go into their system. Apparently bullets hurt.
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