Well..if you are going to consider THAT a "gun accident", I once had a GP100 fall out of my safe; I reflexively reached out to grab it and the two ears of the rear sight gouged furrows down my palm and left the skin hanging. I still have a scar there.
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Well..if you are going to consider THAT a "gun accident", I once had a GP100 fall out of my safe; I reflexively reached out to grab it and the two ears of the rear sight gouged furrows down my palm and left the skin hanging. I still have a scar there.
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Oh my - a classic!!
Treylis
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I've never had anything big, but my hands always seem to get absolutely torn up when at the range and stripping/cleaning my guns--I don't know what it is with me and my hands, but they're just covered with scars from all the abuse they get, even though I do my best to take care of them.
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While boar hunting in Texas 10 yrs ago, my 454 Casull fell out of my shoulder holster while I was bending over, and landed on its hammer.....which was on a loaded round. It shot me through the chest, and hit my liver, diaphram, lung, and broke a rib on the way out. It ruined my day! Lesson to be learned: DO NOT CARRY A CASULL WITH A LOADED ROUND UNDER THE HAMMER!
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Worst (near) accident I had was with a NAA Mini Revolver. I used to carry it loaded, with the hammer down on the notch between the chambers in the little leather holster that it came with. I usually carried it in my front pants pocket. One day I took it out of my pocket at the end of the day and discovered the hammer fully back and the gun ready to fire. I have NO idea how long it had been in my pocket like that but it's close proximity to very important things scared the heck out of me.
Also did some stupid things when I got into reloading. Made a dummy round (out of a primed case no less) to check die settings and didn't mark it at all. After my buddy and I finished loading we put all the rounds in a paper bag. He grabbed the dummy I had set near the press and threw it in the bag too. We knew one of us was going to "find" it, so we were careful as we knew what would happen if we fired a bullet into an obstructed barrel. Well, I was the lucky recepient. Had a bullet lodged about an inch down the barrel of my brand new glock. So, I took a cleaning rod, set the barrel on a piece of wood, and pounded the hell out of the cleaning rod with a rock until the bullet was removed.
During this same session, I had a large number of the reloads that weren't properly resized and wouldn't chamber all the way. Being the smart guy I am, I carefully aimed the muzzle downrange and smacked the gun into a piece of wood until it was closed, then fired the offending round. Both a buddy and I did this for a fairly large number of rounds. Both had new glocks. Damn glocks didn't skip a beat and still work as if they were new, and nothing bad happened (well my buddy knocked his rear sight off), but I cringe at my stupidity sometimes.
Also did some stupid things when I got into reloading. Made a dummy round (out of a primed case no less) to check die settings and didn't mark it at all. After my buddy and I finished loading we put all the rounds in a paper bag. He grabbed the dummy I had set near the press and threw it in the bag too. We knew one of us was going to "find" it, so we were careful as we knew what would happen if we fired a bullet into an obstructed barrel. Well, I was the lucky recepient. Had a bullet lodged about an inch down the barrel of my brand new glock. So, I took a cleaning rod, set the barrel on a piece of wood, and pounded the hell out of the cleaning rod with a rock until the bullet was removed.
During this same session, I had a large number of the reloads that weren't properly resized and wouldn't chamber all the way. Being the smart guy I am, I carefully aimed the muzzle downrange and smacked the gun into a piece of wood until it was closed, then fired the offending round. Both a buddy and I did this for a fairly large number of rounds. Both had new glocks. Damn glocks didn't skip a beat and still work as if they were new, and nothing bad happened (well my buddy knocked his rear sight off), but I cringe at my stupidity sometimes.
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Fatelvis:
Thats nothing! I was carrying my Casull 454 in an ankle holster while hunting wild boar with my 700 Nitro-Express. It was still growling when I went up to it so I simply finished it off with swift kick to its head. But his tusk hit the hammer and the shot went up through my leg, through my intestines, heart, lung, throat and exited out of my brain. The shot went straight up so it also came straight down and tore through my other lung, stomach, liver and spleen, finally exiting out of my kidneys.
The round missed my groin, so no harm done.
You weren't being serious, were you?
Thats nothing! I was carrying my Casull 454 in an ankle holster while hunting wild boar with my 700 Nitro-Express. It was still growling when I went up to it so I simply finished it off with swift kick to its head. But his tusk hit the hammer and the shot went up through my leg, through my intestines, heart, lung, throat and exited out of my brain. The shot went straight up so it also came straight down and tore through my other lung, stomach, liver and spleen, finally exiting out of my kidneys.
The round missed my groin, so no harm done.
You weren't being serious, were you?
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Shot my car, with my wife in it. Wife unhurt, but both ego and wifes respect fatally wounded. 
Actually we were both sitting in the car, prepareing to go home from a trip to a friends camp. I had brought Glock with me, unloaded and in the trunk.
About 3/4 of the way through the trip wifes cousen and her annoying kid show up. I decide to go for a walk for some peace and quiet. Take glock outa trunk, insert mag and stick on kydex holster.
While walking along deserted dirt road through deep maine woods I spook a deer or moose (did I mention its past dark and I care barely see road?) in the woods about 5 ft away from me. After heart stops threatening to explode i rack slide, and walk home.
Later, we get in the car, ready to leave. I sit down in drivers seat, start engine. Holster is digging into my back, so I decide to remove the pistol, make safe and throw it in the back seat. Pistol isnt even clear of holster when I shoot a round of 40S&W gold dot through the outer edge of the drivers seat at about 20 degrees down through center of car.
I still have no idea how I managed to fire that pistol. I tried recreating it a hundred times (with an empty gun!), but I cant fire it without a consious SNAP (stapler glock pistol). Oh well. Took me forever to be able to touch and carry a pistol. Considered giving up my guns because I was so shaken up, and my wife was REALLY shaken up, as she doesnt like guns anyhow.
Oh well, I'm still here!
Actually we were both sitting in the car, prepareing to go home from a trip to a friends camp. I had brought Glock with me, unloaded and in the trunk.
About 3/4 of the way through the trip wifes cousen and her annoying kid show up. I decide to go for a walk for some peace and quiet. Take glock outa trunk, insert mag and stick on kydex holster.
While walking along deserted dirt road through deep maine woods I spook a deer or moose (did I mention its past dark and I care barely see road?) in the woods about 5 ft away from me. After heart stops threatening to explode i rack slide, and walk home.
Later, we get in the car, ready to leave. I sit down in drivers seat, start engine. Holster is digging into my back, so I decide to remove the pistol, make safe and throw it in the back seat. Pistol isnt even clear of holster when I shoot a round of 40S&W gold dot through the outer edge of the drivers seat at about 20 degrees down through center of car.
I still have no idea how I managed to fire that pistol. I tried recreating it a hundred times (with an empty gun!), but I cant fire it without a consious SNAP (stapler glock pistol). Oh well. Took me forever to be able to touch and carry a pistol. Considered giving up my guns because I was so shaken up, and my wife was REALLY shaken up, as she doesnt like guns anyhow.
Oh well, I'm still here!
not really an accident but scary story no doubt. one day we were doing post-fires on some of our weapons down in the armory when one individual thought he would do a functions check on an M9. nothing to worry about right! after all the MRC card calls for it. well ,he who shall not be named started to do his check but with one problem, he was sweeping one of are guys with his weapon and his finger was taking up slack on the trigger. being a supervisor and the responsible shooter that i am i jumped in his ass. i imediately took his weapon and did a press check, only to find a live round in the chamber. the man was removed from the armory shortly thereafter never to work down there again. fortunately than man he swept never knew how close he came to having his head blown off. eversince then i personaly check and double check each weapon before anybody does maintenance on one
Red_SC
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About 10 years back I learned an interesting thing about SKS's. Did you know that, if your dad's windshield has a chip in it from a rock, that a close proximity muzzle blast from an SKS will crack it from top to bottom? I didn't, either. Fortunately, it was my dad who pulled the trigger and actually did it, but I'd been shooting braced on the windshield pillar, too.
Hmmmmm
Ok, I'll play....
During my [somewhat] mis-spent youth, I was examing older brother's new Remmy 1100. "What does this thingy inside the receiver do? ?" I remember thinking, about a microsecond before the bolt slammed the extractor into my index finger.......
After being [ahem] 'inspired' by the Saturday Afternoon TV Western Show block, I was trying the fake 'hand it over, butt first, with finger in trigger guard', then snap it up, cock & fire.......Bang! Crash! ! Tinkle! Clink!
Had forgotten the .357 Blackhawk was loaded with CCI "rat shot". A new mirror, a LARGE can of spackle, and a gallon of semi-gloss off-white paint later, the living room wall was fixed.
Again, after being inspired by "The Rifleman", I tried the 'swing-it-around-by-the-lever-to-eject-last-empty-trick', only to firmly smack myself in the face with my 336 Marlin.
That's my stories, and I'm stickin' to 'em.
Ok, I'll play....
During my [somewhat] mis-spent youth, I was examing older brother's new Remmy 1100. "What does this thingy inside the receiver do? ?" I remember thinking, about a microsecond before the bolt slammed the extractor into my index finger.......
After being [ahem] 'inspired' by the Saturday Afternoon TV Western Show block, I was trying the fake 'hand it over, butt first, with finger in trigger guard', then snap it up, cock & fire.......Bang! Crash! ! Tinkle! Clink!
Had forgotten the .357 Blackhawk was loaded with CCI "rat shot". A new mirror, a LARGE can of spackle, and a gallon of semi-gloss off-white paint later, the living room wall was fixed.
Again, after being inspired by "The Rifleman", I tried the 'swing-it-around-by-the-lever-to-eject-last-empty-trick', only to firmly smack myself in the face with my 336 Marlin.
That's my stories, and I'm stickin' to 'em.
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Accidental Discharge? -
The most embarrassing incident I have seen was in 1979 at Ft Hood. The Chaparral/Vulcan unit I was assigned to was having a live fire with Chaparral. For those of you who are not as old as I, the Chaparral is a ground fired Sidewinder the Army used for Air Defense.
The target used for these was a BAT (Ballistic Aerial Target), a large boost/coast rocket with a heat source for the Chaparral seeker to locate and then destroy. The Bat flies in a predetermined ballistic trajectory at about 500 mph. Pretty simple really, the BAT is launched from behind the Chaparral system, the gunner tracks the BAT and obtains missile tone (a warbling sound that indicates the missile should hit the target) and then he fires. The one glitch was a interlock to prevent firing out of the range fan. The safety officer was to assure the BAT was heading in a safe direction and then he would release the trigger and the gunner could fire.
That morning the first target went up, we could hear the missile tone over a PA system, but no firing. The safety officer forgot to release the firing circuit. The BAT traveled out several KM and hit the side of a hill. About that time the safety officer realized his screw up and released his trigger. The gunner still had his palm switch triggers depressed - you guessed it. Whoosh! The Chaparral left the launch rail and headed downrange at about mach 2. It never got above 25 or 30 feet from the ground, but did hit the remains of the BAT.
At about $100,000.00 a round that was a pretty expensive shot at a stationary target from a system designed to hit planes moving at mach 2.
The most embarrassing incident I have seen was in 1979 at Ft Hood. The Chaparral/Vulcan unit I was assigned to was having a live fire with Chaparral. For those of you who are not as old as I, the Chaparral is a ground fired Sidewinder the Army used for Air Defense.
The target used for these was a BAT (Ballistic Aerial Target), a large boost/coast rocket with a heat source for the Chaparral seeker to locate and then destroy. The Bat flies in a predetermined ballistic trajectory at about 500 mph. Pretty simple really, the BAT is launched from behind the Chaparral system, the gunner tracks the BAT and obtains missile tone (a warbling sound that indicates the missile should hit the target) and then he fires. The one glitch was a interlock to prevent firing out of the range fan. The safety officer was to assure the BAT was heading in a safe direction and then he would release the trigger and the gunner could fire.
That morning the first target went up, we could hear the missile tone over a PA system, but no firing. The safety officer forgot to release the firing circuit. The BAT traveled out several KM and hit the side of a hill. About that time the safety officer realized his screw up and released his trigger. The gunner still had his palm switch triggers depressed - you guessed it. Whoosh! The Chaparral left the launch rail and headed downrange at about mach 2. It never got above 25 or 30 feet from the ground, but did hit the remains of the BAT.
At about $100,000.00 a round that was a pretty expensive shot at a stationary target from a system designed to hit planes moving at mach 2.
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Shermacman, it is a true story.
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Fatelvis:
I have incurable foot-in-mouth disease.
I apologize for making a joke out it. Please forgive me.
I have incurable foot-in-mouth disease.
I apologize for making a joke out it. Please forgive me.
P95Carry
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Fatelvis - I had sorta hoped you were joking!!
Question tho .... this piece must have had no transfer bar then I take it?? What was it? Couldn't see that able to happen now - at least my SRH and Raging Bull wouldn't allow it ... I'd think, tho hardly want to put it to the test!
Question tho .... this piece must have had no transfer bar then I take it?? What was it? Couldn't see that able to happen now - at least my SRH and Raging Bull wouldn't allow it ... I'd think, tho hardly want to put it to the test!
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This didn't happen to me but to my best friend in college.
He was working for a phone company and had to repair a phone in a house with nobody home.
There was a double barrelled shotgun on the wall and my buddy picked it up to look at it.
The next thing he knew the gun discharged shattering a wall mirror and blowing a hole in the wall.
IIRC, he paid for the damage and all was forgiven.
I think he had to buy some new trousers, though.
He was working for a phone company and had to repair a phone in a house with nobody home.
There was a double barrelled shotgun on the wall and my buddy picked it up to look at it.
The next thing he knew the gun discharged shattering a wall mirror and blowing a hole in the wall.
IIRC, he paid for the damage and all was forgiven.
I think he had to buy some new trousers, though.
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Sherm, no offense taken. P95, it was a Freedom Arms 454 revolver w/ a 7 1/2" bbl. I bought it used for $900, but with no manual, and for what they cost I ASSUMED it was ok to carry fully loaded, like a Ruger, that is 1/4 the price! Well, I was wrong, and after the accident I requested a manual from Freedom Arms, and it says it all over the place in there: Do not lower hammer on a loaded round- I swore off guns altogether then, and sold them all. But for some reason I have a collection again. I guess they`re in my blood! (no pun intended).
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It wasn't me but a friend of mine
I have an older retired navy buddy who was letting me shoot his tricked out 1911. I got the first shot off fine but then the slide wouldn't lock back. I called him over to inspect. He did the typical old man muttering under his breath as he inspected the gun. He was having problems with his AR-10 and was frustrated. He started moving the gun eradically and pointed the loaded .45 right in my face. the slide was open so There was enough light to see the round in the champer
. I politely stepped back while he finished getting the FTE problem fixed. He's a good guy but a loaded .45 pointed at your face from less than 2 feet is very scary.
I have an older retired navy buddy who was letting me shoot his tricked out 1911. I got the first shot off fine but then the slide wouldn't lock back. I called him over to inspect. He did the typical old man muttering under his breath as he inspected the gun. He was having problems with his AR-10 and was frustrated. He started moving the gun eradically and pointed the loaded .45 right in my face. the slide was open so There was enough light to see the round in the champer
. I politely stepped back while he finished getting the FTE problem fixed. He's a good guy but a loaded .45 pointed at your face from less than 2 feet is very scary. Nortonics
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I wonder if anybody has taken a 1911 recoil spring cap to eye while trying to take the barrel bushing apart? Damn that would suck...
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Tougher Than a Hog
So Fatelvis, what kind of round would it take to put you down?
So Fatelvis, what kind of round would it take to put you down?
Mauserguy
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I got a call from my brother once, nearly crying. I rushed over and found him lying on the floor with his SKS. He was cleaning the rifle and pushed his finger into the trap door in the but plate. He pushed it in too far and couldn't get it out. In trying to pull his finger out it just dug inti his skin. There was even blood. I removed the but plate and got him free.
My worst accident was probably when I allowed the rifle to smack me in the face. Oh well.
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My worst accident was probably when I allowed the rifle to smack me in the face. Oh well.
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Two lessons I've learned:
1) KEEP YOUR THUMB out of the breech on long guns. They bite. Hard.
2) Never drop a Ruger P95 on your foot. It will bruise bones.
1) KEEP YOUR THUMB out of the breech on long guns. They bite. Hard.
2) Never drop a Ruger P95 on your foot. It will bruise bones.
cracked butt
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M1 ate my thumb
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I was cleaning the grease from a newly arrived surplus M1 Garand. I pulled the bolt back, it stopped, I continued to swab with a cotton cloth. Unbeknownst to me, the bolt hadn't locked open, was only held by spring tension from the magazine follower. I had the cloth wrapped around my right thumb. I placed the empty M1 muzzle down upon the floor, and was wiping the face of the breech free of grease. The boss's 8 year old son was near me, observing my actions. The bolt slammed home, full tilt into my cloth wrapped thumb.
As the bolt impacted, bright flashes shone in the edges of my vision. Fully aware of the young boy watching me, I carefully laid the rifle down, walked to the back door of the shop and stepped outside. I closed the door behind me. I screamed and cursed bloody murder! I then walked back inside, secured the rifle, and told Blake, the little boy, "That really hurt."
The cloth kept the wound from requiring stitches. Still, a blister formed behind the thumbnail. Three times I used a hot needle to relieve pressure by boring thru the nail. A serious, embarrasing wound from an unloaded gun!
As the bolt impacted, bright flashes shone in the edges of my vision. Fully aware of the young boy watching me, I carefully laid the rifle down, walked to the back door of the shop and stepped outside. I closed the door behind me. I screamed and cursed bloody murder! I then walked back inside, secured the rifle, and told Blake, the little boy, "That really hurt."
The cloth kept the wound from requiring stitches. Still, a blister formed behind the thumbnail. Three times I used a hot needle to relieve pressure by boring thru the nail. A serious, embarrasing wound from an unloaded gun!
P95Carry
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Hehe - I know M1's can ''bite'' but hey - you ain't lived until you get in the way of a rapidly accelerating bolt in a Hakim!!
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