Worst accident you've had with a firearm.

[Matthew748]

I was trying to tighten the screws on a revolver (one of my own) with a cheap dime store screw driver and wound mangling the screw head pretty badly. Always use the right tool for the right job! I have since bought a set of gunsmith screwdrivers.

 

[P95Carry]

Grand Inquisitor - there should be a badge for those who have suffered ''Hakim Thumb'' (other than any scars!) - it has to experienced to be believed! LOL.

Matthew - I'll wager any gun owner simply has to bugger (at least) one screw with a std (read crap) screwdriver - before he/she realizes - gun screwdrivers are the only way to go!

 

[cortez kid]

WHAT RULES.First the one that says treat every gun as a loaded one. My own personal rule that says no loaded guns in the house. Broke both rules will playing around with my 3 screw ruger single six. Yes I admitt to handling my guns for pleasure(dont sound rite does it!) Anyway, Islipped me thumb off the hammer . Bang. Oh s***! House was full off relatives. I was in the back room. Needless to say they thought I was dead. I learned dearly.Had to eat humble pie and fess up like a man. I deserved it. I swear by John Browning I shall never act like that idiot again.Nice little hole in my ceiling,which I will never fix. Also I learned what a transfer bar system does. Thank God some jerks don't get what they earn.
good shootin
kid

 

[AnthonyRSS]

This is one of the stupidest and most embarrassing things I've ever done, period.
I was shooting skeet at the club when I stepped in the low house to load the targets while a couple of friends shot station 7. I noticed one of my shells had ejected into the window and was laying beside the machine. And I bent to pick it up. When he pulled, the arm hit me in the side of the face. Hard. It knocked me down and knocked my ear muffs off. It didn't break my jaw but it was swollen for 2 weeks and it hurt for 2 months. Man, that was dumb.

 

[AZTOY]

Shot my sister with a bb gun.

Don't ask :banghead:

 

[ScorpioVI]

Worst injury was a hot .45ACP brass stuck between my cheek and my shooting glasses. I had POS shooting glasses that were fogging so I had them pushed forward a bit for ventilation. Fired a shot, brass went up, into the partition dividing the lanes, and comes down in the gap between my glasses and brow. Had a nice scar there for weeks and I sometimes still joke that if you look closely you'll see ".45 WIN" stamped on my cheek.

Worst part was coming home to mom. She strongly disapproved of guns in the house, although dad tolerated it, so for about a week she was wearing the "I told you guns are bad" smirk.

 

[MassHunter2190]

FogHorn, i laugh myself to tears everytime i see that video. The bird literally disintegrated!

As for gun injuries, was deer hunting with some buddies a couple years back, (4 or 5) we were finishing up a little push when i hear 3 gunshots. I call over the radio, "Harlan, did u get it?" This is followed by a "I dont know, but i'm bleeding like a pig"

NOT what you want to hear after a 12 gauge was just unloaded. We found out that the scope on his gun, "flew off and hit him in the head", a.k.a he had his head to far forward on the stock and the recoil sent the scope in the exact middle of his forehead, which then fell of the gun. I laughed for days, and every time i see that big "C" scar on his head i start laughing again. Last year he went out and bought a red dot. Missed a nice buck with it, too. I think i'll be seeing him with open sights this year.

-Jake

(He managed to get the deer too)