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 07-17-2010, 01:13 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 97 |  No such thing as too safe! (not for the squeamish)
I've always said "It'll never happen to me", not out of arrogance or disrespect, but because when it comes to safety, I'm the guy who checks, looks, and double checks. But the first time in my life, I have one laps in attention, and it bit me in the ass. For 1: I knew better, and 2: I knew better. By no means am I looking for sympathy, but merely trying to allow others to learn from my mistake, and advocate "There is no such thing as too safe" and "Always stay focused". The attached pic should be a good reminder as why.
Last Sunday (the 11th). A .40 s&w 140 grain self defense (hollow point for the unfamiliar) to the palm of the left hand @ point blank.
Learn from me please.....
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| 07-17-2010, 01:51 AM | #2 | Retired Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: LA (Lower Alabama), FL Posts: 4,741 |
Thank you for sharing. __________________
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| 07-17-2010, 02:47 AM | #3 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
Dang, I bet that hurt. I hope you'll heal quickly. __________________
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| 07-17-2010, 02:56 AM | #4 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Charleston, SC, SC Posts: 122 |
Thanks for sharing!
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| 07-17-2010, 02:57 AM | #5 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 17,399 |
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| 07-17-2010, 03:29 AM | #6 | mmmmm...... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maiden, NC Posts: 9,540 |
Please tell us the story of how this happen. __________________
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| 07-17-2010, 03:29 AM | #7 | Ground Zero Ocean Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florence, Oregon Posts: 8,462 |
That's gonna leave a mark!! __________________ Molon Labe!
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| 07-17-2010, 03:45 AM | #8 | Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 97 |
Story behind it, sure...
I was/am going to sell my sigma, due to the fact their is no safety on,that and IMHO it's just a cheap firearm, and had a buddy interested in buying it. So i'm showing him the in's and out's of it, and how to strip and clean. So i drop the mag, and instead of racking the slide to be certain the hole is empty, i get lost in conversation and neglect this crucial step. (Which I know better than to do) So i put my hand on the slide, palm over the muzzle (another i know bettters) and in process of releasing the slide. How i hit the trigger is a mystery to me, but i did it. Bullet goes in the palm (and if u look in the pic, its the black area on the palm) out the wrist. Luckily i missed all vital arteries, but i did get a contusion (bruise) on the ulnar nerve, broken ulna (bone in the forearm) busted tendons, and large amount of muscle mass blown out onto the shop floor.
sorry for the text style typing...hard to type one handed. __________________ In God We Trust...all others must pay cash.
“ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. "
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| 07-17-2010, 04:52 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 130 |
Dam....Just... dam.
Hope you heal up nicely. Sucks, But it happens to the best so the worst know what not too do. Good luck with your wound. __________________
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| 07-17-2010, 06:15 AM | #10 | Non-conformist Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,602 |
Damn, bet you won't do THAT twice! Seriously, hope you have a full recovery.
There was a similar post a while back.
http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f...nd-pics-25219/__________________
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