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Guy Blows His Thumb Off by Holding His Revolver Improperly - Graphic Images
Notoriously Conservative ^
| 08 11 09
| Notoriously Conservative
Posted on 08/11/2009 7:57:47 AM PDT by Notoriously Conservative
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To: Notoriously Conservative
Hmmmm, I made a bigger mess of my thumb when I first started carpentry although it wasn’t blown open like that. For two days I nailed down 3/4” particle board underlayment with 8dd twist shank nails using a 22 oz. smooth face hammer. My thumb was three X normal size and there wasn’t anything solid inside it. Bone and all was pretty much liquefied. It just healed up on its own and returned to a completely normal state. I guess the burned gunpowder does a number on flesh.
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posted on
08/11/2009 9:44:42 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: Notoriously Conservative
Amazing what a narrow jet of hot gas at a pressure of 50-60,000 pounds per square inch will do. The S&W 460 is rated up to 65,000 PSI.
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posted on
08/11/2009 9:45:39 AM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Jewbacca
The revolver in question was specifically designed for long range target shooting (sometimes as far as 1000 yards) and hunting. Hunting with handguns is a specialized sport, one that requires different skill sets than bow hunting, or rifle or shotgun hunting. In the past, I've hunted rabbit and squirrel with a .22 pistol, and gone deer hunting with a .41Mag. In the past, I've also loaned my .44Mag Ruger Redhawk (along with some 300gr handloads) to my neighbor, who was going bow hunting for bear.
I'm Jewish as well, though I don't keep kosher, and while I don't hunt anymore, I have no problems with eating wild game. My issues with hunting are quite simple. I'd rather buy a steak at the local market than clean a deer.
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posted on
08/11/2009 9:46:40 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: USMCPOP
Hot gas and liquid lead. Don’t stand next to anyone shooting a revolver.
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posted on
08/11/2009 9:54:16 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: Eaker
Can you post the pics of your Garand incident for me? Thanks.
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posted on
08/11/2009 9:55:21 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Jewbacca
"Me, I rely on .38+P, .45, .40, or even .380 "
*A man has got to know his limitations*...Harry Callahan
To: DuncanWaring
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:17:28 AM PDT
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
To: hiredhand
I’d take my “almost” .308 core-sample a thousand times over that.
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:24:24 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Lurker
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:28:30 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
To: Notoriously Conservative
Oh yuk. But what kind of hold was he using? That just looks ridiculously wrong.
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:33:34 AM PDT
by
jboot
(Let Christ be true and every man a liar.)
To: Lurker; Eaker
My hands STING just thinking about those photos!
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:34:38 AM PDT
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
To: Eaker
Thanks. A friend of mine wanted to see them.
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:35:13 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Eaker
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:37:01 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Eaker
Holy cow dude! What happened?
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:46:00 AM PDT
by
jboot
(Let Christ be true and every man a liar.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I know little to nothing about emergency trauma wounds. But that photo looks shopped.I call BS.
I would concur, I've seen some "flash" N "blast" damage to hands and this just doesn't look right.
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:53:00 AM PDT
by
AvOrdVet
("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")
To: DuncanWaring; jboot
Never fully determined what malfunctioned on the rifle. But it was a malfunction as it was new. This was only the 13th round fired and it had been thoroughly cleaned by a former Marine (TexasCowboy) and we were using factory ammo purchased at the range.
According to Springfield they had no other problems.
I guess it was just Eaker luck.
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posted on
08/11/2009 10:59:07 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
To: DuncanWaring; jboot
What cannot be seen in the pictures is the piece of shell casing I had to have removed from my breastbone.
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posted on
08/11/2009 11:00:33 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
To: Eaker
Wow, never saw a Garand like that, Got any info?, determine a cause?... I think I’ll be giving my rifle another good look-over shortly.
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posted on
08/11/2009 11:01:00 AM PDT
by
AvOrdVet
("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")
To: Eaker
Did the rifle “return to service”?
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posted on
08/11/2009 11:09:59 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Eaker
“If it weren’t for Eaker luck you’d have no luck at all”?
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posted on
08/11/2009 11:10:49 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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