Posted on 02/23/2023 11:11:30 PM PST by kjam22
Prayers please. Barefoot and in shorts….. I went out to pickup in the garage to retrieve my I pad . Decided to get handgun also….out of the console between seats. Leaned in and got them. Leaning back out and dropped the gun. Landed on the concrete in garage. One in the chamber, not cocked, on safety, and in a holster. It discharged into my left leg about half way between ankle and knee. Broke both bones. I mean completely. Did not hit an artery.
Gun was a 90’s model Springfield 45. It is a P9 series, double/single action, but chambered in 45 caliber. Im in hospital. Suppose to do surgery tomorrow.
So I can cross shooting myself with my own 45 off my bucket list.
Yeah, it hurt bad. Legion of police showed up when wife called 911. Rough ambulance ride to the hospital. I dont recommend this.
Appreciate all prayers. Thank you
Father God, we lift kjam22 in prayer. We pray that he will have an uneventful and successful recovery. Heal him, make him strong in You. Amen
Praying.
Prayers for a speedy recovery and no long term problems. Same thing happened to my father when he slipped on ice and dropped his cocked and locked 25. However my dad gut shot himself, drove himself to the hospital and they took the bullet out next to his heart. I made him a custom key chain with the case and round as a reminder to be safe and share his experience with others to warn them that safeties don’t always work.
Prayers up
How awful. Praying for you.
Prayers for speedy healing and recovery 🙏
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I think along the same lines. I fixed my wife up with an airweight J-frame 38 with a 3-inch tube. That Smith likes Winchester 110 grain Silvertips. It is an old one but has a new mainspring.
Done, Darks!
Thanks for the ping.
What a horrible way to start the day, kjam! It must be very painful!
Anyway, heal quickly and prayers up.
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Prayers up and God bless. Enjoy the IHOP breakfast!
My Springfield XD was made in Croatia.
My XD9 is also like that.
Prayers up , I’m sorry this happened to you. It’s a lesson to all of us that we can never be too safe.
Having said that, I will continue to carry with one in the chamber.
Oh, one more thing- if you still carry after your recovery, get a new handgun.
All my best…🙏
Not having a good day, eh?
I suppose this time the gun is responsible for the shooting.
get a 1911
I’ve got a friend who shot himself in the ankle with a 1911.
Poor trigger discipline while re-holstering.
Yow! Prayers for a swift and uneventful recovery! (There are some people who insist God doesn’t hear the prayers of agnostics, but if He exists he sure seems too!)
They are - they’re basically Tanfoglio’s take on the CZ-75. But, as we all know, the devil is indeed in the details - clones are not always 100% copies. Sometimes that’s good (Colt’s ‘big hole for civilians only’ AR-15s vs everyone else doing MilSpec holes comes to mind)... and sometimes, like this time, it’s bad.
So sorry this happened to you!
Saying a prayer for complete healing, and no legal problems.
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