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DeltaCharlie2 · 02-24-2008, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

Got whacked pretty good by a hunk of x54R out of my M44 a while back. We were shooting a clutch plate at probably 75 yards or so.........yeah, I fire hear the DINGGGG and then hear something that sounds like a big zipper have time to say "What the fu...." SMACK right into my left arm. Had a pretty good sized bruise for about a week and half.

Gosh. All these stories are getting me worried.

I've been planning on shooting my new .30-06 out at a friends property, but I'm considering going to the range and not firing under 100 yards for safety's sake.

jdavionic · 02-24-2008, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaCharlie2

Gosh. All these stories are getting me worried.

I've been planning on shooting my new .30-06 out at a friends property, but I'm considering going to the range and not firing under 100 yards for safety's sake.

Don't be worried. Just be smart. Don't shoot a pile of metal with various angles, or a steel plate that sticking straight up & perpendicular to you. Just look at your setup before you shoot and see if you need to adjust it.

nickb · 02-24-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaCharlie2

Gosh. All these stories are getting me worried.

I've been planning on shooting my new .30-06 out at a friends property, but I'm considering going to the range and not firing under 100 yards for safety's sake.

I don't know about the rest of the stories, but I'm pretty sure the only thing the OP was shot with was the putty he just fired at the moon.

Crude to be sure, but accurate non the less.

gripnCOLDSTEEL · 02-24-2008, 09:43 AM

Glad you are ok!
I just blew my left palm out with my XD40SC a couple nights ago..it sucked (and still does)

DeltaCharlie2 · 02-24-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by gripnCOLDSTEEL

Glad you are ok!

I just blew my left palm out with my XD40SC a couple nights ago..it sucked (and still does)

Jeebus christ!! What happened? When I first got my XD, a friend of mine told me that he knew someone who was attempting to strip his XD and didn't realize there was one in the chamber. When he pulled the trigger to get the slide off, he shot his left hand.

gripnCOLDSTEEL · 02-24-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaCharlie2

Jeebus christ!! What happened? When I first got my XD, a friend of mine told me that he knew someone who was attempting to strip his XD and didn't realize there was one in the chamber. When he pulled the trigger to get the slide off, he shot his left hand.

That is EXACTLY what happened to me. But I still swear I never pulled the trigger. The good news is I can still move my fingers somehow.

WWB flat top

It looks like it was the opposite, but it came out my wrist.

**trelane** · 02-24-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rev-arb

Wow...those are both real close calls.

Thankfully have not been hit but I have ripped my thumb open with a 1911 slide.

And now we have a gruesome reminder of step one for cleaning a firearm. I hate to kick you while you're down, but since your palm's messed up and you cant fight back I'm going to. There's a chamber status indicator on the top. That was your first mistake. Not clearing the action was your second mistake. Having a loaded magazine in the weapon (the only way a round could have been chambered during the cleaning process) was your third. The list goes on, but I'm sure there a half dozen more spots where this could have been avoided. I say this not to your detriment but for the future benefit of those reading here.
Steps to clean your XD:
1. put all ammunition away
2. if there is a magazine in the weapon remove it and put it (and any ammunition it contains away)
3. check your chamber status indicator
4. lock the slide back and visually inspect the chamber to ensure the status indicator works.
5. repeat step 4.
6. with the slide locked back follow the process to field strip your weapon, with the noted caveat that you're going to check your chamber status indicator once more before pulling the trigger, and aim the weapon in a safe direction when releasing the slide.

gripnCOLDSTEEL · 02-24-2008, 12:57 PM

Yea I understand.. ive heard it all already.
Thanks for your advice...and trust me, ill take it to heart.

I mainly posted that just to show people that think it can never happen to them.

I am hoping this next ten weeks of therapy will be a reminder for me everytime I pull it out. Be safe guys!

DeltaCharlie2 · 02-24-2008, 01:06 PM

I'm glad you're okay man. It could have been worse.

gripnCOLDSTEEL · 02-24-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaCharlie2

I'm glad you're okay man. It could have been worse.

Thanks!
I am very fortunate, in many ways.
Very valuable lesson learned

02-24-2008, 09:43 AM	#64
gripnCOLDSTEEL XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 15	Glad you are ok! I just blew my left palm out with my XD40SC a couple nights ago..it sucked (and still does)

02-24-2008, 01:06 PM	#69
DeltaCharlie2 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL Posts: 215	I'm glad you're okay man. It could have been worse. __________________ "An unloaded gun is just a club" Currently: H&K USP Compact .45 w/Insight X2L Previously owned: XD9 subcompact w/ Insight XML XD45 service H&K USP 9mm w/ Streamlight TLR-1 Ruger LCP Desert Eagle .44mag Taurus PT24/7 Pro .45 S&W model 457 H&R Protector 12ga Romanian AK-47 (7.62x39 w/side-folding stock) Savage Arms model 111 (.30-06)

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02-24-2008, 12:57 PM	#68
gripnCOLDSTEEL XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 15	Yea I understand.. ive heard it all already. Thanks for your advice...and trust me, ill take it to heart. I mainly posted that just to show people that think it can never happen to them. I am hoping this next ten weeks of therapy will be a reminder for me everytime I pull it out. Be safe guys!