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happygunner · 04-06-2007, 03:23 PM

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you should always make sure the gun is unloaded when displaying the pistol to friends and family...

or if it is...dont reload it and lose track of where the mag is

dont put your hand in front of the barrel when you pull the trigger

make sure no one is standing in front of you when you do

i think that sums it up...

i put a nice 9mm hole through my left hand...then the round proceeded to about take off my grandpas right ring finger before entering the hand, traveling through the wrist tunnel, and coming to rest between the bones of his forearm.

this dumbass move earned me 1 night in hamot medical center in erie, him 2 nights, the possible loss of one of his fingers, 50% loss of feeling in his right (dominant) hand, and unforseen damage yet to be seen because he is still swelled up bad...i will lose about 60% feeling in my left ring finger and be unable to make a full fist or straighten my hand again...i'd however...gladly trade him places...since now i'll have the lifelong guilt to live with of knowing 1 millisecond of stupidity on my part caused him so much suffering...i'd rather be the one losing the use of his dominant hand...it was my fault afterall...

i believe what i actully did was this:

i always carry +1 so normally i'd drop the mag, rack the slide to eject the loaded round, point down and dry fire...well i think i thought i already dropped the mag since i had had it in and out about 5 or 6 times...so i racked the slide and "dry fired"

only this time it was a live round...

/flame suit on
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**PackerfanXD** · 04-06-2007, 03:29 PM

The firearm is ALWAYS loaded...if if you think it's not, check again. This serves as another reminder to always treat your firearms with the utmost respect.

Trovan · 04-06-2007, 03:35 PM

Holy crap.

AntXD · 04-06-2007, 03:39 PM

Sorry to hear that.

3crom · 04-06-2007, 03:54 PM

Crap! I thought I was the only one that did stuff like that

I was showing my wife the do's and don'ts of hand gun safety,after all..I've had guns a good part of my life---well, I put a hole in the side of our fridge--well,through 3 walls of the fridge..."thinking" I had cleaned out the slide etc..etc..BAM!!!! scared the crap outa us!!! Thank the Lord Jesus my son was in the other room and she was too my left,I triple check now!
ok..the secrets out now...
Hope you and your Grandpa are doing good now..on the bright side? Christmas dinner will never be the same

really,I'm just trying too make lite of a bad thing..Gods speed!

Dave

happygunner · 04-06-2007, 04:32 PM

I just reposted this item it's not me or my Grandfather who was shot. But thank's for caring.

aeneas26 · 04-06-2007, 05:26 PM

Owning a gun is an awesome responsibility. If this event really happened, the guy who shot himself and his grandpa was pretty negligent.

JBIV · 04-06-2007, 11:10 PM

I wouldn't flame this person, wouldn't think of it.

You had a life lesson that you lived through and you have to come to terms with it. The point is you LIVED THROUGH IT! I look back at my growing up days and things I did that were NOT firearm related and I say "Whew what was I thinking? I can't believe I made it through that!" A certain FEW times exploring the old abandoned DanversStateHospital comes to mind. Sapino's would be our staging point, LOL

On that note, this DOES make me feel less OCD. I don't care if that slide is off the frame, you DON't point a barrel at me. You learned the hard way;
someone less fortunate and very stupid will learn the dead way.

XD45ACP · 04-07-2007, 05:26 AM

I'm curious. Why was this posted in the XD45 forum?

mudfoot · 04-07-2007, 06:06 AM

Wow, someone else visits the Corral Lounge? Go figure.

04-06-2007, 03:23 PM	#1
happygunner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,130	Ouch Man shoots himself and his Grandfather ubar02gt Registered User Trader Feedback: (1) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bradford, PA Posts: 1,102 you should always make sure the gun is unloaded when displaying the pistol to friends and family... or if it is...dont reload it and lose track of where the mag is dont put your hand in front of the barrel when you pull the trigger make sure no one is standing in front of you when you do i think that sums it up... i put a nice 9mm hole through my left hand...then the round proceeded to about take off my grandpas right ring finger before entering the hand, traveling through the wrist tunnel, and coming to rest between the bones of his forearm. this dumbass move earned me 1 night in hamot medical center in erie, him 2 nights, the possible loss of one of his fingers, 50% loss of feeling in his right (dominant) hand, and unforseen damage yet to be seen because he is still swelled up bad...i will lose about 60% feeling in my left ring finger and be unable to make a full fist or straighten my hand again...i'd however...gladly trade him places...since now i'll have the lifelong guilt to live with of knowing 1 millisecond of stupidity on my part caused him so much suffering...i'd rather be the one losing the use of his dominant hand...it was my fault afterall... i believe what i actully did was this: i always carry +1 so normally i'd drop the mag, rack the slide to eject the loaded round, point down and dry fire...well i think i thought i already dropped the mag since i had had it in and out about 5 or 6 times...so i racked the slide and "dry fired" only this time it was a live round... /flame suit on __________________ President of the EATSTREET Haters club Daily Driver: 97 Deville Project C427 - 84 Corvette

04-06-2007, 03:29 PM	#2
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 6,909 Blog Entries: 1	The firearm is ALWAYS loaded...if if you think it's not, check again. This serves as another reminder to always treat your firearms with the utmost respect. __________________ An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

04-06-2007, 03:35 PM	#3
Trovan XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 367	Holy crap. __________________ Za Dom Spremni cede nullis

04-06-2007, 03:54 PM	#5
3crom XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mid. Alabama Posts: 54	Crap! I thought I was the only one that did stuff like that I was showing my wife the do's and don'ts of hand gun safety,after all..I've had guns a good part of my life---well, I put a hole in the side of our fridge--well,through 3 walls of the fridge..."thinking" I had cleaned out the slide etc..etc..BAM!!!! scared the crap outa us!!! Thank the Lord Jesus my son was in the other room and she was too my left,I triple check now! ok..the secrets out now... Hope you and your Grandpa are doing good now..on the bright side? Christmas dinner will never be the same really,I'm just trying too make lite of a bad thing..Gods speed! Dave __________________ PROUD DAV !!!!!!!

04-06-2007, 04:32 PM	#6
happygunner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,130	I just reposted this item it's not me who got shot I just reposted this item it's not me or my Grandfather who was shot. But thank's for caring.

04-06-2007, 03:39 PM	#4
AntXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SouthWestern Pennsylvania Posts: 134	Sorry to hear that.

04-06-2007, 05:26 PM	#7
aeneas26 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 286	Owning a gun is an awesome responsibility. If this event really happened, the guy who shot himself and his grandpa was pretty negligent.

04-06-2007, 11:10 PM	#8
JBIV XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 267	I wouldn't flame this person, wouldn't think of it. You had a life lesson that you lived through and you have to come to terms with it. The point is you LIVED THROUGH IT! I look back at my growing up days and things I did that were NOT firearm related and I say "Whew what was I thinking? I can't believe I made it through that!" A certain FEW times exploring the old abandoned DanversStateHospital comes to mind. Sapino's would be our staging point, LOL On that note, this DOES make me feel less OCD. I don't care if that slide is off the frame, you DON't point a barrel at me. You learned the hard way; someone less fortunate and very stupid will learn the dead way.

04-07-2007, 05:26 AM	#9
XD45ACP XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 184	I'm curious. Why was this posted in the XD45 forum?

04-07-2007, 06:06 AM	#10
mudfoot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 314	Wow, someone else visits the Corral Lounge? Go figure. __________________ If you are citizen who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be "on" 24/7, for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself..."Baa."

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