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I_Route · 04-19-2005, 06:23 PM

FINGERNAIL!

When helping my buddy get ready for the gun show Friday at his shop, I was putting zip ties on the actions and an M1 Garand fought back! OUCH!!!

Talk about hurt. I saw white and yellow for a second.

It has been healing pretty good but I had allot of pressure still so I took a tiny drill bit and used my fingers to work it on the fingernail to relieve the pressure. POP! It worked.

Thanks!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program........

mr0w1 · 04-19-2005, 06:28 PM

OW OW OW OW OW!!!! God that always sounds so painful whenever I hear about someone doing that. I can feel it in all my fingernails....

GAh!

Hero Of The Day · 04-19-2005, 06:32 PM

sounds like you got "M1 Thumb"

sucks huh?

I_Route · 04-19-2005, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hero Of The Day

sounds like you got "M1 Thumb"

sucks huh?

M1 Finger...LOL

My left index finger was chambered......

Hero Of The Day · 04-19-2005, 06:36 PM

I know just wonderin if you have heard that old WW2 term.

I_Route · 04-19-2005, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hero Of The Day

I know just wondering if you have heard that old WW2 term.

Yes I have. And now I am very familiar with it...... :LOL:

I have 3 Garands. Two WWII and one of the D-Day commemoratives.

I refinished the stock of the '43 one I have. I am taking it to the gunsmith later this week. He only does Garands and M1 Carbines. Going to have it re-parked and the correct parts I have put in it to make it factory correct. I will shoot it at the club in the Garand matches.

Captain Ray · 04-19-2005, 08:38 PM

Good Lord! LOL.. I can't believe anyone would "drill" a hole in their fingernail.. don't you know any doctors? We have at least one around here!! Next time ask!!!

If you use a lighter to heat up a needle, red hot.. you can use it to press through the fingernail. It will melt the Keritan, and it will relieve the pressure.. drill.. good grief! LMBO

Fact for the day:

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Nails grow from a "growth plate" located at the base of the nail. It's the half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail near where the skin connects. Nails are fomed by special cells called epithelium. Epithelial cells grow from the growth plate and as they mature, they are pushed outward. During growth they die and the inside of the cells become filled with a hard protein called "Keratin". It is the keratin that makes our nails hard and tough.

Raymond

Billy6Killer · 04-19-2005, 09:12 PM

Its not that wierd to do that. I work in construction, and there have been many times I've hit my thumbs or fingers with a hammer very hard. everytime I've done it i've drilled a hole to relieve the pressure. After you smash your finger it really cant get that much more painful

I_Route · 04-19-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Ray

Good Lord! LOL.. I can't believe anyone would "drill" a hole in their fingernail.. don't you know any doctors? We have at least one around here!! Next time ask!!!

If you use a lighter to heat up a needle, red hot.. you can use it to press through the fingernail. It will melt the Keritan, and it will relieve the pressure.. drill.. good grief! LMBO

What, make an appointment to see the DR so he can perform some proceedure that has the same result as I got and have me pay $10.00 and my insurance pay hundreds? Besides, it cut in to my range time.

bluebomberx · 04-19-2005, 10:31 PM

I smashed my finger at work one time. The doctor did the same thing. I still lost my finger nail though. It took around eight months to grow back right.

04-19-2005, 06:23 PM	#1
I_Route XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 874	Had to drill a hole in my........ FINGERNAIL! When helping my buddy get ready for the gun show Friday at his shop, I was putting zip ties on the actions and an M1 Garand fought back! OUCH!!! Talk about hurt. I saw white and yellow for a second. It has been healing pretty good but I had allot of pressure still so I took a tiny drill bit and used my fingers to work it on the fingernail to relieve the pressure. POP! It worked. Thanks! We now return you to your regularly scheduled program........ __________________ Later, Jeff If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a soldier.

04-19-2005, 06:28 PM	#2
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,533	OW OW OW OW OW!!!! God that always sounds so painful whenever I hear about someone doing that. I can feel it in all my fingernails.... GAh! __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

04-19-2005, 06:32 PM	#3
Hero Of The Day XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 83	sounds like you got "M1 Thumb" sucks huh? __________________ \"Good Luck\"

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Hero Of The Day XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 83	I know just wonderin if you have heard that old WW2 term. __________________ \"Good Luck\"

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04-19-2005, 09:12 PM	#8
Billy6Killer XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 36	Its not that wierd to do that. I work in construction, and there have been many times I've hit my thumbs or fingers with a hammer very hard. everytime I've done it i've drilled a hole to relieve the pressure. After you smash your finger it really cant get that much more painful

04-19-2005, 10:31 PM	#10
bluebomberx XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 446	I smashed my finger at work one time. The doctor did the same thing. I still lost my finger nail though. It took around eight months to grow back right.