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Ever hurt yourself or have any close calls while shooting?
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When I was engaged to the future Mrs. Ortega I had her at my house and was showing her my neat Ruger semi-auto .22. We were sitting on a step and I shot at a can some distance away. The hot case ejected and landed on her, as they say in the movies, creamy white thigh. About a second later she jumped and said, "Owwwww." I felt like a dufus. The mark is still there today.
when i got my first ar15 i was shooting with the wife and we dumped about 200 rounds through it pretty quick i had my 1911 out also and she wanted to shoot it so i cleared my ar and had it slung across my front on a single point sling and i was showing her how to shoot the 1911 and as i leaned in to keep her from getting railroad tracks from wrong hand placement the hot barrel left a perfect imprint on her thigh i felt like an idiot. a lesson learned for sure thankfully she didnt kill me
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Had a close call in the army...
Me and a buddy were on a tank range. We were behind a "truck target" trying to fix the thing so it would move on it's little track.
Kept hearing buzzing sounds and a split second later the "pop-pop-pop" of an M2 .50 cal. I remember thinking "I hate bees". "Hmm, seems like they are getting closer too."
We were so focused on the task it wasn't until the next burst clipped the top of the plywood truck and showered us with splinters that we figured it out.
To this day I still think of that when I see and hear a hornet. I think about the bad a$$ "hornets" I heard that day!
Oh ya- a 2LT got a royal chewing out for doing some test firing on a cold range.
Had a close call in the army...
Me and a buddy were on a tank range. We were behind a "truck target" trying to fix the thing so it would move on it's little track.
Kept hearing buzzing sounds and a split second later the "pop-pop-pop" of an M2 .50 cal. I remember thinking "I hate bees". "Hmm, seems like they are getting closer too."
We were so focused on the task it wasn't until the next burst clipped the top of the plywood truck and showered us with splinters that we figured it out.
To this day I still think of that when I see and hear a hornet. I think about the bad a$$ "hornets" I heard that day!
Oh ya- a 2LT got a royal chewing out for doing some test firing on a cold range.
Lol, was gonna post something like this. Had a nice long burn down my back because of this at one point in time. Really sucks when it gets lodged between your back and the IBA you're wearing...
I was deer hunting a few years ago. My stand was down in a valley overlooking a clear creekbottom. Not sure how far away the shot was but I remember thinking to myself, "someone sure shot close", when the slug went crashing through the tree limbs 15 feet or so above me. Best guess was it came from next property over the hill but who knows what the heck they were shooting at. Maybe they were bored and thought, "hey, I bet I can get the squirrel with this here slug gun." They have a reputation for shooting at anything thing that moves. Yikes.
I've shot .44 Mag loaded by my dad that was 40+ years old. That sounds like an over charge or double charge.
Just curious, looking for things to avoid, lol.Any close calls (or, uh, actual, calls) while shooting/handling firearms? Share your stories please!
The first time I lit a LAW I had my eye too close to the sight and received a nice little slice on my eyebrow. And a Walther PPK/S once tried to amputate my thumb. That's about it so far (knock on wood).
Once, way back in the day, we were having dis/ass races with the M249. I forgot to send the bolt forward after clearing the weapon in my haste (clearing was part of the race), and when I went to remove it, it popped me right in the sternum. That stung a bit.
The first time a friend took me to the range I was more nervous than I thought I would be. Anyway, first shot out of his Glock I limp wristed it somewhat and the shell came back and hit me in the cheek...I about wet my pants thinking I was shot. 
Years later and with a little more experience, I was at my mother in laws and she and my wife were looking at the .22 pistol that her brother gave her to keep in her apartment. I said, "Hey be careful" and of course the response from both was "don't worry it's not loaded." I asked, but how do you know. They showed my the magazine in one of their hands. I grabbed the gun and racked the slide....of course you can guess. I live shell landed on the floor. I chewed some major a$$.
Years later and with a little more experience, I was at my mother in laws and she and my wife were looking at the .22 pistol that her brother gave her to keep in her apartment. I said, "Hey be careful" and of course the response from both was "don't worry it's not loaded." I asked, but how do you know. They showed my the magazine in one of their hands. I grabbed the gun and racked the slide....of course you can guess. I live shell landed on the floor. I chewed some major a$$.
I fixed it for you.
In all seriousness do not avoid old ammo. I have ammo from WWI that is fine. Use common sense and if something looks wrong with the ammo do not use it. But 15 year old ammo is not old by any standards.
Getting bit by the Hi Power slide was a memorable moment of my childhood.
I had a hot shell from my Mark III burn me on the chest a few months ago. Now I keep a scarf in my range bag (idea from Sylvain) to prevent this.
Last time at the range I had a 380 shell fall behind my classes and burn me on the cheek.
Last time at the range I had a 380 shell fall behind my classes and burn me on the cheek.
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