Not sure, but I think he's doing it wrong
 

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I know this guy. He has been posting photos all over Facebook of his two new guns. A 45, and a 38. He nicknamed them Pebbles, and Bam , Bam.
. This was todays Facebook post by him. Looks like Bam Bam bit back.
He has also muffed up some real nice cars in the short time I have known him.

The kind of guy that gives responsible gun owners a bad name.....

I always have a tough time feeling any sympathy for really stupid people. Anyone that shoots them-self is by definition a really stupid person. It is a pure "Hold my beer and watch this" moment.

I think that is a qualification for having your guns taken away.

I am a long time gun owner and NRA member, but we need to protect ourselves from some people.

This guy is one of them.

Mental/social issues?

No mental , social issues that I know of , actually a nice guy, but has rich kid syndrome. Daddy has MONEY, and this kid has all the toys, but lacks common sense. Just glad he did not take out any of his buddies. The guy is 25. His dad is a cool guy, and kind of a hard ass, hopefully he kicks his ass, and takes his guns away.

it isn't even his foot!

That looks like a puncture wound/animal bite, not a GSW.

Not trying to interfere in darwin's business, but do we know details?

Did he shoot himself, did the gun explode, etc?
Kinda hard to condemn the guy based on a picture and zero info.
Or at least it should be.

looks like a puncture from a phillips screwdriver..or a small broadhead on an arrow. if that is a gunshot..i need to rethink my caliber choices. i would imagine more damage?

Sorry, I don't know any details other than seeing this photo and his words that state. " Oops I shot myself with my .45". I do have visions of him trying to do quick draw Mcgraw in his backyard though.
I'm supposed to put a clutch in their SC in the spring, so hopefully , I'll get some details .

Is his 45 a glock? lot of self wounds while striping glocks for cleaning.


I thought broadhead as well but too narrow o slits on exit wound

That's what I thought, as I have one on my left hand where it slipped and gouged me.

Wouldn't a .45 do a little more damage?

I've had a nice little x in the middle of my thumbnail once from a phillps head bit. looked just like that

Yea thats not a gun shot i'm gussing a driver sliped off a screw. :eek:

Man - you could have warned us of the GRAPHIC images.

I agree - that's a punch through with a phillips head screw driver. How is that possible working on a pistol? It takes a lot of force to punch through your hand.

Mid-twenties is not the time in your life to pick up injuries like that which indicate gross negligence. By that time you should have learned to be careful as now you aren't playing with pellet guns and pocket knives any more.

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NO excuse while cleaning ANY weapon.

I don't get the accidental shoots while cleaning Glocks. How does that happen? I've never even thought of cleaning a gun without clearing it first. And even then, I always have the muzzle is a safe direction while taking it all down. I guess the benefit of always carrying with one in the pipe is I never assume it's unloaded, even when I know it is unloaded.

There's no such thing as a "unloaded" gun. That's what I've always been taught.

Anyone that has an accidental discharge while cleaning any gun needs to be convinced not to buy the gun in the first place.

There are procedures for such things that must be followed in the same way that you would not walk into the street in front of a moving bus. It's that simple.

Anecdotal? There's nothing about a Glock that would cause that to happen.

Cartainly doesn't look like an exit wound from a handgun and there are no burns. Though I guess his hand could have been far enough away. Mayby it was spall from a target coming back?

Agree. I own one and there is nothing remotely dangerous about handling it if you practice basic gun safety.

I'm not buying a .45 wound, he would have a bit more than that, or a bit less hand as it were

Why on earth would you LIE about shooting yourself with a .45? He obviously did not shoot himself.

Maybe he took one for the gun-control team.

Maybe he took one for the gun-control team.

I dunno. If the muzzle was right up against the back of his hand, I could see how you could have a relatively small entry wound. The exit wound in his palm is larger. Your hand is only about 1 inch thick, so your not going to get much expansion or a large shock wave.

Looks like he's pretty lucky. I've seen GSWs to the hand that looked way worse. Missing bone. Nerve damage. Tendon damage. It can be a mess. Would be interesting to see the x-rays. But if he's posting this up on the internet, it sounds like he's being pretty nonchalant about the whole deal. I'm no gun owner, and I'm not sure he should be either.

His facebook post this morning is " anybody want to go shooting today?". I googled gunshot wound images, and many looked similar. Maybe he is full of shat, but maybe not. I"ll find out eventually.

Hopefully no one else was injured. I've seen 20 year cops do the same thing. It's sad when people don't respect the basic principles of safe gun handling.

That is the LAST guy I would want to go to the range with.

So , I finally talked with him today. He did in fact shoot himself in the hand point blank with his .45. He said he had counted how many shots he had fired, and was sure it was empty when he started cleaning it, and BAM!. He has a pin in his hand where he shot right through his finger.
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Don't think I will be doing any shooting with him in the near future.

I always drop the mag, cycle then lock slide back then put it down on the table before I start anything. Like a religious ritual.

Never shot myself or accidental discharge...

rjp

He had BETTER NOT admit it was a 1911- you mean a hammer drawn back wasn't enough of a clue? Even the glock, couldn't he tell he was chambered when he started to pull the slide back to disassemble?

Idiot.

rjp

Hmmmmm..............

If you're "sure", no reason to double check, is there?

I still like this one...
Man Shoots Hat Off - YouTube

If it was a Sig P220 or the 1911, The slide should have locked back after the last round.

entrance wound in palm, exit wound in the back. you can see some muzzle flash on the palm along with explosive gas damage. the star shape on the back of the hand is from the skin tearing as the bullet exits.

nasty.

anecdotally, i've heard of guy shooting himself cleaning his glock. the reason i heard this might be a problem with glocks is that one must pull the trigger at some point to get the pistol apart. i am not an expert and i don't own a glock, so it might be crap.

still, the gun isn't clear if it isn't clear. twice or three times, in my book.

Yeah, I think Glocks do that too.