Ok, since no one else will say it I will. my guess would be he effed up and used the fumbled drop as an excuse. he was probably dicking around with it doing who knows what and popped himself in the hand. since he knew he'd be ostracized by friends and family he came up with the fumble story. I think this is more likely than what he said happened. I could be wrong and my unsolicited free opinion is worth every penny. either way it looks painful and lessons were learned.
Yes, I agree completely.
Originally Posted by borden811
I vote he was disassembling it, didn’t make sure it was unloaded, and when he pulled the trigger to remove the slide, sent a round through his hand. Then made up the drop story to save face.
Very likely.
Originally Posted by mart
My guess is he was FOT coming out of the holster and discharged the gun as he was bringing his support hand to the gun. Not buying the fumble story.
Also compelling.
Originally Posted by shrapnel
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
His hand was in contact with the barrel. His skin split from the escaping gas and it left powder burns. You don't get a wound like that unless there is contact.
the photo looks pretty indicative of a press contact wound to me. I don't see any ancillary stippling that suggests the round was fired from any distance. in other words his story is Bullshit and he shot himself in the hand by being a dumb fucghk
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GeoW. It can. There was a recall on the older Tupperware boxes. They had a molded pilled that went through the triggerguard. If the box was dropped and the pistol moved enough...bang. My understanding was the same box was used for all models. So, if you had a 19 or a 26 in a box that fit a 17, lots of room.
Not really. As 16bore posted the picture, there are molded in stops behind the grip and in front of the trigger guard. Since the distance is the same for a 17/19/26, there wouldn't be any more movement on the smaller guns.
If you guys are all done with your Kool-Aid, any pistol can fire when dropped. All it takes is an irregularity or chunk on the breech face, protruding/stuck/broken striker/firing pin, proud primer, and whatever else I can't remember, but Murphy surely will. None of that is necessarily the gun's fault - life happens.
That said, I also figure the guy dropped the pistol and caught the trigger. Plaxico Burress redux.
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I’ll never say never, but something about the story doesn’t add up.
Been around thousands of Glock handguns, firing hundreds of thousands of rounds. I’ve seen Glock’s dropped on every surface imaginable, and on concrete from 4 stories high. Just saying…..,
Asking an honest question since I have never shot a Glock.....do they have multiple safeties that "should" prevent this from happening? ]
Yes - trigger safety lever, firing pin/striker safety block, drop safety (trigger bar) - in my opinion, they all work well to prevent this.
Lot of possibilities - stock gun or not, aftermarket parts, U-Tube warrior assembling or "upgrading" - or a no-Sh*t failure of one of the three - need the details of the pistol.
Likely his mistake was grabbing for the gun. If he did hit the trigger somehow, he likely doesnt even remember due to the traumatic injury happening so fast. Could the gun go off? sure,,,, but like most internet stories, there is likely more to the story than posted.
the photo looks pretty indicative of a press contact wound to me. I don't see any ancillary stippling that suggests the round was fired from any distance. in other words his story is Bullshit and he shot himself in the hand by being a dumb fucghk
That'd be close to my guess too. I've seen worse...a cop pushing the slide from the front to check something....40 S&W at an angle through the length of his hand..I couldn't believe he didnt loose the hand....it didnt look so good, but he still had it.
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I vote he was disassembling it, didn’t make sure it was unloaded, and when he pulled the trigger to remove the slide, sent a round through his hand. Then made up the drop story to save face.
That’s my bet too. Contact wound. Saw a guy with the same left hand done by a Sig. Dont remember if he was disassembling or chamber checking but he put his palm over the muzzle and pulled the trigger.
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the photo looks pretty indicative of a press contact wound to me. I don't see any ancillary stippling that suggests the round was fired from any distance. in other words his story is Bullshit and he shot himself in the hand by being a dumb fucghk
That'd be close to my guess too. I've seen worse...a cop pushing the slide from the front to check something....40 S&W at an angle through the length of his hand..I couldn't believe he didnt loose the hand....it didnt look so good, but he still had it.
Hadnt noticed that, but good point..... Looks like he may be flipping the bird permanently to everyone with the bones under that finger likely shattered.
Hire a crooked assed lawyer and have a crooked assed gunsmith spin a tale... like the Remington triggers.
Except that one was true...
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