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You blew your godamn big toenail off too! lol, just kidding.
That's Uncle Fester to YOU, mister!!
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You blew your godamn big toenail off too! lol, just kidding.
I'm not setting myself out as an example of anything except perhaps an arrogant fool.
there wasn't a single thing accidental about this. The proper term is negligent
I had already put my unloaded Walther PPQ .45 in my bag. Once I got calmed down, my first thought was exactly what you said.heal up soon and be thankful it wasnt a 45!
Yep. I was glad my wife was gone and none of the grandkids were in the house. I don't think I could ever recover from hurting someone else through my own lack of concentration or stupidity.As an Air Force veteran like you I noticed the similarity with the AARs' consistent findings that at least three errors or hazards combine to cause the mishap. In your case was double the usual number, and you still kept your foot, so maybe it's time to buy a lottery ticket! If I ever accidentally shot myself in the foot there is one thing I would be extremely thankful to God for, and that is that my mistake caused me and not anyone else to get hit. Good luck with your healing.
Actually, the toenail loss was the result of a tragic negligent pair of too small running shoes.You blew your godamn big toenail off too! lol, just kidding.
Thanks for your well written testimony and warning to all gun folks.
Get all healed up soon!
The Underwood Ammo is designed to induce a large wound channel in soft tissue but allow penetration to FBI standards as well. The flutes cause massive cavitation in soft tissue. In bone and more dense tissue, however, the fact the bullet doesn't deform allows just the kind of barrier penetration it demonstrated through my ankle bones. So I think the injuries I suffered actually prove the bullet does what it claims to do, rather than refute it. That said, I would have much rather conducted the test in ballistic gelatin, not my left foot.Thank you for sharing. I wish you a quick and full recovery.
I am glad for you that the flutes of the solid copper 9mm Underwood 90 grain XTreme Defender bullets did not do the extensive damage that they advertised. I imagine that any decent expanding hollowpoint would have blown a larger hole out the bottom of your foot and caused more fragmentation damage as well.
I think that I will be switching back to HST soon.
I was taking mine out for the first time. I've had several CZs over time but was happy to get the PCR. Hopefully the cops won't be dicks about returning it.With the size of your balls for sharing that story I'm surprised the bullet didnt go through one of them before hitting your foot. All jokes aside I'm glad you shared this story. Accidents happen. Complacency can be a killer. It's a good reminder for all of us that handle guns regularly to slow down a bit and really think about safety and how we are handling firearms.
Also I was super bummed that it was a CZ PCR that this happened with. I know the gun has nothing to do with it but my PCR is my main carry and my favorite to shoot. Im not gona lie, I felt a pang of betrayal when you said it was that gun. Weird.
Welcome, not much help with a place to shoot way up there but if your ever get to Grays Harbor (west of Olympia towards Westport) give me a shout.
Bless you bud for this write up. There's a gentleman wo did something similar and documented his recovery. I read his page every year with my wife and kids.
Accidents happen. I know it's popular (and right 99% of the time) to call it a negligent discharge, but it being negligent doesn't make it not an accident too.
Point is these things happen and the best way to remind yourself to take your time, think through what you want to do, and understand the dangers is to literally remind yourself regularly.
Your account should be pinned and we should all read it from time to time
I am really glad you are as ok as you are at this point and thank you again for sharing this