Lesson in Shot-Gunning (Warning Graphic Pictures)

[tsmysak1]

Most people who shoot a great deal have either had an accidental discharge or almost had one. There is never a reason for a person to accidentaly be in front of the business end. They make a small barrel rest for trap shooters so you don't have to rest on your foot..... for this very reason....

 

[Keith_Indy]

One very cold and windy winter long ago I was working at a gun club. Nearly got shot in my foot by a very stupid guest member. The group was walking up to a trap range, I was already there waiting for them, with clipboard and the trap control. One guy walking up next to me, not more then 2-3 feet away, shifted his shotgun for some reason.

BANG!!!

There appeared a divit in the snow no more then a foot away from my foot.

He had put his finger in the trigger. While he still had gloves on. IDIOT

I'm pretty sure I left the range, and had the guest kicked out. Quit shortly after that. Way to cold, way to windy. My dangly bits were getting frost bite.

 

[Dogman]

It's hard to defend stupid.

 

[hardtrailz400]

I saw that and it was with an article that stated it was a .45, not a shotgun. A .45 seems to make more sense when I see the hole.

i will see if I can find the article again.

 

[IN_Varmntr]

I could be wrong, but I don't think that's a shotgun wound.

I've received the same images minus the first one in an e-mail stating it was a .45ACP. Who knows, the way pictures are thrown around the net these days, it could be anything.

If you look at the pictures of the boot, you can compare the bullet hole to the size of the shoe-lace eyelets. The eyelets are only slightly smaller than the bullet hole and unless they were shooting a .410, I doubt it was a shotgun. Most people shoot 12s or 20s when shooting trap anyways.

Go grab your 20 guage and place it on top of your EMPTY boot and you'll see what I mean.

 

[Garb]

Wow. If I did that I would probably crap myself and throw up at the same time.

 

[MarkR]

I've also seen these pics stating it was from a .45 ACP. It was on Teddy Jacobsen's website, which is Actions By T - Teddy Jacobson Pistolsmith
Regardless if it's an accidental discharge from a .45 or a shotgun, still a pretty ugly wound, and preventable!

 

[Jack Ryan]

I guess I don't understand the "need" to rest your muzzle on you foot. Why not the butt? Does it make you look cool or something?

Then you could probably look through his head from his chin out the top as well as the normal "in one ear and out the other".

 

[JetGirl]

The ONLY way I EVER rest my shotgun on my foot is unloaded and with the action open. If there's something in the chamber, it's going to be pointed at the ground or at the sky.

Several skeet/trap shooters do this, and I believe it's perfectly safe as long as you aren't an idiot.

Yeah...until recently, that's the way they TAUGHT trap students to rest an open action/unloaded trap gun.
I've noticed that the scouts now have these little square rubber pads that are magnetic...they rest the muzzle on that square and it "sticks" so they take it from station to station. Then when their turn is up, they step on the corner and pull the muzzle off while holding the square down. Much safer.

 

[rockydog]

Man, that had to hurt! It looks like it may have been cleaned up at the hospital and he just had the bandage off to take some pics. Again, Man, that must have hurt!

 

[finity]

Then you could probably look through his head from his chin out the top as well as the normal "in one ear and out the other".

I wasn't suggesting he point the muzzle toward his head, there are a lot of other places to point it "up". But not pointing it at your own foot isn't possible if you have the muzzle actually sitting on your foot. Seems like common sense to me.

 

[WoodWizard]

Can you spell ID10T

 

[agentl074]

A sobering reminder that the firearm safety rules should be used each and every time a firearm is handled!

 

[JetGirl]

Yeah...until recently, that's the way they TAUGHT trap students to rest an open action/unloaded trap gun.
I've noticed that the scouts now have these little square rubber pads that are magnetic...they rest the muzzle on that square and it "sticks" so they take it from station to station. Then when their turn is up, they step on the corner and pull the muzzle off while holding the square down. Much safer.

P.S.
If any of you are interested, these are about the same:
Shooting Gun Buddy ~ Magnetic Gun Rest
It's just a good idea...

 

[Jack Ryan]

I wasn't suggesting he point the muzzle toward his head, there are a lot of other places to point it "up". But not pointing it at your own foot isn't possible if you have the muzzle actually sitting on your foot. Seems like common sense to me.

Unless he's about 4 foot tall it's going to be pointed in the general direction of his head if the butt end is on his foot. Common sense isn't really all that common any more or you would be reading thread after thread of people talking about all their negligent discharges, shooting them selves, dropping guns in the drink, shooting the toilet and on and on. And this is suppose to be the "elite" who goes about "educating" the public sheeple? ROTFLMAO Lecturing LEOs on the law? LOLOLOL

 

[calcot7]

I once knew a guy who did something like this to get out of the draft in the late 60's. He was afraid he would be shipped off to Nam so he shot his big right toe off with 12 Ga. It worked but, he walked kinda funny afterwards.