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When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:07 pm
by fortyshooter
What happened when an old .50 cal round with an unkown history when off on Kentucky Ballistics.
He is very lucky to be alive!
https://youtu.be/1449kJKxlMQ
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:41 pm
by JEBar
horribly wrong indeed ....
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:48 pm
by cooperhawk
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:21 pm
by Llew Taranau
Holy $#!ZZ
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:33 pm
by Rifletom
That fella is lucky to be alive to talk about it. That was nuts!
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:54 pm
by brm4450
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Holy @&$? Batman
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:22 pm
by Vaquero
Holy doodoo
RP
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:06 pm
by Centaur
That’s gonna leave several marks!
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:24 pm
by BigAl52
He is lucky to be here telling the story
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:45 am
by Ozarkwoodswalker
Yikes!!!
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:39 am
by GeoBoy
Unbelievable. I don’t know if I could ever shoot anything like that ever again.
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:36 pm
by Headhog
I saw this yesterday on Youtube. The good Lord was watching over him he was one very fortunate young man.
Paul
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:58 pm
by Conax
That thread on breech cap..? I don't believe I'd care to shoot that rifle. It just seems..
spindly. I'm glad he lived and isn't blinded or maimed.
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 8:16 am
by BrokenolMarine
I watched this video when it was posted a day or two ago on our woodworking thread. My comment then was the same. He had God on his shoulder, no doubt. But, the other things that saved his life were:
Neither he nor his dad panicked.
Both reacted immediately.
They knew what to do, and more importantly, that they had to do something.
He called 911 enroute, so the ambulance met them halfway.
The hospital was prepped and ready.
Medflight.
Huge dose of luck.
Big credit to him for not immediately talking about suing. Not the fault of the gun. He talked, calmly, with them. I had a catastrophic failure, (commonly known as a kaboom,) years ago. Mine was caused by a compressed load. The bullet was set back in the case when I had a double feed. I cleared the failure, reloaded the rounds, BOOM.
The gun's design, safety glasses, and luck kept me from serious injury. The gun failed, but it failed in a controlled manner, if that makes sense?
I didn't scream lawsuit. I talked calmly, with the firearms company, worked with my local gunsmith, fellow shooters to figure out what happened. We solved the mystery.
I never reload rounds that jam against the feed ramp these days.
Not worth the risk.
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 11:14 pm
by runnin n gunnin
Very well stated Marine !
Re: When things go horribly wrong!!!!
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 9:27 am
by Shakey Jake
Well, I think he's learned a lesson about buying surplus ammo. Glad he's alive and on the mend. Holy Moly!
Jake