Freaking ouch. *warning - graphic* [Archive]

SPDSNYPR

10-24-2008, 18:17

Our range is shared with a local gun club who leases it out. During quals, we only close one side (200 yard and in) while the mid range (out to 500 rifle range) stays open. During our last qual evolution, there were a few guys out shooting on our side. They heard a shot on the rifle range, then someone yelling for help. They went over and found a guy was shooting his sharps 45-70 rifle with his hand-spun reloads, and it had blown up on him basically cutting his hand in half down to the wrist. He was bleeding badly, and the range is several miles outside of town. One of the officers ran the guy code 3 toward town where they had a medi-flight on stand-by. They stopped the bleeding at the ER (most of it anyway) and felw him out. They did take a few pics after it was pretty well cleaned up. ER doc said the guy would likely have bled out if the officers hadn't done first aid and gothim to the ER. Below are a pic of the rifle and then his hand. He was holding the rifle right where it blew, and looks like the gasses went right through his hand. I have no idea how much of the hand was lost, but I heard some of it was a loss. I was not there (happened the day before my day of duty at the range) - but the guys there did a great job.

I guess it's not just Glocks that Kb.

The rifle:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/jlatzke/Guns/CIMG1253.jpg

The hand:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/jlatzke/Guns/CIMG1249.jpg

VinVega

10-24-2008, 19:06

:shocked:

I've heard .45-70 is easy to load too heavily, since it was designed with black powder and all. That sucks.

:thumbsup: to you guys for getting him the help he needed, though.

blueiron

10-24-2008, 19:12

As someone who used to own a Shiloh Sharps rifle and handloaded for it, I can attest to what VinVega says. It is very easy to go overboard with smokeless powder and make a 13 pound hand grenade out of it.

I eventually went back to black powder for handloads, before I sold it.

Dragoon44

10-24-2008, 19:52

As someone who used to own a Shiloh Sharps rifle and handloaded for it, I can attest to what VinVega says. It is very easy to go overboard with smokeless powder and make a 13 pound hand grenade out of it.

I eventually went back to black powder for handloads, before I sold it.

So what was your duty weapon after the sharps grandpa??

:tongueout::rofl:

OXCOPS

10-24-2008, 21:06

One more reason I won't reload.

4949shooter

10-25-2008, 05:15

Ouch.

I hope the docs salvaged most of the guy's hand.

blueiron

10-25-2008, 10:28

So what was your duty weapon after the sharps grandpa??

:tongueout::rofl:

Look who's talking!!!

Here's the earliest known image of Dragoon; shown while issuing a traffic citation, some time during the late Triassic period.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/cartoon/images/Hanna/ftp-barney-cop.JPG

AnimalK

10-25-2008, 10:57

(D44 image Saved for future use...)

WiskyT

10-25-2008, 16:23

Look who's talking!!!

Here's the earliest known image of Dragoon; shown while issuing a traffic citation, some time during the late Triassic period.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/cartoon/images/Hanna/ftp-barney-cop.JPG

Notice he's writing his next-door neghbor and best friend?

blueiron

10-25-2008, 20:06

I had no idea he was a New Jersey State Police Officer!

4949shooter

10-26-2008, 04:26

Ouch!

WiskyT

10-26-2008, 08:37

I had no idea he was a New Jersey State Police Officer!

Assigned to the Garden State Parkway...

4949shooter

10-26-2008, 11:05

Phew! I rode the Turnpike.

blueiron

10-26-2008, 11:51

Ouch!

You guys are known for being tough.

WiskyT

10-26-2008, 13:24

Phew! I rode the Turnpike.

Oh not you, I'm talking about Troopers assigned to the GSP. They write each other even though it's against policy.

WiskyT

10-28-2008, 18:41

SDPSNYPR,
I posted this on a reloading forum. I cut and pasted it without any reference or links to you, this secret society etc. (What happens in JBT, stays in JBT). They all want to know what model of gun, the load etc. They also are praying for the shooter's recovery. If you can get any further info, and pass along their well wishes, it would be appreciated by all of them.

I figure you can't get in touch with the guy, it's not like he's your next door neighbor, but thought I'd ask.

Shasta69

10-30-2008, 01:38

Holy Crap!

That won't end good.

Great job by the Officer by running Code!

I run a 45/70 Marlin XLR. I know it's slow and yet have no inclination
to pump it up... or any other firearm I have.

SPDSNYPR

10-30-2008, 14:13

SDPSNYPR,
I posted this on a reloading forum. I cut and pasted it without any reference or links to you, this secret society etc. (What happens in JBT, stays in JBT). They all want to know what model of gun, the load etc. They also are praying for the shooter's recovery. If you can get any further info, and pass along their well wishes, it would be appreciated by all of them.

I figure you can't get in touch with the guy, it's not like he's your next door neighbor, but thought I'd ask.

Sorry - just saw this. I'll look at the report to see what type of gun it was, but I doubt they documented load data. I kow in the deries of pics there is a pic of the box of ammo he used, but no clue if he has a load data sticker on it. I'll see what I can find out.