One in a million shot

[rcwhat]

http://kdvr.com/2016/07/14/jefferso...-aurora-shooting-after-one-in-a-billion-shot/

 

[Bill Katt]

Why don't they always do that? That way nobody would get hurt!!

/sarc

 

[jkelly1229]

A glock still would've shot back

 

[Thinking]

I did that in a paintball game about 10 years ago. Luckiest shot I've ever taken. Of course it's right where I was aiming.

 

[FPrice]

“It was determined that one of the shots that Deputy Marquez fired from his .45 caliber handgun actually hit Meshesha’s .40 caliber handgun and traveled down the barrel, colliding with a cartridge that was in the chamber of the gun,” according to the letter. “Detective (Matt) Ingui described this as a ‘one in a billion thing.'”

What I find amazing I that a .45 caliber projectile was able to travel down a .40 caliber barrel.

 

[whacko]

My son has basically done that twice with arrows. He has robin hooded 2 times at shoot for scores at 20 meters. Yeah....he switched to 3 spot targets after the second time.

However.....in the heat of a fight thats impressive.

 

[Terminator03]

Would have been even more cool if he actually did that on purpose!

 

[LoginName]

I hope they mount that gun on a plaque or some kind of display case and present it to the deputy as an award... he deserves it.

 

[knfmn]

“It was determined that one of the shots that Deputy Marquez fired from his .45 caliber handgun actually hit Meshesha’s .40 caliber handgun and traveled down the barrel, colliding with a cartridge that was in the chamber of the gun,” according to the letter. “Detective (Matt) Ingui described this as a ‘one in a billion thing.'”

What I find amazing I that a .45 caliber projectile was able to travel down a .40 caliber barrel.

Cue the .45 fanatics screaming about how this is why nobody should own a .40...lol.

 

[jkelly1229]

“It was determined that one of the shots that Deputy Marquez fired from his .45 caliber handgun actually hit Meshesha’s .40 caliber handgun and traveled down the barrel, colliding with a cartridge that was in the chamber of the gun,” according to the letter. “Detective (Matt) Ingui described this as a ‘one in a billion thing.'”

What I find amazing I that a .45 caliber projectile was able to travel down a .40 caliber barrel.

It's simple physics the lead is softer than the steel. The lead is still being propelled with great force. It will deform and go down the barrel.

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My son has basically done that twice with arrows. He has robin hooded 2 times at shoot for scores at 20 meters. Yeah....he switched to 3 spot targets after the second time.

However.....in the heat of a fight thats impressive.

Was as he using the patriot arrows?

 

[DW357]

Would this be a reverse squib?...

 

[Maninblue1861]

must have hurt his hand good catching a bullet with your hand literally lol

 

[tuna]

I remember seeing an example if this from the civil war. Takes a century or so, but doable.

 

[scatter]

must have hurt his hand good catching a bullet with your hand literally lol

Shouldn't be any different than the recoil from shooting. Pretty much the same amount of energy involved right?

 

[Reptile]

The bad guy is lucky he didn't get shot in the rear.

1 in a million doc, 1 in a million.

 

[StevieP]

“It was determined that one of the shots that Deputy Marquez fired from his .45 caliber handgun actually hit Meshesha’s .40 caliber handgun and traveled down the barrel, colliding with a cartridge that was in the chamber of the gun,” according to the letter. “Detective (Matt) Ingui described this as a ‘one in a billion thing.'”

What I find amazing I that a .45 caliber projectile was able to travel down a .40 caliber barrel.

This was my first reaction, too. I don't care how fast it's going, a .45acp projectile won't fit down a .40 caliber barrel.

 

[Reptile]

Maybe the .45 round cracked upon hitting the muzzle and the pieces went down the barrel.

 

[enbloc]

[video=youtube_share;rS1K6T8Iq70]http://youtu.be/rS1K6T8Iq70[/video]
Cool, but soooo photo-shopped...