USPSA shoots self in leg today?

[oldguy68]

Thank God it wasn't a 40! It would have been followed by a mushroom cloud.

OMFG, you beat me to it!

 

[EddieZoom]

I wonder if it is the same guy I met at the Harvard SC, dude was shooting 9mm major and was a total d*ck. Him and his Asian boyfriend wearing flip flops and being a DB to everyone with his sh*t .22 that kept jamming.

"You meet the nicest people at a USPSA match" ;-)

 

[Broc]

"You meet the nicest people at a USPSA match" ;-)

I have been to a lot of matches, everyone I meet is pretty nice, only met 2 or 3 guys that were d*cks in the past 3 years.

 

[kingfisher]

I have been to a lot of matches, everyone I meet is pretty nice, only met 2 or 3 guys that were d*cks in the past 3 years.

Oh, sorry... was having a bad day.



I still won the match, though, right?!

 

[EddieZoom]

I have been to a lot of matches, everyone I meet is pretty nice, only met 2 or 3 guys that were d*cks in the past 3 years.

Same here.

There was a "famous" old ad campaign from Honda trying to sell motorcycles..."you meet the nicest people on a Honda".

 

[SJan]

Hoping the dude is ok.

We go over the basic safety stuff all of the time. people take it for granted.
We go over the accident protocols for calling 911 all the time... "training accident" and not "someone has been shot" people that for granted.

I hope this incident was handled in the best possible way, to get to the best possible outcome for the dude.

If your finger is on the trigger while holstering, you done f@ck#d up
Open gun or production gun,
race holster or level 3 duty holster, none of that matters if your finger is on the trigger when it shouldn't be

 

[jkelly1229]

I have seen this happen at a non-USPSA practice session with a 45.

The shooter was really annoyed several weeks later when he found out he shot himself. Really - can't make this stuff up.

A leg shot can range from an MD running a cleaning brush through the hole to life and limb threatening surgery. I knew one guy (not the above) who shot himself in the leg with a Para 45. Did fine, went to the hospital, cleaned, bandaged and went home. He then sells this gun to a friend who proceeds to shoot himself in the leg right through the femoral artery. Docs were discussing "can we save the leg" when a Lebanese MD said "hey, this is just a bullet hole, I've fixed a lot of those" and managed to save his life and leg.

You will find that these incidents are rarely spoken of, and not cited as "Safety warning examples" but as "unmentionables".

Shooting, just like race car driving, parachuting and contact sports carries a degree of danger that cannot ever be 100.00% eliminated. But, nobody talks about shutting down NASCAR if a driver is killed, or even if a car flew into the stands and killed a spectator.

To be fair... there isn't a subset of onlookers waiting for someone to shoot themselves like there are with nascar crashes

 

[DW357]

If your finger is on the trigger while holstering, you done f@ck#d up
Open gun or production gun,
race holster or level 3 duty holster, none of that matters if your finger is on the trigger when it shouldn't be

bingo!

 

[chris_1001]

I have been to a lot of matches, everyone I meet is pretty nice, only met 2 or 3 guys that were d*cks in the past 3 years.

F’off. I’ve met you. Lol

Several years ago my buddy brought a friend/co worker to a match. I bailed out.

But his buddy shot himself in the leg holstering after “load and make ready”. I have the surgery pic.

Apparently, he did not know how to decock (beretta .40). He’s gay now. As an aside.

 

[kingfisher]

F’off. I’ve met you. Lol

Several years ago my buddy brought a friend/co worker to a match. I bailed out.

But his buddy shot himself in the leg holstering after “load and make ready”. I have the surgery pic.

Apparently, he did not know how to decock (beretta .40). He’s gay now. As an aside.

Why you holding back?

It's for science! And to help remind people to look the gun into the holster, slowly.

 

[chris_1001]

Why you holding back?

It's for science! And to help remind people to look the gun into the holster, slowly.



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When I SO I say no penalties for a slow holstering.

And my f’you was a joke as I’m the annoying one

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I can see for a police officer who needs to go hands on that he needs to keep eyes on the perp and holster quickly. But for most of us, there is no prize for winning the holstering race.

I am not aware of any competitive shooting organization that includes holstering while the timer running as part of the scoring. Procedure varies with the gun - with a Glock I look the gun in to make sure nothing gets in the trigger guard; with the 1911oid and a race holster I put my thumb under the safety and push up.

 

[MC56]

It grazed his thigh and went through his foot into the ground. They recovered the projectile. It was an open gun. He's going to be ok.

 

[kingfisher]

It grazed his thigh and went through his foot into the ground. They recovered the projectile. It was an open gun. He's going to be ok.

WELL, that's very different. And great to hear!

 

[mcshooter]

And all the tacticool guys laugh at me for looking my gun slowly into the holster…

There's no rush to reholster.

Why would you reholster while a threat is there after you draw

 

[Broc]

(beretta .40). He’s gay now. As an aside.

Makes sense.

 

[Broc]

And all the tacticool guys laugh at me for looking my gun slowly into the holster…

Anyone that laughs at you for being careful is an idiot.

 

[M1911]

It grazed his thigh and went through his foot into the ground. They recovered the projectile. It was an open gun. He's going to be ok.

That’s good news.

 

[1919FAN]

I'm the match director for my clubs Steel Challenge matches accidentall discharges are the biggest worry in the back of your mind a bad mishap could close a club for good. We're fortunate to have great ROs my son Shawn , Mike Spangler, Knob Creek, Manny & Doug do a good job at keeping shooters booger hooks out of the trigger guard before the beep. Some shooters get caught up in the moment and gotta be reeled in

 

[Knob Creek]

Picked up a tip from an Instructor at the Sig Academy. When re-holstering a gun, besides the regular safety protocols (finger out of trigger guard, etc.) He leans his hip out to the side. So the muzzle is pointing away from his leg.

 

[Bonesinium]

I may or may not have photos of the leg and projectile...

 

[DPR]

“It grazed his thigh and went through his foot into the ground.”

Somebody get that guy a Jesus costume for Halloween. Please

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Was his name Tex?

 

[shootymacshootface]

Wow, good thing it missed his kneecap.

 

[Rick O'Shea]

There's a lesson there for all of us,.. also to keep an extra pair of pants handy at matches.

 

[allen-1]

Hoping the dude is ok.

We go over the basic safety stuff all of the time. people take it for granted.
We go over the accident protocols for calling 911 all the time... "training accident" and not "someone has been shot" people that for granted.

I hope this incident was handled in the best possible way, to get to the best possible outcome for the dude.

If your finger is on the trigger while holstering, you done f@ck#d up
Open gun or production gun,
race holster or level 3 duty holster, none of that matters if your finger is on the trigger when it shouldn't be

Catching your shirt in the trigger guard as you holster will do you in too.

 

[SJan]

Catching your shirt in the trigger guard as you holster will do you in too.

Take pride in your appearance, dress nice on the range, tuck in your blouse.

 

[Brad.in.IL]

Was his name Tex?

This Tex ??


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeMCYsyV94

 

[Admin]

I hope he makes a full recovery. I'd like to know how it happened.

 

[Amputee Marksman]

Take pride in your appearance, dress nice on the range, tuck in your blouse.

My mother always said to make sure you wear clean underwear in case you have to go to the hospital