Posted on 03/26/2016 5:20:17 PM PDT by NRx
The three friends no doubt thought shooting at an old lawnmower would be a fun way of exercising America’s gun ownership rights.
But packing it with Tannerite explosive beforehand turned out to be a serious mistake when the target exploded in a dangerous hail of flying metal that hit one of the men, causing horrific injuries that cost him his leg.
This footage shows the moment when 23-year-old David Presley is struck by debris from the machine after firing at it with a high-powered rifle at close range.
Mr Presley and his two accomplices in Walton County in the southern state of Georgia packed the lawnmower with 3ib of Tannerite - a binary explosive designed to make a loudly combusting target for firearms practice - before shooting at it from just 14 yards away.
“It went terribly bad from there,” he admitted ruefully afterwards.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Looks like a croc to me.
My guess as well. I'd suppose that with a screen-name "EEGator" you're more discriminating than I am... or else it would be "EECroc", LOL.
Why would it? This guy is making responsible gun owners look like knuckle draggers.
Maybe he’ll still be able to reproduce; but maybe he won’t be quite as likely to?
I was quoting The Karate Kid.
:)
Plastic milk jug or half liter water bottle has low mass,won’t be dangerous at any distance.Note that tannerite says 100 yards per pound.
Here, hold muh beer.
“When I say ‘break’, I MEAN IT!!!!!” ;)
Long, skinny, pointy nose = croc.
Blunt, short nose = gator.
That image is a croc.
really bad ones end with “Shot much laig off!”
Or he'll then kick himself in the...oh, wait...
I use Tannerite. I make it myself.
I shoot it....it goes boom... its fun.
Never closer than 125 yards.
That trophy looks like it has some sharp edges. Shouldn’t be handed out to some dumb idiot...oh, never mind.
That referee was way outta control. Sometimes you get that fighting feeling, and just want to strike out at the next person in front of you. That’s when you need to walk away from the Dojo. He had some good defensive moves, though.
My beer. Hold it.
Old news and anyone deriving fun from energetic reactions should know better or just vos das blinkin’ lights.
Yep. Darwin award winner.
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