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To: Eaker

WOW!! How bad were you hurt?


76 posted on 09/23/2011 6:48:11 PM PDT by parthian shot
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To: parthian shot

Not that badly considering the damage to the rifle.

It shredded one arm pretty good with about a million pinholes filled with powder. Walking to the range office I left a blood trail that lasted until the next rain storm.

I also had a cut on my chest that wouldn’t heal so I finally broke down and went to a doctor. It turned out that a half inch long piece of the cartridge rim was embedded in my breastbone and was protruding outward so the skin wouldn’t heal.

The worst part was the flinching every time I prepared to fire a rifle. After all of these years I still have a bit of a problem shooting an unfamiliar weapon.


89 posted on 09/24/2011 9:02:22 AM PDT by Eaker ("If someone misquotes you, it's because they know you're right.")
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