That’s a long way from having your face or head blow off.
Who said anything about “head blow off.”? I said “ shot 2 or 3 times” which came from the Wikipedia article. It also said he had multiple reconstructive surgeries. Wardaddy said “face blown off”, a figure of speech, which was probably an exaggeration. He was a big man, but I think it would be hard to shoot yourself in the face with a carbine without severe powder burns.