[JYD]

When ever I go out camping, I am always armed. At the time this story takes place, I had with me my Ruger 10-22 rifle. It was always by my side and i never left camp without it. Even in previous trips to the outhouse, I would carry it slung over my shoulder always loaded, always ready. That is until this day.

I do not want to type out the whole thing, if you want to find out more please just go here.


And i never blamed the firearm either!

 

[JYD]

That was a good story (about a bad event). You sure were lucky after all! Are you able to walk yet?

Oh. And welcome from New Mexico, JYD!

Thanks, and yes this happened in 1994 in the Utah mountains, in Sanpete County.

 

[JYD]

So if you had been armed you would have shot back??? It was a simple mistake by a young kid.

True, and as i pointed out, shock does weird things to the brain, at that moment all I wanted to do was protect myself and shoot back, but i believe God had purposely kept me from taking my rifle on that walk, i ALWAYS HAD MY RIFLE... until that 1 time.

 

[JYD]

I was shot this last weekend, too!

I was shooting 124gr XTP's out of a Ruger 9mm at a heavy steel target. A tiny fragment came back and hit my left cheek, about an inch under my eye. Suffice to say, I backed up a bit and switched to shooting a lighter, swinging steel target or paper.

No real damage done...the piece didn't even stick in my face, just bounced off.

Wow, glad to hear your ok!

 

[JYD]

That's a nasty looking wound for something as small as a .22. I sincerely hope you have a quick, and full recovery from it. Would not even want to think of what would have happened if that kid had been shooting a larger caliber gun.

I did not have a pic to show, so for an example used a stock pic off Google.

 

[JYD]

Well sir, I change my tune. I think NSB nailed it - that story is to draw attention to your site.

Nothing in your original post OR in the article says anything about it happening 20 years ago. In fact, unless I'm a fool, everyone in here is led to believe this just happened last week! And.... why use a generic picture from Google to show a wound that didn;t occur to you?
Nothing in your post or article evens infers that the picture was not available. I guess I am a fool for seeing a wound entirely healed from an accident occurring a few days ago. Sucker!

I think sir, after leading us down that path, that the entire story is untrue, including your thanking the Lord. Why use God to dress up a story that is already suspect and may be entrely false? This is not the forum for your stories.

ON EDIT: I'll tell you how to maybe exonerate yourself. Print this page. Pull your pants down. Hold the printed page near the wound. Take a picture. Post it in this thread.

Not having a picture of the fresh wound 21 years after, I used the closest stock photo I could find. I chose that one because it is the only pic I found the just about exactly shows were my exit wound was.. very close. I have edited the post pic in question with a caption that reads "example-not my wound"

This is a true story, and in the spirit of new friends, not that I have to prove anything to anyone, i will print this out as you asked and drop the drawers and get as best I can the dime sized entrance wound. EXPECT IT IN ABOUT AN HOUR, IM STILL AT WORK.

The fact that I DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT MY INCIDENT, 20+ YEARS LATER woops, is not fishy. Memorial Day is the anniversary of the shooting, and I have never thought about writing the story before, and it is all true. So I did, it happened, how long ago is kinda irrelevant.

But I love that we are talking about it, i need to go home and take a photo now, see you soon!

 

[JYD]

Pics

PHOTOS IN STORY

1 POND PHOTO IS WHERE IT HAPPENED
2 GUY ON A HILL IS ME GUY BY THE TRUCK IS ME

HERE YOU GO.. woops stupid cap lock

Scar tissue photos