My best friend and I were out at the range last Sunday. I was shooting my Winchester Mod 92 and he was shooting his Henry model 1860. I was testing some handloads and he was shooting some factory cowboy loads.
We had been shooting for a while when he called to me that he was in trouble. I thought maybe he had a bullet stuck or misfire. That was not the case, he was bleeding from the inside of his thigh, about 6 inches from some rather valued parts.
We got him over to another chair to have a better look at the problem. Could not see any holes in his pants but he was bleeding through. We cut the leg of his pants to find the source of the blood and begin first aide.
I explaned to him that I left my petticoat at home so I'd have to use some field expediate compresses. The cleaning patches, I use, are 3 by 3, so a few of those make good wipes and compresses. He bore up under the indignity of having another man cutting his pants and do some probbing and wiping, rather well. But he did get a bit testy when I poured the ice water from the ice chest on the region to wash off the blood problem.
We got the leaking stopped or at least slowed down while I loaded the truck, so we could head to the hospital.
It seems that he had dropped five rounds into the tube then let the follower snap down into place. From what I could tell rounds one thru three did fine, round four detonated, round five was fine. What I think happened is round four when dropped into the tube caused to soft lead bullet nose in round three to conform to the primer of round four. Then round five added to it and the spring and follower caused the detonation.
The magazine tube has a length wise gap so you can see how many rounds you have left. When round four detonated it was contained by the rounds a head of and behind and the magazine tube. The gap allowed a sliver of brass 1/4 inch wide and 1 inch long blew down and into his thigh.
The piece of brass stopped near his knee after traveling through a fair amount of meat.
I did ask him to please wash the patches and return them, being the frugal sort that I am. He suggested that I could use the patches for something I had not thought of.
I did point out that if the brass had gone the other way, he may have gotten a part in the Sopranos and he could wear his own petticoat to the range.
He responded with reference to something about me and some camel. I thought this was uncalled for since I was trying to point out that there is positive mindset no matter what the outcome.
Jim
We had been shooting for a while when he called to me that he was in trouble. I thought maybe he had a bullet stuck or misfire. That was not the case, he was bleeding from the inside of his thigh, about 6 inches from some rather valued parts.
We got him over to another chair to have a better look at the problem. Could not see any holes in his pants but he was bleeding through. We cut the leg of his pants to find the source of the blood and begin first aide.
I explaned to him that I left my petticoat at home so I'd have to use some field expediate compresses. The cleaning patches, I use, are 3 by 3, so a few of those make good wipes and compresses. He bore up under the indignity of having another man cutting his pants and do some probbing and wiping, rather well. But he did get a bit testy when I poured the ice water from the ice chest on the region to wash off the blood problem.
We got the leaking stopped or at least slowed down while I loaded the truck, so we could head to the hospital.
It seems that he had dropped five rounds into the tube then let the follower snap down into place. From what I could tell rounds one thru three did fine, round four detonated, round five was fine. What I think happened is round four when dropped into the tube caused to soft lead bullet nose in round three to conform to the primer of round four. Then round five added to it and the spring and follower caused the detonation.
The magazine tube has a length wise gap so you can see how many rounds you have left. When round four detonated it was contained by the rounds a head of and behind and the magazine tube. The gap allowed a sliver of brass 1/4 inch wide and 1 inch long blew down and into his thigh.
The piece of brass stopped near his knee after traveling through a fair amount of meat.
I did ask him to please wash the patches and return them, being the frugal sort that I am. He suggested that I could use the patches for something I had not thought of.
I did point out that if the brass had gone the other way, he may have gotten a part in the Sopranos and he could wear his own petticoat to the range.
He responded with reference to something about me and some camel. I thought this was uncalled for since I was trying to point out that there is positive mindset no matter what the outcome.
Jim
