Kreyzhorse
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My boss, a Vietnam vet was shot 2 twice. He personally recommended that I avoid it at all costs.
Anyone been shot?
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Concussion from a grenade. Dropped my M16A1 and blacked out for a few seconds. Bled from my ears and nose. I don't hear well from my right ear.
Shot at by someone with a shotgun in Korea. Was running so fast that the pellets didn't reach me.
Hiking in the hills and mountains with two others when the side of the hill about 5 yds. ahead of us started falling apart. Then we heard the reports of rifle fire. We shouted down to them to cease fire because people were up here...they began to shoot even more. We were carrying too, so from prone we returned fire. I could see them and I aimed right at the shooter's belly. They were about 50 -75 yards away and below us. The guy I aimed at got pulled away from sight by his buddy. after, we went to look at the area but no sign of them..and no blood. I guess they didn't like an even fight.
Oh, I've been stabbed too, and many street fights way before UFC mixed martial arts became vogue. I grew up in East LA.
Shot at by someone with a shotgun in Korea. Was running so fast that the pellets didn't reach me.
Hiking in the hills and mountains with two others when the side of the hill about 5 yds. ahead of us started falling apart. Then we heard the reports of rifle fire. We shouted down to them to cease fire because people were up here...they began to shoot even more. We were carrying too, so from prone we returned fire. I could see them and I aimed right at the shooter's belly. They were about 50 -75 yards away and below us. The guy I aimed at got pulled away from sight by his buddy. after, we went to look at the area but no sign of them..and no blood. I guess they didn't like an even fight.
Oh, I've been stabbed too, and many street fights way before UFC mixed martial arts became vogue. I grew up in East LA.
Bama Rifleman
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Shot while hunting doves. Luckly I saw the idiot throw down on a low flying bird between us and had time to turn and only caught the shot on the left arm and side of the face and neck. No penetration but several blisters.
dead-eye-ked
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Some of you guys scare me!
First off 120mm you are very very lucky, when I Pheasent hunt I use #4 myself and most people use between #2 and #4ish the fact he had #7 was very lucky for you!! You may not think there is a diffrence, but #4 high base, vers #7 shot.. Well you are lucky.. lol
Only thing that I have been hit with is shot #7 and #8 shot peppering you across field while dove hunting around Salton Sea area, and there are a LOT of hunters there every year opening day. Just stings, never broke any skin worst one was a red mark and I remember the shot being very hot. So I don't count any of that as being shot.
First off 120mm you are very very lucky, when I Pheasent hunt I use #4 myself and most people use between #2 and #4ish the fact he had #7 was very lucky for you!! You may not think there is a diffrence, but #4 high base, vers #7 shot.. Well you are lucky.. lol
Only thing that I have been hit with is shot #7 and #8 shot peppering you across field while dove hunting around Salton Sea area, and there are a LOT of hunters there every year opening day. Just stings, never broke any skin worst one was a red mark and I remember the shot being very hot. So I don't count any of that as being shot.
Man been hunting pheasant since the early 60s, use 7.5 early on improved cyl, then go to 6 shot and modified 3rd week or so. We like to eat them here in Iowa and Nebr. 4 and 2 wrecks the birds...
Got 2 7.5s in the left shoulder
from way way back, like 68 or 69 we were kids playing around while hunting. Ouchie, didnt happen again tho.
Got 2 7.5s in the left shoulder
from way way back, like 68 or 69 we were kids playing around while hunting. Ouchie, didnt happen again tho.OUCH!
Took a 9mm JHP into my left hand at close range about 12 years ago. Anyone who tells you "nine millimeter won't do the job" I KNOW is obviously is lying to you...
The round broke all of my carpal bones and blasted one out. The round left lead and cupronickel in my hand which I'm quite sure some is still there.
Was fine all the way to the hospital and stabilization (maybe 20 minutes looking bacck, though it seemed like a week). Then I passed out due to hypovolemic shock.
After all is said and done I'm a much better defensive shooter as I'd blast a goblin quicker than a heart palpatation due to a TRUE, HONEST-TO-GOD fear of intense pain as a result of another bullet entering my body. I have eyes in places I don't wish to think about.
Yes, I CAN laugh about it now...
Odd thing is that I never imagined it would hurt so much and I never thought I could take even more pain than I did. There is much more to us than we (normally know). Those who have been in many firefights (and severely injured in the process) probably have a better grasp on this than I.
Be safe and ALWAYS COVER YOUR SIX!
Took a 9mm JHP into my left hand at close range about 12 years ago. Anyone who tells you "nine millimeter won't do the job" I KNOW is obviously is lying to you...
The round broke all of my carpal bones and blasted one out. The round left lead and cupronickel in my hand which I'm quite sure some is still there. Was fine all the way to the hospital and stabilization (maybe 20 minutes looking bacck, though it seemed like a week). Then I passed out due to hypovolemic shock.
After all is said and done I'm a much better defensive shooter as I'd blast a goblin quicker than a heart palpatation due to a TRUE, HONEST-TO-GOD fear of intense pain as a result of another bullet entering my body. I have eyes in places I don't wish to think about.
Yes, I CAN laugh about it now...Odd thing is that I never imagined it would hurt so much and I never thought I could take even more pain than I did. There is much more to us than we (normally know). Those who have been in many firefights (and severely injured in the process) probably have a better grasp on this than I.
Be safe and ALWAYS COVER YOUR SIX!
cold dead hands
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When I was 12 I thought I could crack a golf ball with my air rifle at point blank range. I don't really remember where the ricochet hit me (and it hurt like all hell), but I do remember that I learned a very important lesson about properly using that rifle. Soft targets only.
sort of ….357 mag… High angle ricochet off a rock deep in a dirt bank ..scraped my chest, fell inside of shirt and ended up falling out pants leg. While I was "dancing ", It put burns on waistband and scrotum. 
I wore boxers instead of briefs for a while after that …especially when shooting.
Also a hit to the upper right thigh (rear) with a 12 ga. load of rock salt mixed with bacon fat (the "slug" version of a rock salt load) Felt like a baseball bat hit combined with 30 - 50 cigarette burns and left a bruise from the back of the knee to the top of the butt. To make matters worse, I fell on top of the watermelon I was running with and busted it.
Lots of times with birdshot, scraped by a buckshot pellet once, and a bunch of near misses.
I wore boxers instead of briefs for a while after that …especially when shooting.Also a hit to the upper right thigh (rear) with a 12 ga. load of rock salt mixed with bacon fat (the "slug" version of a rock salt load) Felt like a baseball bat hit combined with 30 - 50 cigarette burns and left a bruise from the back of the knee to the top of the butt. To make matters worse, I fell on top of the watermelon I was running with and busted it.
Lots of times with birdshot, scraped by a buckshot pellet once, and a bunch of near misses.
MyGunsJammed
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I have been shot at once on the highway I dont know, it must have been with a powerful air gun or a .22 rifle.... what happened was I was driving along and a stray bullet busts out my passenger side window shattering the glass, causing my passenger to get a few cuts on his face from the shattering glass....and I felt the wind as the projectile passed by my face....
That incident ruined a weekend camping trip for me
The second is my 26 year old brother who has served a few months in Iraq with the US NAVY Seabee battalion. He told me his unit, him included has been shot at with RPG's and AK47's as they were convoying around from place to place throughout Baghdad...and he did mention to me that when you are shot at with RPG's and AK's your adrenaline level tends to shoot thru the roof, but he kept his cool even though he was a bit scared.
That incident ruined a weekend camping trip for me
The second is my 26 year old brother who has served a few months in Iraq with the US NAVY Seabee battalion. He told me his unit, him included has been shot at with RPG's and AK47's as they were convoying around from place to place throughout Baghdad...and he did mention to me that when you are shot at with RPG's and AK's your adrenaline level tends to shoot thru the roof, but he kept his cool even though he was a bit scared.
I feel like a putz posting this after reading the accounts of the war vets, but..
.22LR ricochet from about 10 yards. Felt just like a... ricocheting .22.
It hit hard enough to draw blood and for a second, I thought it was still in me.
Then I saw the slug on the floor, still spinning.
That's as close as I want to come.
.22LR ricochet from about 10 yards. Felt just like a... ricocheting .22.
It hit hard enough to draw blood and for a second, I thought it was still in me.
Then I saw the slug on the floor, still spinning.
That's as close as I want to come.
Malexander
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Last year an air rifle pellet was lofted into the courtyard of my student residence and his the window next to where I was sitting watching TV. It blew a hole in the double glazing and the superintendent threatened to charge us for the window. The cops showed up and sided with us.
I don't care to come any closer than that.
I don't care to come any closer than that.
katana8869
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I had a very simular experience while camping with a buddy here in FL about 20 years ago. Neither of us were hit, but there was alot of shooting on both sides.
I've never been shot other than typical kids and BB Guns stuff, but my Dad got an RO with a richochet off of a steel popper during an IPSC match. The lead round hit the popper, flattened like a pancake and then flew back over my Dad's shoulder and struck the RO who was standing behind him in the sternum. It left a big nasty bruise but other than that he was okay but very, very shook up
(understandably)Never been shot, but I shot my older brother in the back at about 25 yards with my BB gun in 1977 (10yo) with only one pump in my 10 pump crossman rifle.
He dropped in a spit second. He got up and started changing, I dropped the gun (Big mistake), he picked it up and I could hear him pumping it multiple times and firing as I was zig zagging. Hard to hit a moving target with a BB gun.
Never did get hit.
We still talk about it every Thanks Giving.
He dropped in a spit second. He got up and started changing, I dropped the gun (Big mistake), he picked it up and I could hear him pumping it multiple times and firing as I was zig zagging. Hard to hit a moving target with a BB gun.
Never did get hit.
We still talk about it every Thanks Giving.
bigmike0176
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When I was 14, me and some freinds were hunting some farm land,with permission, and evidintly crossed the property line when some crazy ass farmer came over the hill and peppered me with a 12 guage filled with rock salt. He was close enuff that it went thru the back of my jeans and hunting jacket, never felt such a burning feeling in my life... He's lucky I was to busy running like a little girl to return fire...