OT: A nasty revolver accident.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:44 am

DON'T look if you are squeamish, these pics are of whats left of a man's left thumb.

http://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php?p=7 ... stcount=54

Evidently he had his thumb by the front of the cylinder and the forcing cone while firing a .460 S&W.

There's a lesson to be learned here.

Dastook · Post by **Dastook** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:48 am

Ouch!!! That makes my rear end pucker.

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:11 am

Right above the pics it states "attached thumbnails"...and it was!

Seriously, that must have stung a bit, definitely a lesson here...

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:28 am

Yep. A little gas under pressure...

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:45 am

Dang

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:22 am

Man that is nasty.It will be along time before He forgets that.

.Jim.

RSY · Post by **RSY** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:29 am

That is very unfortunate.

Did anyone read the thread, itself? Apparently, he was shooting a .460 S&W and had his thumb up near the cylinder gap, somehow. The gas did the damage. Now, he's talking about suing Smith & Wesson for a design flaw! Knucklehead!

scott

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:30 am

.45colt wrote:Man that is nasty.It will be along time before He forgets that. .Jim.

He'll never be able to put his finger on the problem, I'll bet....

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:44 am

That picture reminds Me of when a extended family member had about 15 too many beers and took the truck mudbogging in the woods.for some reason He had the door open and He hit a tree with it at speed and the door slamed shut on his hand. and latched. Big lesson that Day.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:57 pm

Kinder makes me think some good leather gloves may be required with these new large revolvers

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:00 pm

What's that redneck saying, just before a big wreck, "Hey hold my beer while I show you this #%@!"

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:44 pm

Just about the time you think you've seen it all. I guess that came from some kind of a modified Weaver stance? Let's see now, how did they do this on TV? Oh yeah cradle the gun in your off hand...

Nothing can be made fool proof because fools are so ingenious.

Rusty <><

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:23 pm

Thats disgusting, not to mention very painfully looking.

But not at all surprising. I've fired a S&W 460V with the short barrel and it had the most vicious over pressures from both the barrel cylinder gap and muzzle of any revolver magnum or otherwise I've ever fired.

The pressure of the muzzle blast blew boxes and papers off the counter in front of me and shoved my glasses back against my face with noticeable force. It also rocked my ear muffs back behind the top of my head. And at 10 yards you could see the pressures buffet the hanging target board.
Here is a pic of the one I fired ........ well the guns in that fireball somewhere.

From the experiences I had with the one I shot putting any body part near the side blast would be the same as sticking it in a blow torch.

Joe

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:34 pm

Great picture Joe, I don't think you be able to see for awhile if You had to shoot that in a low light situation.Jim.

45-70- · Post by **45-70-** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:36 pm

IMHO, there is no need for something like that. If a 45 colt or 44 mag wont get the job done, then its time to leave. Humans just always want to push everything a little faster and a little farther.

I am not bashing anyone who buys a 460 or 500 or whatever those cannons are. Luckily we have the freedom to do such things.

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:40 pm

45-70- wrote:IMHO, there is no need for something like that. If a 45 colt or 44 mag wont get the job done, then its time to leave. Humans just always want to push everything a little faster and a little farther.

I am not bashing anyone who buys a 460 or 500 or whatever those cannons are. Luckily we have the freedom to do such things.

I tend to agree, I personally see little, if any need for that power in a handgun. But for those that want to own or shoot them, do so at your own pleasure or risk.

For that guy to even think of suing S&W is ludicrus. Sad that his thumb is screwed up so bad, but does anyone in their right mind think that NOTHING comes out of the gap between the cylander and barrel of ANY revolver ever made? Something is pushing those bullets out????

I own, and have owned revolvers, but I'm not a fan for that reason.

Hey, maybe next year he'll try it with the 500 and sue them again! Heck he'll then be eligible for the Sara Brady award.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:45 pm

I have no use for the 460 S&W, or the 500, or the 480 Ruger, or any of the huge revolver rounds either. I was simply at the range when it's owner was shooting 454 Casulls out of it. I went to check out what he was shooting and he let me shoot it. Wow what a rush! I got a live round and some brass for my trouble.

That dude that blew the end off his thumb is an idiot. That X frame is such a HUGE revolver with such a long frame that to get his thumb near the b/c gap he had to do something stupid or wrong. You can't use a proper two handed hold and get your thumb any where near the gap.

If he sues S&W I hope they cream him.

Joe

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:18 pm

I feel for him, but he must accept sole responsibility for that #&*@ up.

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:21 pm

OK Andy, I don't think I want one of those anymore.

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:36 pm

Well if you miss him with the bullet, the muzzle blast will incinerate him!

This guy had a ND and was man enough to post about it.

Thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=333066

Pics GRAPHIC : http://dishhead.home.insightbb.com/leg.html

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:04 pm

crawdaddyjim wrote:
This guy had a ND and was man enough to post about it.

Thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=333066

Pics GRAPHIC : http://dishhead.home.insightbb.com/leg.html

That's a sobering post. He did a great job with the story and pictures too. He's lucky it missed the bones.

You can never be too careful.

Ram Hammer · Post by **Ram Hammer** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:07 pm

WOW

That puts the super handgun magnums in perspective! I never figured a 44 magnum as forgiving but here is my story.

Years ago after I got my first 44 Mag, I saw some pictures in gun rags about handgun silhouette shooters. They were in a reclining position with the gun resting on the calf of their right leg with the leg bent at the knee and the knee high. When I tried it, the cylinder gap was right up against my calf. It only took one round to figure out this was a dumb idea

It stung and scorched my jeans but did no permanent damage. I later went back to look at those pictures and saw that the shooters using revolvers had a heavy leather shield between the blast and their leg.

Can you imagine if I had used the 460 or 500. Amputation below the knee!!! Until now, I didn't realize how forgiving the 44 mag was

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:28 pm

OMG!

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:36 pm

BlaineG wrote:
.45colt wrote:Man that is nasty.It will be along time before He forgets that. .Jim.
He'll never be able to put his finger on the problem, I'll bet....

I hope he wasn't a Rolling Stones fan. He'll never be able to listen to "Under My Thumb" the same way again...

There's a Youtube video out there kind of as a respose to this where the shooter puts a hotdog next to the cylinder of a Model 29 and fires a light target round to show just what even the light rounds can do.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:39 am

There is also a video of the same guy shooting a .460 and a hot dog. Does quite a number on that dog.

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:19 am

Rusty wrote:Nothing can be made fool proof because fools are so ingenious.

Excellent!

Thanks,
bogie

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:58 pm

Man!! NOT a good day at the range. I hope he loses the suit against
S&W if he did, in fact, file one.

Still, he's got one helluva conversation piece now, doesn't he?!

24thMICH · Post by **24thMICH** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:15 pm

This guy's accident is on par with what I saw as a teenager.

This kid I knew was talking to his girlfriend at the same time as he was lighting a firecracker he was planning to throw.

He lit the firecracker at the same time as his girlfriend said something that ticked him off. He turned to her to make a rebuttal, forgot he'd just lit the firecracker, and then had it explode in the palm of his hand.

I'll always remember the cussing this kid did right afterwards! That plus the jumping up and down.

.

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:26 pm

If he's thumbing a ride it will make for a great conversation peice if he's picked up.

Idahoser · Post by **Idahoser** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:50 am

10gaOkie · Post by **10gaOkie** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:22 pm

Rm Hammer, funny you mentioned handgun silhouette shooting. Years ago I was late to a silhouette match after a 100 mile drive and jumped on the line as quickly as I could, in a hurry, as the match was ending soon. I got on the line to shoot creedmore position with my Dan Wesson .357 super mag which as you know does not shoot at normal magnum pressures. My first round fired proved painful as I forgot to strap on my Kevlar blast shied on my thigh. I got a split pair of Levis along with a bruise but noting like that guys thumb! Just guessing but I think the .357SM is rated at 40K psi and the 460 is probably 50K psi. After experiencing my blast with the 357SM, I would not have thought that the 460 would do that much damage to a thumb.
Chris

Scott Young · Post by **Scott Young** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:11 pm

did anyone notice he took three oxycodones with alcohol???

not smart. more dangerous than the 460