geordiepigeon Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I hope you make a speedy recovery ..This makes the first ever HMR thread to be backed up with a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) AWWWWWWWWWCCHHHHH Good grief, that looks agony! Edited December 1, 2011 by Alpha Mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Ooooh I bet that stung mate , at least it looks like you have all your tootsies and better with the HMR than a shotgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiepigeon Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 to be honest when i got the welly off i expected worse guys. the importance of this thread was for me to show how accidents still happen when you think you are being cautious. ive learned the hard way and have swallowed my pride to put this thread up in the hope that we can all learn a lesson as to how easy something can happen when we least expect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Ouch! Thanks for posting the pictures - they'll certainly make me think carefully about unloading in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 A speedy recovery and a good awareness thread to us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 1994 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 That will be a nice scar mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Fair play for sharing this and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Nice pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrelsniffer Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Thanks for sharing and hope you have a speedy recovery..accidents will happen no matter how good you think you are..one lapse in concentration is all it takes..i guess the exit hole was slightly bigger ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 eeeeeeeeew thats nasty lol.....fair play on u tho for posting,,we all make mistakes yet learn from them,,heres wishing you a speedy recovery........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Fair play, you have balls posting this as we all like to think we're super safe and it could never happen to us. Glad you get to keep your toes and good luck with a speed recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Thanks for sharing and hope you have a speedy recovery..accidents will happen no matter how good you think you are..one lapse in concentration is all it takes..i guess the exit hole was slightly bigger ? Yea.. Didn't you get the Doc to take a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 speedy recovery matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
did i miss Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Did well to keep your toes. seen in done with a 12g and it made a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) That is awefull and I do wish you a very speedy recovery... things like this can happen to anyone and, in a split second it's over and done with.... let's be thankful it was that end of your body and not the other, or even worse.... someone elses! :o Kudos for posting though... if that doesn't get you laid... nothing will... not many brits can show ladies the scars where they were shot :o I have to ask this though.... I too have tried to do this and the only way I could get the muzzle to point at my foot whilst unloading and removing mag & bolt was to sit on the floor, back straight against the wall and legs out straight! Are you by any chance a clay shooter, in the habit of resting the barrels on your foot when not shooting? I tried doing this with my rifle... very comfy position and I could fully believe the trigger being pulled inadvertantly whilst my mind was elsewhere, especially if I was tired! Edited December 1, 2011 by Vipa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I hope you make a speedy recovery ..This makes the first ever HMR thread to be backed up with a photo Not bad for a 768yd shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) Fair play to comming on here and admitting to everyone that you'd done it yourself-you have my respect! Hope you feel better soon. Edited December 1, 2011 by Imperfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Get well soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Just a thought (you're going to love this!): as bad as that looks, it could have been a lot worse! An inch or so back and you would probably have lost your foot. Swing the rifle around to put it in the wagon and click, headline story in the Daily Scum. Not 'dissing' you mate, you're a bigger man than I for posting this (and I'm far from perfect). It will certainly reduce the number of those little 'blind moments' I'm sure we all have from time to time (and in the process, save a life). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Good luck with the recovery. Fair play, I wouldn't have admitted something like that on here . We need a picture of the exit wound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiepigeon Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 thanks for the nice comments guys. like i said before this thread was not put up for sympathy purposes but for making us all alot more aware that no matter how careful you think you are being an accident can still happen. for those asking on how i actually got my foot in the way i cannot tell you for sure. i know the ground was at a slight incline but i cannot say for sure thats what made the difference. ive been through every detail in my head so many times and i just cant add up how i got my foot in the way. on a better note im getting out of hospital all patched up tonight so thats cheered me up a little. be safe guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat g Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Looks nasty m8. Wish you well and a speedy recovery. Saw a guy in our shooting club a number of years ago do the same thing with a .223. It blew an inch of bone out of his foot according to the doctors. Take my hat off to you for high lighting this accident,reminds everyone out there about gun safety. ATB, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiepigeon Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 dont have a pic of the exit wound and they wouldnt let me take a pic of the xrays. ive seen the xray and you wouldnt believe how many pieces a vmax round breaks up into but then it had already started its expansion goin through the welly boot so that might explain this. ive got a box of chocs here for the nurses il try persuade them one more time before i go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm guessing you'll not do that again in a hurry.......all the very best with you're recovery It looks nasty that but I was expecting it to look far worse for some reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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