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by OldCannon
Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: 500 magnum accidental double tap?
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Re: 500 magnum accidental double tap?

As I recall, an incident like this happened up in Washington state (Wade's Indoor gun range, if my memory doesn't fail me), where some hot stud though he would show his girlfriend how to shoot his .44 magnum wheelgun. This is why, when I introduce a new shooter to a larger caliber pistol (9mm or higher), I _always_ put in just one round.

Ah, I dug up the text of the article, which no longer exists on the newspaper site:
Pistol's recoil turns deadly

by Dee Norton
Seattle Times staff reporter

A 24-year-old Redmond man is dead after being accidentally shot by a woman at a shooting range at a Bellevue gun shop.

The man, whose identity hasn't been released, was killed last night when the 30-year-old Kirkland woman, a friend, couldn't control the recoil of a large-caliber revolver she was firing at the gun-shop range.

Bellevue Police said the woman fired two shots toward a target at Wade's Eastside Gun Shop, 13570 Bel-Red Road, about 8:45 p.m. The recoil from the second shot of the .44-caliber revolver sent the gun upward and to the side.

While in that position, the woman fired a third shot, which struck the neck of the Redmond man, who was standing behind to the left of the woman.

He died before reaching Overlake Hospital Medical Center, police said.

The woman had some experience firing rifles, but was not familiar with large handguns, police said. The shooting appeared to be accidental, police said.

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