Accidental Shooting at Frisco Gun Club Today

[Taypo]

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/One-In ... 47791.html

No details yet.

[sjfcontrol]

They now are saying he was injured by shrapnel. He was reloading a magazine when he dropped a round which 'exploded" when it hit the ground.

I've never heard of a round detonating by being dropped.

[schufflerbot]

article now reads that it was a dropped round while customer was reloading. Round exploded and sent shrapnel into his side, causing a 'minor injury.'

I'd rather read that than someone sending a ND into some poor dude.

[schufflerbot]

sjf...



jynx.

[Taypo]

I've dropped way more than my fair share of rounds without having one grenade on me. I'd be curious to know what he was firing...

[treadlightly]

Likely more to the story. Maybe he dropped a hang-fire.

Edited: After Googling around a little I found references to .22 rimfire going off from a drop. Hitting the edge of the rim sounds plausible.

[Beiruty]

One thing the have to improve at FGC:
1) Add a emergency/first kit aid for trauma injury
2) Train some of the employees for first aid ( call 911, stop the bleeding, keep the breathing way open, keep the injured awake)

[sjfcontrol]

One thing the have to improve at FGC:
1) Add a emergency/first kit aid for trauma injury
2) Train some of the employees for first aid ( call 911, stop the bleeding, keep the breathing way open, keep the injured awake)

Actually, have somebody else call 911 while you stop the bleeding. They're both first priorities.

[dlh]

.22 rimfire is fun to shoot but the ricochets will leave you a little edgy (yes, I know, that is not the mechanism of injury in this case).

I have fired thousands of .22 rounds and dropped a bunch through the years on various surfaces---never had one explode on me.

I guess the lesson is to always be careful around ammo. Dropped firearms and dropped ammo now---not good.

dlh

[Richbirdhunter]

I wonder if it was a handload? If the primer wasn't properly seated I could see maybe the drop setting it off? It's possible not probable

[Taypo]

Rub some dirt in it, you sissy, and keep shooting

I thought that about the cop that took shrapnel to the arm earlier this week LOL

[cyphertext]

I read on another forum that it was a Ruger SR22 that came apart while shooting. The shrapnel was plastic bits of the pistol.

[rbwhatever1]

Edited: After Googling around a little I found references to .22 rimfire going off from a drop. Hitting the edge of the rim sounds plausible.

I've had a 22 long rifle go off in the head of an old beater bar vacuum cleaner many years ago vacuuming under the edge of the bed. Zero damage just a loud pop.

[bmwrdr]

Rub some dirt in it, you sissy, and keep shooting

Right on! There were no body parts flying around or heads rolling down the staircase so what's the big deal?