Be safe out there!

[El_Tortuga]

Went to a speed pistol shoot this weekend and the first guy in our squad on his first run gave himself a couple of leaks in his leg!

Bullet went in the middle/inner thigh and out above the knee on back of his leg. Not sure if it also hit him in the foot as nobody could find a hole in the tarp that was set up to collect brass.

Older guy (60 plus?) that had been shooting for 30+ years. He had a fancy speed "holster", actually an apparatus that bolts to the gun and clips onto the belt, and it went pow before the gun came up. He swore up and down that he didn't touch the trigger, but unless he screwed something up in mounting his new optic (I believe his used the pins around the trigger for the back side of the mount)... I'd venture that the error was his.

A competitive (semipro?) lady shooter in the next bay was the first to call 911, and also jumped in and made it clear to him that an ambulance was not an option. I think we are all programmed to pay more attention to a pretty lady's voice a lot more that a bunch of men.

All remained calm, heck he didn't even know he was hit until the safety officer noted the hole in his jeans and the scorch mark. Even when the ambulance arrived, he was still in "aw shucks" mode.

Pretty sure he's fine. He was very lucid (and embarassed) when the ambulance left, and not a lot of blood. I don't think he was even in any real pain at that point, but I bet he feels it later.

Made me think about first aid. If it had struck the femoral artery, it would have been a big deal to push that vein closed and keep the blood loss down.

Be safe out there. Its stunning how fast things happen. I was watching (more about the course of fire than his draw technique), but its hard to figure out exactly what he (or the gun) did wrong.

[fm2]

Made me think about first aid. If it had struck the femoral artery, it would have been a big deal to push that vein closed and keep the blood loss down.

Good point. I keep a tq and a blow out kit in my range bag, and car. I got mine from Tactical Response. http://www.tacticalresponsegear.com/cat ... ts_id=2417" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I also pack one in my backpack of hunting gear.

[gigag04]

Quicklot

[jbirds1210]

I keep a trauma kit with me almost all of the time, at least in a vehicle. Quick Clot is what I carry in my go bag at work to keep me alive until help arrives should things go south. Sorry to hear the guy shot himself in the leg, but it beats the heck out of shooting someone else while doing something stupid.

Jason

[OldSchool]

Quicklot

You mean QuikClot? Make sure to get the sponge type, of course, rather than the granules.

[ExMarlboroMan]

Went to a speed pistol shoot this weekend and the first guy in our squad on his first run gave himself a couple of leaks in his leg!

Bullet went in the middle/inner thigh and out above the knee on back of his leg. Not sure if it also hit him in the foot as nobody could find a hole in the tarp that was set up to collect brass.

Older guy (60 plus?) that had been shooting for 30+ years. He had a fancy speed "holster", actually an apparatus that bolts to the gun and clips onto the belt, and it went pow before the gun came up. He swore up and down that he didn't touch the trigger, but unless he screwed something up in mounting his new optic (I believe his used the pins around the trigger for the back side of the mount)... I'd venture that the error was his.

A competitive (semipro?) lady shooter in the next bay was the first to call 911, and also jumped in and made it clear to him that an ambulance was not an option. I think we are all programmed to pay more attention to a pretty lady's voice a lot more that a bunch of men.

All remained calm, heck he didn't even know he was hit until the safety officer noted the hole in his jeans and the scorch mark. Even when the ambulance arrived, he was still in "aw shucks" mode.

Pretty sure he's fine. He was very lucid (and embarassed) when the ambulance left, and not a lot of blood. I don't think he was even in any real pain at that point, but I bet he feels it later.

Made me think about first aid. If it had struck the femoral artery, it would have been a big deal to push that vein closed and keep the blood loss down.

Be safe out there. Its stunning how fast things happen. I was watching (more about the course of fire than his draw technique), but its hard to figure out exactly what he (or the gun) did wrong.

An ambulance was not an option as in? Did she and/or others perform any first aid?

Glad to hear he was doing ok for the circumstances. Could have been alot worse.

Be careful out there!

[El_Tortuga]

Yes basic 1st aid was rendered. Again, this was a fortunate incident as it was not a lot of blood as one would expect with an blood vessel hit.

No ambulance was not an option. I'm merely pointing out that he complied with her voice quickly.

[CompVest]

I keep a trauma kit with me almost all of the time, at least in a vehicle. Quick Clot is what I carry in my go bag at work to keep me alive until help arrives should things go south. Sorry to hear the guy shot himself in the leg, but it beats the heck out of shooting someone else while doing something stupid.

Jason

Ditto for me as well. I carry one in my range bag. I would rather have it and hopefully never need it then wish I had it!