inyati13
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It was Casper, WY about 1983. I was at the Poison Spider Range west of town.
The range had concrete benches and overhead roof. The roof was supported by mild steel round stock. Welded and fabricated on site. There were about 8 benches. Each end of the roofed area was enclosed with plank siding. I was on the far left shooting a hunting rifle. I was the only one there until a guy comes in to shoot his brand new Smith and Wesson .44 magnum. He explained that he had just started handloading.
Pistol powders burn at a rapid rate compared to a rifle powder like H4831. I cannot remember but he said he was using something like Bullseye or Unique.
He was about 4 benches to my right. He was preparing to shoot and as a matter of safety I watch him. I am preparing to shoot. He is standing up and is getting prepared to fire downrange. I settle into my rifle and I hear his gun go off and hear a thud in the wall on my left. The man is screaming for help. I get up go over where he is on the ground. He has blood pouring from a cut above his right eye right at the scalp line.
The only thought I had afterward was that he had triple charged his handloads. The top strap was broken in front of the hammer and was sticking straight up. About 2/3 of the cyclinder was forced down. The chamber where the round was fired broke apart into two pieces shearing off at the adjoining chambers. The left piece went with in a foot of my head and was buried in the planks to the left of my bench. The other chunk of cyclinder went up, hit the mild steel roundstock supporting the roof above his head and bounced back and cut a deep long wound in the mans head. He got up and seemed OK but put together his things and left. That might have been as close as I have come to being killed by a projectile.
The range had concrete benches and overhead roof. The roof was supported by mild steel round stock. Welded and fabricated on site. There were about 8 benches. Each end of the roofed area was enclosed with plank siding. I was on the far left shooting a hunting rifle. I was the only one there until a guy comes in to shoot his brand new Smith and Wesson .44 magnum. He explained that he had just started handloading.
Pistol powders burn at a rapid rate compared to a rifle powder like H4831. I cannot remember but he said he was using something like Bullseye or Unique.
He was about 4 benches to my right. He was preparing to shoot and as a matter of safety I watch him. I am preparing to shoot. He is standing up and is getting prepared to fire downrange. I settle into my rifle and I hear his gun go off and hear a thud in the wall on my left. The man is screaming for help. I get up go over where he is on the ground. He has blood pouring from a cut above his right eye right at the scalp line.
The only thought I had afterward was that he had triple charged his handloads. The top strap was broken in front of the hammer and was sticking straight up. About 2/3 of the cyclinder was forced down. The chamber where the round was fired broke apart into two pieces shearing off at the adjoining chambers. The left piece went with in a foot of my head and was buried in the planks to the left of my bench. The other chunk of cyclinder went up, hit the mild steel roundstock supporting the roof above his head and bounced back and cut a deep long wound in the mans head. He got up and seemed OK but put together his things and left. That might have been as close as I have come to being killed by a projectile.
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