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Old February 18, 2010, 09:10 AM   #1
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Man gets shot with 45-70 and lives

The link has pictures of a guy who got shot by his own 45-70 !,clinical pic, he must have been wearing his St. Christopher cross! guardian of children,animals and fools.

http://24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads...a_45_70#UNREAD
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Old February 18, 2010, 02:05 PM   #2
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Damn!

That link is for page 5, click on page 1 for pic.
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Old February 18, 2010, 03:39 PM   #3
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Thanks, SimonKenton
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Old February 18, 2010, 05:33 PM   #4
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Here's page 1...

http://24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads...pics/3580505/1
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Old February 18, 2010, 05:48 PM   #5
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Unbelievable!

:barf: That is the luckiest guy I have ever seen in my life. He needs to immediately go the the store and buy some lottery tickets. HE WILL WIN for sure.
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Old February 18, 2010, 05:52 PM   #6
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And Big Bill,
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Old February 18, 2010, 05:55 PM   #7
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Lord he is lucky! I am often amazed at what the human body can withstand. You would think the shock from that would be enough to kill someone let alone the size of that hole.
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Old February 18, 2010, 05:59 PM   #8
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So.... anybody feel like arguing with me about the importance of shot placement IN ANY CALIBER now?
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Old February 18, 2010, 07:04 PM   #9
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^ ^ ^ haha seriously
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Old February 18, 2010, 07:37 PM   #10
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Muzzle control people. I know it was an accident but still. He is very lucky to be alive.
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Old February 18, 2010, 07:59 PM   #11
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Funky description. It says he caught it under the collar bone, but the entry and exit are on the back. ?????

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So.... anybody feel like arguing with me about the importance of shot placement IN ANY CALIBER now?
In a lot of respects, the shot placement was fine, but the angle of incidence was all wrong. A shoulder shot like that would be fine if you were shooting down toward the person and the TRAJECTORY takes the round through the vitals. Instead, it was essentially a glancing shot because the bullet entered at the wrong angle and does not appear to have entered or crosses through the rib cage/chest cavity.

A slightly different angle and you would have had a very nicely placed shot that severed the cervical vertebrae, which is a shot many hunters like to make.

Shot placement is nothing without the correct trajectory and penetration. It was a good entry location for a debilitating and likely crippling shot and the round obviously had enough penetration, but the trajectory was all wrong.

So I am just guessing here, but I assume the muzzle was close to the shoulder when the discharge occurred?
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Old February 18, 2010, 08:05 PM   #12
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Happy for the guy; obviously folks need to think about the "What if...?" of llfe, but we ain't a newspaper...
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