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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:48:08 PM EDT
[#1]
SHIT!
I am just glad as hell you can still SEE!!! You can SEE can't you???? I mean....out of both eyes...right? |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:49:09 PM EDT
[#2]
HOLY SNAP
God speed on a full recovery! |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:49:33 PM EDT
[#3]
WTF? Glad you are are well enough to post. Do you have a idea what the cause was?
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:51:48 PM EDT
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Yea I can, I was wearing safety glasses. The one of the lenses is cracked, one of the supports got blow off, and there are a are notches in the right one, my dominate eye.
Edit, I have not found out what happened, I think it might have been over presser, but will find out in about 2 days, from the police. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:53:56 PM EDT
[#5]
Wow, sounds like a hang fire. Damn, at least for the time being you are ok.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:54:28 PM EDT
[#6]
What kind of ammo?
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:54:35 PM EDT
[#7]
At least you can still see. Prayers downrange for a speedy recovery.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:54:46 PM EDT
[#8]
Damn, dude. Glad you're OK.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:54:53 PM EDT
[#9]
Holy fuck SOOO in....
ETA: Sorry if I'm being insensitive, I wouldn't wish anything like that on a fellow shooter. Go buy a lottery ticket, though. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:56:01 PM EDT
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Yea I can, I was wearing safety glasses. The one of the lenses is cracked, one of the supports got blow off, and there are a are notches in the right one, my dominate eye. Edit, I have not found out what happened, I think it might have been over presser, but will find out in about 2 days, from the police. Glad you weren't more seriously injured! Please post pics of the safety glasses, so I can use it as a motivational image. 
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:56:33 PM EDT
[#11]
tag for carnage.
Glad you're relatively OK, OP. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:56:46 PM EDT
[#12]
Thanks for the get wells, everyone
The right side of my face, under my eye, is so big you could but a golf ball or two under the swelling
Edit: I'll post some pics of the glasses tomorrow, I'm off work. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:57:40 PM EDT
[#13]
Wow! Glad you are going to be better.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:58:04 PM EDT
[#14]
Im in
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:58:25 PM EDT
[#15]
May you have a speedy recovery.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:58:30 PM EDT
[#16]
Damn....thats no good
 Hope your recovery ends up alright.
I'll be interested to see what happened, from what I know, the M1917 action is quite strong. Must have been way overpressure or something in order to do that. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:59:43 PM EDT
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Crap man, that is my worst fear when shooting, speedy recovery. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:59:44 PM EDT
[#18]
good to hear it was not any worse.
if i may ask, if you were the only injured party, and the rifle damaged, is it sop for the police to take the firearm? did they just take that one or did they take others? i'm curious as i don't recall that ever being discussed in any of these types of situations. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:59:44 PM EDT
[#19]
Damn dude, glad to hear that you are ok. Be sure to post picks when you start to feel better, and give us an AAR on what happened. Get better man.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:59:45 PM EDT
[#20]
the police took your KB'ed gun ?
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:00:09 PM EDT
[#21]
In for carnage... |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:00:50 PM EDT
[#22]
Hang in there,hoping for the best.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:01:19 PM EDT
[#23]
Glad you're OK.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:01:33 PM EDT
[#24]
OUCH! hope you get better quick. Thats a real good way to develop a flinch.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:03:31 PM EDT
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Factory new, home reload, or gunshow reload?
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:04:24 PM EDT
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In for pics. And joining arfcom must curse you somehow. The damnedest things happen to you before you hit 100 posts. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:05:34 PM EDT
[#27]
HOLY CRAP!
Good luck with a speedy recovery. That must have woken you up real good.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:06:59 PM EDT
[#28]
Damn, homie! Get better soon!
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:07:16 PM EDT
[#29]
Is it in bad taste to ask for pics of the nurse?
Seriously, glad you are OK. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:07:59 PM EDT
[#30]
Hope you feel better.
tag for pics. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:12:05 PM EDT
[#31]
Glad it wasn't worse. Although it sounds pretty bad, at least you were wearing eye protection.
God speed. In for the report on cause, if/when you figure it out.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:12:48 PM EDT
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I went to shoot my 1917 Eddystone today at the range. I shot 2 rounds through it with no problem. I then loaded another round into the chamber and pulled the trigger. What happened next, I thought would never happen to me. When I pulled the trigger and the gun blew up!!! I dropped the gun on the bench I was shooting off of. I got up and my dad gave me a jacket to put on my face, to try to help stop the blood. When I got to the hospital, my blue jacket was colored red. The nurse did not want to take the jacket off my face, because she thought half my face got blown off. They stopped the bleeding and I had to get a scan of my head, there is 20 pieces of metal in my face, and 6 will never come out. I will post pics of the gun when I get it back form the police. Since I have a 1917 Eddystone I am curious as to what caused the explosion. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:13:49 PM EDT
[#33]
Damn! In for pics.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:14:23 PM EDT
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Quoted: What kind of ammo? |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:14:50 PM EDT
[#35]
Withdrawn.
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:16:06 PM EDT
[#36]
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Damn! In for pics. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:16:55 PM EDT
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Quoted:  BS flag all up in this mother fucker. Oh for fuck''s sake...  |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:17:13 PM EDT
[#38]
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Damn! In for pics. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:17:52 PM EDT
[#39]
I seem to recall reading that some of the 1917s had issues with the receivers cracking when being re-barreled at the arsenal (Eddystone being the main culprit for some reason I cannot recall).
Heal quick. Edit: Discussion of this topic on another forum. 1917 receiver cracking |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:18:54 PM EDT
[#40]
Quoted: Quoted: BS flag all up in this mother fucker. Oh for fuck''s sake... If there were 20 pieces of metal freshly lodged in you head, would your first instinct be to post about it on a website a few hours after it happening? The BS flag stands until proven otherwise. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:19:33 PM EDT
[#41]
Glad you are ok!
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:19:46 PM EDT
[#42]
Just out of curiosity......why do the police have your rifle? If you were at a range and its obvious the gun blew up and no sort of "crime" was taking place, why would they take it?
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:20:02 PM EDT
[#43]
Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: BS flag all up in this mother fucker. Oh for fuck''s sake... If there were 20 pieces of metal freshly lodged in you head, would your first instinct be to post about it on a website a few hours after it happening? The BS flag stands until proven otherwise.  |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:20:05 PM EDT
[#44]
Shit that sucks, Glad you can still see and function, much less still be alive, Hope you have a fast recovery.
-Best regards |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:20:12 PM EDT
[#45]
Quoted: BS flag all up in this mother fucker. Hope you feel better soon. FIFY |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:20:24 PM EDT
[#46]
Eddystone 1917's have a known defect of micro cracks that develop from rebarreling.
Eddystone, not being a real gun producer, over torqued barrels to the receivers back when they were made/being pumped out during WWI. ETA: The original barrels were fine for initial usage, but post war, many rifles were re-barreled with Johnson Barrels in the arsenal prior to being put away for storage. When the original Eddystone barrels were removed, micro and small cracks developed in the receiver when the over torqued Eddystone barrels were removed/the new Johnson barrels were installed. These cracks create a VERY UNSAFE condition on par with low serial number/improperly treated 1903(a1) Springfields. A modern .30-06' commercially loaded ammo with higher CUP pressure than M1/M2 Ball ammo specs could definitely KB a Eddystone 1917 that has a Johnson Barrel installed that created small fissures that are not always visible to the eye as some of the cracks could develop below the stock line and/or be hairline type cracks that are difficult to spot unless you are really looking for them with a jewelers loupe. I only own/shoot WINCHESTER made Model of 1917 rifles due to this Eddystone issue. I hope the OP recovers fully and provides some additional details. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:21:46 PM EDT
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BS flag all up in this mother fucker. Oh for fuck''s sake... If there were 20 pieces of metal freshly lodged in you head, would your first instinct be to post about it on a website a few hours after it happening? The BS flag stands until proven otherwise. seems to me the op posted after being taken care of at the hospital. what's bs about that, or are you being a f'n troll? |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:22:48 PM EDT
[#48]
Damn! Glad to hear you are "ok" given the nature of the accident.
Why did the police take the rifle? Didn't some of the Eddystones have a weak receiver? Not to make light of the situation, but I find your username terribly ironic. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:23:17 PM EDT
[#49]
Join date
Post count The flop is out, betting has started. Here's the turn....Pics? 
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Posted: 4/16/2012 7:24:33 PM EDT
[#50]
I wish you a speedy recovery OP.
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