Feb 5th 2015, 18:33:02
i can understand why people think it was a IWB discharge, but i carry on my left hip with a IWB holster. not gangster status in my fluff area. my gun also has internal, trigger, and grip safeties, and i never keep a round in the pipe. i also dont practice my draw at a range. ironically i feel it is too dangerous to do with others feet away.
i was policing my brass, bending down to get it in the dust pan, with my right knee on the ground and my left at a 90 degree angle for stability. call it tebowing for a visual reference. the person had broken the rules and took his jamed weapon back to the bench at the back of the range and the negligent discharge hit me in the thigh, and contacted the bone near the joint. this is why the angle was so odd. you dont even want to know the scenarios that have gone through my head in the last 2 weeks about what could have happened, for the worse or the better. the bullet must have passed within inches of my hip, and struck less than an inch from my artery.
i recently got to watch the security video to put all these pieces together, because my recollection of the exact events was a bit fuzzy from how fast it happened and the mind numbing pain once it did happen. i never even noticed the jackass trying to clear a jam. i thought he was just reloading clips. he didnt ask anyone for help like he should have, like it says in the range rules. i suppose that is partially my fault for not being 100% vigilant, but sometimes that isnt a reasonable expectation. additionally, sometimes complacency is as dangerous as it is easy to fall victim to.
Swagger of a Chupacabra
[21:37:01] <&KILLERfluffY> when I was doing FA stuff for sof the person who gave me the longest angry rant was Mr Ford