My brother was helping a friend with his new 1911, and he had a malfunction. After explaining how to clear the round, it was ejected onto the gravel surfaced outdoor range.
The .45 ACP reload hit the ground and went off. The brass case was turned into a twisted piece of shrapnel, and lodged in the leg of my brother. It was a serious wound, lots of blood, and he pulled out the shrapnel with a Leatherman tool. An ER doc who shoots with us had a look and patched it up and thought it would need a few stitches.
There have been thousands of malfunctions cleared on that range,I 've never seen or heard of this before. Has anyone else experienced this ?
This was last week, and it has healed up well.
The .45 ACP reload hit the ground and went off. The brass case was turned into a twisted piece of shrapnel, and lodged in the leg of my brother. It was a serious wound, lots of blood, and he pulled out the shrapnel with a Leatherman tool. An ER doc who shoots with us had a look and patched it up and thought it would need a few stitches.
There have been thousands of malfunctions cleared on that range,I 've never seen or heard of this before. Has anyone else experienced this ?
This was last week, and it has healed up well.