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gunnery school lessons.

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While attending Naval Gunnery A-school in Great Lakes there was a student a few classes ahead of me with his hand in a cast with metal pins protrudeing from it. He had shot himself in the hand with a glock model 21 45 caliber handgun. In our smallarms/armoury section the instuctors would teach the students one of the safety features of the Colt model 1911a1 45 caliber pistol. If you depress the business end of the barrel of the Colt 1911a1 pistol the gun would be pushed out of battery and it would not fire. My fellow student, a recent graduate of Naval Gunnery A-school was showing off to his mother some of the knowledge that he had aquired in his studies. He had recently purchased a Glock model 21 45 caliber handgun. He placed the barrel against the palm of his and squeezed the trigger. Much to the chagrain of the newly graduate gunnersmate, his Glock fired shattering a number of bones in his hand. He then required multiple surgeries to repare the damage to his ruined hand but his doctor's were not sure if he would gain full use of his hand again. The moral of this story is don't play with a loaded weapon. They all should be treated as loaded weapons, and know your weapons function. The Glock and the Colt function differently.

Submitted on 07/10/2003

Submitted by: James T. McCreery
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Jack said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Having done something quite similar once and escaped with minimal damage, I vote to keep this one as a cautionary tale - there are few things as dangerous as someone with book learning without the experience to back it up.

Charles said:
Neutral: Personal Account

Bert said:
Neutral: Personal Account
A bit technical, but damn stupid. Oh well... Let the viewers decide.

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gunnery school lessons.

2003 Reader Submission Pending Acceptance

2003 Reader Submission
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