Careful with ammunition

[kdenn]

Saw this on my day job. Gentleman fell down staircase carrying box of ammunition!!

 

[Shootist43]

I'm surprised. What could have set them off? Normally if a round is ignited by a primer and it is not in a barrel where the gas pressure is contained the bullet will barely move. Just saying ....

 

[kdenn]

Cartridge is intact. Tip is fairly radiolucent. could see on other images, not shown here. think it was a .308!

 

[kdenn]

He impaled himself on the cartridge not an accidental discharge.

 

[Shootist43]

I get it now. I thought I was looking at holes in a body. My goof.

 

[Firebird]

I’ve seen some cool x rays through the years and that one is awesome! Not
Long ago I was working up a load for a .270 at the range. Then switched to shooting my .375 wby off sticks at milk jugs full of water. Another shooter asked if he could try one?-of course! I did not notice that he put one of the .270 cases into the .375. At the shot I physically watched the bullet bounce and roll down the dusty range-sick to my stomach. The guy actually said-wow! It didn’t kick much! When I ejected the brass I was more angry than scared-but ultimately my ammo, gun and fault. . . Thankfully the chamber handled the .270 round without a twitch and he got to shoot a good round after that. Thanks for sharing Kdenn.

 

[Newboomer]

Helluva way to fireform a case. Thanks to a heavy magnum receiver there was no damage.

 

[Randy F]

I'm obviously not any good at reading x-rays. Where on his body was he impaled?

 

[kdenn]

Through the left cheek into left maxillary sinus and left nasal cavity.

 

[kdenn]

I said at time, ammo is high. this guy paid through the nose!!

 

[kdenn]

I apologize for the above comment.

 

[Newboomer]

I apologize for the above comment.

No apology needed. Quite apropos.