OMG how did I do that?

[Dr Ray]

I was handgun shooting at an indoor range last Saturday.
Now I bent down (kneeled from memory) to use a rest.
I fired the 22 semi auto. Yikes the gun bit me!
Obviously I was holding wrongly - honestly cannot remember what I did though (stupidity obviously)
ALSO cannot seem to find 22 high velocity cartridges. I need those to cycle the bolt.

 

[VertigoBE]

That looks more messy than I would have thought a .22 capable off. Your finger got in the slide?

 

[BRICKBURN]

Ouch!

 

[Robharris]

Ough, thats a nasty bite.

 

[Randy F]

Youch! You're not the first to instill upon yourself a solid memory of what not to do.

 

[AZDAVE]

As they say that is gonna leave a mark. Hope your wound heals quickly.

 

[Pheroze]

Ouch!

 

[Rick HOlbert]

I was handgun shooting at an indoor range last Saturday.
Now I bent down (kneeled from memory) to use a rest.
I fired the 22 semi auto. Yikes the gun bit me!
Obviously I was holding wrongly - honestly cannot remember what I did though (stupidity obviously)
ALSO cannot seem to find 22 high velocity cartridges. I need those to cycle the bolt.

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Sorry to see your 22 bit you like that. That handgun caught my eye though. My dear old 90 year old mother has that exact same model. I haven't seen another until now.

 

[kdenn]

Oh my.

 

[JimP]

I think that we all have done that at one time or another.

 

[Shootist43]

Dr Ray, how do you normally grip this handgun? I have been "bitten" by several 22 semi-auto slides, although the "bites" generally involve parts of the thumb.

 

[AHughes]

I had a walther ppk, that used to leave its mark on my hand from the slide but two little slices ....that looks much more painful of a bite

 

[Pheroze]

Ray, did you try to shoot the end of your finger off??

 

[Dr Ray]

Dr Ray, how do you normally grip this handgun? I have been "bitten" by several 22 semi-auto slides, although the "bites" generally involve parts of the thumb.

I’m right handed. Grip with RH and wrap lh around gun and r h.
I really cannot think of what I did ![emoji23]

 

[Dr Ray]

Ray, did you try to shoot the end of your finger off??

No fortunately

 

[Dr Ray]

Sorry to see your 22 bit you like that. That handgun caught my eye though. My dear old 90 year old mother has that exact same model. I haven't seen another until now.

I was given this gun. The man who gave it to me also gave me a 30/30.
I’ll post a photo of the rifle.
The handgun is a Star.nice little gun (but with a wicked attitude as I found out).

 

[Shootist43]

Dr. Ray, you've got me baffled as well. Given a proper two-handed grip, the index finger of the weak (in this case your left) hand should be below your trigger finger. Could this have been caused by something other than the pistol?

 

[Traveler1]

ALSO cannot seem to find 22 high velocity cartridges. I need those to cycle the bolt.

Try CCI Stinger, AR Tactical or Cooper 22. My first generation Sig Sauer Mosquito will only cycle consistently with both rounds.

 

[Dr Ray]

Dr. Ray, you've got me baffled as well. Given a proper two-handed grip, the index finger of the weak (in this case your left) hand should be below your trigger finger. Could this have been caused by something other than the pistol?

I really don’t know
I was basically bending over (just about kneeling)
So I must not have held the gun properly
Sure did know about it when I fired

 

[Dr Ray]

I obviously didn’t wrap left hand around gun and my right hand
But I really don’t know what I did
The incredible pain and blood pouring out erased that positioning of my left hand
Hard to believe that a 22 could be so severe
Yikes