Negligent Discharge injury at the USPSA Race Gun Nationals

[broadside]

From post on r/compeititonshooting:

It's a DQ anyway if you get caught clicking the safety off before the trigger guard clears the holster

 

[DJD100]

It has to be a DQ. But from a general principle standpoint, if you can’t shoot yourself, who CAN you shoot?

"Bad Guys"

 

[jag9953]

Anyone know what he was running?

 

[Hit Factor]

Does catching splash count as shooting yourself? Asking for a friend….

No, splash happens. That’s why we wear eye protection. If you shoot yourself, you’ll know it, and eye protection won’t help.

 

[broadside]

Anyone know what he was running?

at 0:03 mark it looks like hard chrome or similar finish LO gun with a slide ride dot.

 

[ZChaosFactor]

at 0:03 mark it looks like hard chrome or similar finish LO gun with a slide ride dot.

Believe it was a 2011

 

[Vurtne]

Anyone know what he was running?

Open 2011.

 

[Gryff]

Does catching splash count as shooting yourself? Asking for a friend….

Ten years ago I shot a match where I hit a plate at 10-11 yards with a .45. Literally saw the round come back at me and hit me in the forehead. Put me on my butt and left a welt in my forehead.

Normal competition steel plate, standard Blazer/Winchester .45 ammo (not steel core). Not sure how it happened since I didn't think that was possible, but apparently it is.

So, yeah, I shot myself...

 

[1911-CV]

Ten years ago I shot a match where I hit a plate at 10-11 yards with a .45. Literally saw the round come back at me and hit me in the forehead. Put me on my butt and left a welt in my forehead.

Normal competition steel plate, standard Blazer/Winchester .45 ammo (not steel core). Not sure how it happened since I didn't think that was possible, but apparently it is.

So, yeah, I shot myself...

Plate must not have been properly angled down, or you hit a bolt or other part of the hanging assembly. I'd also question the steel used in the plate. A properly constructed and placed steel plate is angled down so that splatter will (mostly) to go into the dirt. The AR500 steel plates actually absorb some of the energy and are less brittle than regular steel. Sounds like your round didn't 'splatter' as one would expect, that could be a sign that this was some kind of hardened steel not intended for targets.

 

[Jon F]

No, splash happens. That’s why we wear eye protection. If you shoot yourself, you’ll know it, and eye protection won’t help.

Don’t I know it. I have chunk o’ frag lodged in my chest.

 

[BadlyBrowned]

Anyone know what he was running?

Masterpiece Arms MPA LOCv1 2011

 

[Experimentalist]

This may be neither here nor there, but I'm not able to find a 2011 on the MPA website.

 

[Deleted member 16735]

This may be neither here nor there, but I'm not able to find a 2011 on the MPA website.

it's under DS Series

 

[jag9953]

Masterpiece Arms MPA LOCv1 2011

Yikes! Finger off the hair tigger

 

[riceman]

All I know is he seemed awfully calm. You would have heard more than oh out of me. .

 

[five.five-six]

Finger off the trigger until you are indexed on the target, folks.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1981764312013123746

I call BS. ND=DQ