Man shoots self with out gun

[rumpshakers]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/whacking.bullets.ap/index.html

:doh:

LAKE LUZERNE, New York (AP) -- A young man shot himself without using a gun.

Damion M. Mosher, who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings, was hit in the abdomen by one of the shots, authorities said.

Warren County deputies said they were called to Mosher's home in Lake Luzerne on Saturday afternoon after one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.

Mosher, 18, told authorities he was trying to empty the .223-caliber rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.

Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly.

An employee of an Albany scrap metal company told The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings.

Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds.

Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.:laugh: :doh: :laugh:

[Riggo-toni]

If only it had hit him in the testicles, it might prevent him from reproducing.

Vices don't kill, people do....er...wait...that depends on a person's personal vices...nevermind

[Stophovr6]

I don't know much about bullets, but isn't it better to pull the lead out of the casing than to strike the bullet in any way?

[China]

That's one weak-ass bullet, if it only went a half inch into his abdomen. Hell, the Pillsbury doughboy routinely sees more penetration in his abdomen.

[the krabber]

Plyers are great for prying the bullets out of the casing.

[Mass_SkinsFan]

Two things on this one....

This moron got what he deserved for being that stupid. There are much easier, safer ways to get the brass from the cartridges. The most intelligent one being the use of a device called a "bullet puller", that separates the head from the brass cartridge. They're used by people who reload ammunition to undo badly made ammunition.

As for why this didn't do more damage... First off it was a .223 cal/5.56mm round. It's basically a .22 long rifle cartridge with an attitude, which is why the military here in the US almost universally HATES it. No stopping power. Additionally, most bullets get a lot of their power from the centrifigul force created by spinning down the barrel of the gun, which this cartridge obviously didn't do.

Now, on the idea of selling the scrap metal.... I work for an electric utility company. That means I work in an office where there are large quantities of defunct COPPER cable. Copper is going for about twice what brass is per pound at this time. That means it's about $3 a pound. We routinely have people try to steal copper cable from us. Sometimes our own people, sometimes members of the public. The smart ones at least wait until the cable is removed, unlike a pair of guys in Tyngsborough, MA who got greedy earlier this year, and paid the ultimate price for it....

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/29/2_found_dead_at_vacant_factory/

That's part of the service area for the company I work for. We had people last week trying to steal wire off a pole.

This stuff is crazy, but it does happen.

[Skin'emAlive]

^^^^ oh if only copper was still $4 a pound like this past summer. Those were good days.

[Larry]

Vices don't kill, people do....er...wait...that depends on a person's personal vices...nevermind

Crossbows don't kill people

Quarrels kill people

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