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Oh ok, so that one is no good. When they put a tourniquet on me it was my forearm. I do remember it hurting quite a bit. But that was the least of my worries.

Love the support and the safety discussion in this thread. :thumb: Came across this RATS tourniquet. I like size for carrying on the regular. But it looks a little complicated to use when adrenaline is pumping.

Print out of the pics of my hand and put them by the reloading supplies with a note at the bottom. I bet that will make people think twice. 😁

I always thought they were Italian. I don't know why I thought that. One of my grail black powder rifles is the Smith Carbine. I would love the one made by Pietta. Just look at that beauty 🤤

Thanks for the overwhelming support everybody. I just hope that this spreads across all shooting forums to show what happens when you don't treat firearms they deserve. I may post this on other social media platforms and pic-sharing sites as well. I 100% agree that keeping a basic trauma kit on...

You’re right, my bad

Modern firearm, wasn’t thinking. My bad.

Hey y’all, I’ve been living with the results of my mistake for over three years now. All kinds of people have asked what happened. I don’t take offense from anyone. People have a different way of processing info and images as graphic as those in my original post. Hindsight is 20/20. I spent a...

Well the ER surgeons were wanting to amputate just below my elbow. I was lucky enough that a very talented hand surgeon happened to be at the hospital at the time. So they brought him in and said he wants to save it. So I’m lucky that I have a thumb that somewhat moves and a index that fully...

It's easier to do than you think. I was excited about my new purchase and got caught up in the moment of joy. So I quickly ran downstairs, grabbed the powder feeling sure I grabbed the black powder. In hindsight I wasn't treating the whole process with much respect. I became to casual with the...

Done

I keep them everywhere now

My farther was reloading his own rounds. So my pyrodex got mixed in somehow. I was just careless and say a green label on a black bottle and grabbed it.

Back in March of 2018 I was loading powder into a traditions sidelock I just picked up at a gunshop. Well I mistakenly grabbed smokeless powder. The barrel ruptured right where my left hand was. Almost bleed out, but paramedics arrived in time to tourniquet my arm. Made to the ER without delay...

So here’s a pic of my left hand now. It’s been a little over three years now.

So was watching a YouTube video on a 18th century flintlock that has a barrel less than 12 inches. So I was just wondering if it was possible to put the barrel from a single shot pistol into a stock from a rifle. Do you think this would be possible???

Ok, I don’t have a picture of the rifle. It was disposed of while I was in the hospital. But here’s the picture of my left hand the moment they brought me into the ER

Hello, New here but not to muzzleloaders. I’ve owned several sidelocks and a couple revolvers. My favorite was my Thompson Center Renegade .54cal and a Uberti 1858 Remington. Had a accident with a Muzzleloader a few years ago. I mistakenly put modern powder in a Traditions sidelock. Well it...