Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery. And thanks for highlighting what can happen if you lose focus and make a mistake.
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A warning for Leshiy owners (Graphic)
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Wow, that looks painful! Thanks for the not so subtle reminder that all airguns (short or long) should be handled with extreme care.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Oh why why did I ever look at this thread? As someone who took his left thumb off with a skilsaw many years ago the cringes are actually physical. Owwwww.
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Donny Du bought it so that he could look at designing an LCD or new baffle system for them, once he finished that he put it on the Yelllow and I picked it up from him.
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It was amazing how cleanly it passed through. It didn't push my hand forward at all, or feel like I had been "hit" by anything. In fact it took several seconds for me to realize what had happened. No pain for the first few minutes, then it came on strong.
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Wow....shot through my hand with my compact Cricket a couple of years ago. I never posted pics as I actually was a little embarrassed. Lol. The pellet shattered a metacarpal in my left hand. I have X-rays and pics of hand as it swelled. I know what you mean after the initial shock that pain comes on strong.
That will be that last time you do that as we both know that personally. Get well and be safe.
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Wow, thanks for sharing and best wishes for recovery. As has been stated, your candor is very much appreciated and speaks volumes of your character.
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Holy moly! That was an image that will follow me for a long time! Hopefuly you get a speedy recovery and it will work as good as before! Now please all gun manufacturers, could you please put the filling gauge in no way near the barrel end, so we don't shoot ourselfs or anybody else in the head? Thank you
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when i had motorcycle accident i had 11 pieces of a bone in my hand. and good surgeon fixed my hand and i only have a scar from it. wish you fast healing my friend
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I hope everything goes well for you and you heal eventually.
And everything gets back to normal.
And everything gets back to normal.
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That puts me in mind of an injury we saw occasionally back in my recurve hunting days. Sometimes the archer has a bad habit of putting his fore finger over the arrow to hold it on the rest during drawing. That works fine with field tip arrows, not so much with a nice sharp broad head.
That also put me in mind of the time that I was cutting out a board bow on my table saw. Turned my head for just a second. Almost paid for that with my right thumb.
Get well brother and never stop working that once it starts to heal. You might get to keep the flexibility in that finger if you just keep it moving while it heals.
That also put me in mind of the time that I was cutting out a board bow on my table saw. Turned my head for just a second. Almost paid for that with my right thumb.
Get well brother and never stop working that once it starts to heal. You might get to keep the flexibility in that finger if you just keep it moving while it heals.
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Thanks for sharing. It was a very alarming reminder on safety. And this can happen with any type of airgun bullpup or conventional. Wish you a speedy recovery.
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A bit of an update:
I had my initial surgery today and it went about as well as it possibly could have.
BEFORE: (Actually this was after the surgeon had flushed it and removed the smaller splinters of bone etc. but it gives a decent picture of the damage)
AFTER: (Several pins & Lots of "squishing" later and it looks like a joint Again.)
I'm super pleased with the job he did piecing things back together. He was able to get the majority back in place and if it heals well it looks like I'll be keeping my finger and might even have limited function.
Thanks Again to everyone for the kind words and encouragement, and stay safe.
Eric
I had my initial surgery today and it went about as well as it possibly could have.
BEFORE: (Actually this was after the surgeon had flushed it and removed the smaller splinters of bone etc. but it gives a decent picture of the damage)
AFTER: (Several pins & Lots of "squishing" later and it looks like a joint Again.)
I'm super pleased with the job he did piecing things back together. He was able to get the majority back in place and if it heals well it looks like I'll be keeping my finger and might even have limited function.
Thanks Again to everyone for the kind words and encouragement, and stay safe.
Eric
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I've seen guys slice a hand doing that as well. A few years ago an elderly gentleman was hunting the same mountain as me during Colorado's archery Elk season. He was carrying his longbow "loaded" with a broadhead, slipped, and managed to cut his femoral. He didn't make it 20 feet. It was an abbsolute tragedy and seemed so unlikely, but sometimes a series of seemingly small unfortunate decisions and bad luck come together just right (or wrong).
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The first thing my son said when I told him I wanted a Leshiy was "be careful not to shoot your finger when you are aiming dad" . From the mouths of children are the clearest visions. Hope you heal well and soon. That looked painful.
Lee
P.S. Still gonna get one. Thanks for the safety note that will always be in the back of my mind.
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P.S. Still gonna get one. Thanks for the safety note that will always be in the back of my mind.
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Man gonna send some prayers your way for a speedy recovery.
I had actually contacted a bullpup stock maker to make me a lalya lookalike for a marauder pistol and was told no due to it being soo short shouldered with the lability of shooting fingers off.
I was disappointed but I can see now the reason behind it.
I had actually contacted a bullpup stock maker to make me a lalya lookalike for a marauder pistol and was told no due to it being soo short shouldered with the lability of shooting fingers off.
I was disappointed but I can see now the reason behind it.
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I think you'll be really pleased with it. Despite all of this, I'm planning on hanging on to mine. It's really cool to be able to grab that tiny case, throw it in the truck, and know you have such a capable gun wherever you go.
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Eric thanks for sharing. I know I will be more observant around airguns especially the shorter ones after reading this thread. Hope for a speedy and 100% recovery.
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Here I am to joining this infamous topic
Last year I was hunting with my standard Edgun Matador R3M .25 cal, and at the end of the hunt I see magpies at 70 meters.
I was afraid to see me and run away, so I rushed and instead of the stock, put my hand on the air tank and the fingers of my left hand on the barrel
I was 100% focused on them and looked through the riflescope so I was aware of where I put my hand
When I pulled the trigger I heard a strange sound and indescribable pain. The gun fell from my hands and blood dripped profusely. At first I was aware of what had happened until I saw the finger, I realized that I was shot out! On the X-ray bone is a little cracked but remained in place but did not go into surgery. Today, a year later, the middle finger is great and the first finger remained a little swollen and I do not feel 100% in it, maybe 70%. I think I did quite well with the injury, because the .25 cal and 920 fps with JSB Kings could do a lot worse damage.
It may sound like demagogy, but it really is a great sentence SHOOT SAFELY
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