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1911 Kaboom! Diagnosis help? (and always wear eye pro!).
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<blockquote data-quote="LRNut" data-source="post: 2139907" data-attributes="member: 3230"><p>I can't add anything to the post mortem discussion but I will say your reference to eye protection is spot on.</p><p></p><p>Some years ago I was shooting a 7STW and a 300 RUM at LR. I accidentally loaded a 7STW in a 300 RUM; I did that once before and had no issues other than a fire formed case and a miss. However, in this case, pun intended, the 7STW case completely ruptured up the side. I had gas and powder flying into my face and was bleeding profusely. I went to the ER where they performed at CAT scan; I had a powder fragment in my eyeball which my optometrist later decided to leave in there. I wasn't wearing safety glasses, but I was wearing hard contacts, which my doctor said likely saved the vision in my right eye (you could clearly see a small clamshell fragment missing from the lens).</p><p></p><p>Not the first stupid thing I have done, but if it causes even one person to wear safety glasses, worth it to me to post. Wear eye protection!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRNut, post: 2139907, member: 3230"] I can't add anything to the post mortem discussion but I will say your reference to eye protection is spot on. Some years ago I was shooting a 7STW and a 300 RUM at LR. I accidentally loaded a 7STW in a 300 RUM; I did that once before and had no issues other than a fire formed case and a miss. However, in this case, pun intended, the 7STW case completely ruptured up the side. I had gas and powder flying into my face and was bleeding profusely. I went to the ER where they performed at CAT scan; I had a powder fragment in my eyeball which my optometrist later decided to leave in there. I wasn't wearing safety glasses, but I was wearing hard contacts, which my doctor said likely saved the vision in my right eye (you could clearly see a small clamshell fragment missing from the lens). Not the first stupid thing I have done, but if it causes even one person to wear safety glasses, worth it to me to post. Wear eye protection! [/QUOTE]
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