What do you get when !!!!

A .22 at 930 fps, meets Fingers.
Being a Cop, and the wife a Practitioner in a hospital ER, gives us access to interesting stories:

I'm sworn to secrecy as to who this is, but this is what happens when you get called away from your Pellet gun when your bench testing and adjusting triggers, and come back later thinking, "I didn't chamber another pellet", grab the barrel and try to adjust the trigger a tad more. Needless to say, 2 hours of surgery, a lot of pain and permanent loss of flex in the end joint, makes this a self correcting problem.
Before Surgery


During the pinning


You will notice all the white spots (lead) had to be removed. They did a good job. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not dogging him because we all have had a momentary laps of judgment with one thing or another. BUT, be careful and always safety check. Complacency hurts
 
"kk4iz"
"danhor7"Oh man. That's going to be a long time healing.
I think about the "what if" every time I look at the gauge on the front end of my Wildcat.
I DON"T like the gauge where it is on the Wildcat either, loaded or unloaded.Bolt has to be open with safety on and then from the side.

Hilarious we’ve adopted the same precautions for checking the gauge.
 
Good luck with the healing process! 
Thankfully, it looks like it wasn't the trigger finger in either case. I guess you guys can relate to how the squirrels feel! LOL! ;)

Pro's and cons... While it is a bit nerve racking checking the gauge, it also serves as a constant reminder for muzzle safety at all times. One thing I do, especially while running chrony work, is get a telescopic mirror to check the gauge with. I do this with the Wildcat as well as others that are hard to see when the rifle is resting in an upright position. I even use it with the Impact, even thought the gauge is on the side and easy to see. 
Tom