MAN loses Thumb to 460XVR

[fultonCoShooter]

http://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php?...0&postcount=54 (pic on page 3)

I'm always incredibly careful handling firearms, but today it didn't matter. I'm speculating that a malfunction cost me most of my left thumb ... but if it wasn't such a massive cartridge it probably would have just been a small cut, and certainly not something that may cost me a digit.

I started this thread, yea that's me it happened too. I'll post pics tomorrow, but warning it's pretty f'n gruesome looking.

this is what he posted on arfcom

No joke, about 1/2 of my left thumb is gone ... what's left is a friggin mess.

It's pretty hard to type, and I'm only posting because you never know, it might save somebody else a thumb. I was using a normal 2-handed grip, fired off a Cor-Bon DPX .460 and somehow the blast came violently out the side of the gun.

I haven't even had a chance to look at the gun, I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance .. and the gun is stil at my Uncle's house where we were shooting. But I can't imagine anything other than a gun or ammo failure.

Just be careful with those 460's. That case operates at such high pressure, it's just asking for trouble.

BTW, I bought my 460 new and had exactly 12 rounds through it.

[sgt7546]

OUCH, hope all ends well

[ScaredOnce]

Squib? then kaboom?

[ca2pa]

HOLY S***!!!!!!! can somebody explain what happened to him?

[00gt1]

wow... freak accident? +P loads?? any ideas here?

[XD45]

ouch, he takes the cake over my finger accident(non gun related).. i wonder what the hell happened, I hope to see some guns pics eventually. I cant see how it could have been a squib, you tend to notice a 460 going off.

[ScaredOnce]

ouch, he takes the cake over my finger accident(non gun related).. i wonder what the hell happened, I hope to see some guns pics eventually. I cant see how it could have been a squib, you tend to notice a 460 going off.

Good point... It's not exactly a 22lr

But what do ya think? Bbl obstruction? Double load? Do we know if these were handloads?

Either way, if I'm getting the orientation right, glad it was only his thumb. He could've gotten a blast of steel in the face!

[Garpman]

That is impressive, in a horrible way. I hope you'll be OK. I guess there is no way to "fix" that is there, as the missing parts are probably vaporized.

[TheMan42]

Anyone mind explaining what a "Squib" is to me?

[Warners Surplus]

Fultoncoshooter,

Please keep us posted as to what exactly happened. I personaly would like to know for sure. You are now the third person that I know of that this has happened to with the 460 and I know of 1 it happened to with the 500.

Everytime it was with a new purchase. IF it was a squib load or mechanical failure. I'd like to know, if for no other reason then to bring it up with my S&W rep. I still remember the first time I heard of this happening. It was with one of my customers who by chance just so happens to be a doctor. He knew exactly what had happened and when I contacted S&W about it. I got an answer I was not expecting. My rep said calmly " O yea, that is happening all over the country"

My customers thumb was basicly force amputated at the knuckle. Luckily they were able to reattatch it.



Rich W.