oh well I was more interested in you guys hearing the story, rather than seeing the picture. The jpg was an image of the safety memo that the US Military sent out, so it's not just a picture of someone's exploded hand. It tells the story of what happened, but it also includes a picture for shock value. So for those that don't want to see the disgusting pulp of the guy's hand, here's the story:
This is a direct quote from the training Weapons Safety memo that was distributed to military personnel.
"While mounting the M2 machine gun onto the turret system of his MATV during pre-combat checks, this soldier experienced difficulty inserting the locking pin on the MOD 93 machine gun mount. The soldier then attempted to force the locking pin into place with a rock. After this failed, he then secured a loose .50 cal. round, using it to hammer at the locking pin, attempting to force the locking pin into place. After several hits with the .50 cal. round, the primer activated, setting the round off in the soldier’s hand. Extensive injuries were suffered to his right hand, middle, ring and pinky finger."
Basically, a trained US Army soldier decided to use the primer end of a .50 cal round as a hammer. You guys are talking about this other guy (who has no firearm experience) being an idiot; well his level of stupidity does not even compare to the stupidity of this soldier who's had firearm safety drilled into his brain by the US Military (believe me, I know) and still managed to do something equally retarded.
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