Buckshot Bear Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 This smarted.....belling .45ACP cases on my Lyman turret press and working really fast under a time crunch and I managed to get my finger between the case and the die....it acted like a hole punch and took the side of my finger clean off. That's a big hunk of meat in that photo.....if it doesn't grow back, at least I'll have a built in shell holder on the tip of that finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Sackett Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Ouch! Sam Sackett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Double Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jack Black Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 THAT'S A TRIPLE OUCH ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Oh mate that sucks. My dog peeled the meat off my middle finger Saturday like chicken off of a leg. Bone and knuckle look just like the pictures of a skeleton!! Gonna put a burr in our shooting mate. Did you get yours sewn back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Reloading rule #1: keep organic bits out of machinery bits. Have you got that concept down pat now? Hope you heal well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: Oh mate that sucks. My dog peeled the meat off my middle finger Saturday like chicken off of a leg. Bone and knuckle look just like the pictures of a skeleton!! Gonna put a burr in our shooting mate. Did you get yours seen back on? Golly Eyesa that must have hurt mate, that's gonna' take some time for you to heal. Nope re: stitches the hunk was white and dead ....... my dog enjoyed eating it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 22 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Golly Eyesa that must have hurt mate, that's gonna' take some time for you to heal. Nope re: stitches the hunk was white and dead ....... my dog enjoyed eating it though Rough weekend, my poor little 5 yr old nephew was messing with my SG knockdowns and one fell on his middle finger and crushed the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Golly Eyesa that must have hurt mate, that's gonna' take some time for you to heal. Nope re: stitches the hunk was white and dead ....... my dog enjoyed eating it though Yours as well! Damn mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Can't resist, so much for "Punching above your weight!" Should grow back. There was a local HS hotshot in days of my youth who snipped off the tips to two fingers with a band saw in Shop Class. Fingers grew back as normal, though it took a bit. Wishing you a swift recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I ain't no doctor, but my guess is that you'll have some trouble sleeping because of a big THROB for a couple days. Take appropriate pain meds to help in the relief. Sure hope it heals fast and well for you. No doubt, that is a nasty cut. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Meh, rub a little black powder in it and you'll be fine. No seriously, black powder makes everything heal faster. Cure for the bat-flu says I. Seriously (this time ), take care of that, clean it well, neosporin, and take some pain meds; ouch! Hope you heal up quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Newt # 7365 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 A man’s got to know his limitations. I hope it heals okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I've run the decapping pin through my left index finger just above the first joint, not once, but twice. Got a lump of scar tissue bulged out on the side of my finger now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I've run the trigger through my finger a few times but it's never taken a chunk out. Ouch. It's the harmless looking tools that get you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I've heard of people not wanting to leave fingerprints on reloaded ammo but that's taking it to extremes don't ya think. I've done stuff like that at work, but not on a reloading press (knocks on wood). That's gonna hurt even after it heals due to location and you'll have a divot for quite a while. Hope it heals up good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 My old dad lost a fingertip. He refused to go to the Dr. Had a huge homemade bandage on it. Took forever to heal. If anybody asked what happened he would answer “there I was, at the poorhouse door, hanging onto the door jamb to keep from going in. Then Florence (my mother) got a hammer and started beating on my fingers, driving me into the poorhouse” . My mother hated when he told people that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I had something similar happen to the side of my thumb 9-10 years ago. The wound scarred over and with the exception of a white spot it isn't noticeable. Yours looks to be a bit too much to reconstitute all the skin that was cut out, but it will heal. Luckily it wasn't more serious. Did you get to a medic? You might need a tetanus shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 How's it doin today Bear? That is a bad one in a lousy spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Bdoc still reminds me of the hole I put in her trigger finger with the decapper on the Dillon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Managed to smash a finger this weekend while resizing. Lucky the deprimer didn't deprime my finger too. You get into a rhythm and get a little too over eager and pull that lever a bit too quickly before the shell is in place and it hurts. Lucky I didn't catch my finger in a bloody way. Hope that finger heals quick. Looks like one that will be hurting for a while. If anybody asks how it happened, tell them you were feeding your baby sharks and got a little too close to the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vail Vigilante Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Cover it with super-glue. Sounds weird. It works. I got it from a Vietnam era medic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Hope that’s not your nose picking finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 At least it missed the bone so should heal in time. Just keep it clean and don't let it get infected. That is a big concern. Don't ask me why. TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Yeow! I’ve come close to doing the same thing. Thanks for the reminder to be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 What happened to you is the exact reason I either reload in by myself without any distractions. Hope you heal up quick! Have you thought of a new alias? Like Clip Finger or 9 Finger Buckshot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Clip Pawed Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 10 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: How's it doin today Bear? That is a bad one in a lousy spot. Its stopped throbbing when its below my heart Eyesa, so that's a + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: Clip Pawed Bear 6 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said: Like Clip Finger or 9 Finger Buckshot? LOL....see this is what mates are for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Stop yer cryin' and get right back on that horse (reloader). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Its stopped throbbing when its below my heart Eyesa, so that's a + That's is an improvement. Amazing what a pain in the ars hand wounds can be. Keeping getting better mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 My pucker string cringed and tightened a bit looking at that! I hope it heals up quickly for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 ive not had an issue reloading yet but i can see how that might happen , nothing i want to happen , i did have something similar happen when siding my house tho - i was trying to cut part of the assembly with a sheet rock knife and cut the tip off my finger - my neighbor was the cheif surgeon at the local hospital , he stuck the end back in place and taped it up - said it will grow back on , it did , can still see it if you look close but its all good feeling and everything , gotta stick it back right away tho , clean cut will grow back - in your case i think your bgonna have a bit of a divit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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