Quote: Originally Posted by AP LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. - A teenager who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings was wounded in the abdomen by approximately the 100th bullet he hit, according to Warren County deputies. Damion M. Mosher, 18, had been discharging .223-caliber rounds, placing them in a steel vise, putting a screwdriver on the primer, and striking the screwdriver with the hammer, deputies said. Deputies were called to his home in Lake Luzerne shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday when one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed. Mosher told authorities he was trying to empty the rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap. Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly. An employee of Capitol Scrap Co. in Albany said Monday the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings. Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds. Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.

Ok, so here's the math for those of you too lazy or named Damion M. Mosher to figure out.

$1.70 / lb X 2 lbs = $3.40
20 rounds of .223 62-gr = $3.75 (as cheap as my cursory search could find) = $.1875 ea.
100 rounds X $.1875 = $18.75
Money lost by wasting 100 rounds (not including labor or hospital fees) = $15.35

Wasting fifteen bucks and getting your dumbass shot in the process = PRICELESS

Wow, surprised he didn't earn himself a Darwin Award with that.

Quote: Originally Posted by Im_gumby Ok, so here's the math for those of you too lazy or named Damion M. Mosher to figure out. $1.70 / lb X 2 lbs = $3.40 20 rounds of .223 62-gr = $3.75 (as cheap as my cursory search could find) = $.1875 ea. 100 rounds X $.1875 = $18.75 Money lost by wasting 100 rounds (not including labor or hospital fees) = $15.35 Wasting fifteen bucks and getting your dumbass shot in the process = PRICELESS

Well I imagine that he got them for free or really cheap and didn't buy them with the intention of selling them for scrap...

Quote: No charges were filed.

But the point being the fool could have sold them for $15 more than scrap value (or even greater depending on the ammo's brand) as loaded ammo and saved the trip to the ER. Some people deserve the right to perish from the wounds of their own stupidity.

Quote: Originally Posted by Baka Sempai Wow, surprised he didn't earn himself a Darwin Award with that.

Because he didn't castrate himself nor kill himself which are the requirements for the Darwins.

I forgot who suggested it, a comedian I believe, but if we took all the warning labels off of stuff, the problem would solve itself.

Quote: Originally Posted by milosh I forgot who suggested it, a comedian I believe, but if we took all the warning labels off of stuff, the problem would solve itself.

George Carlin

Quote: Originally Posted by milosh I forgot who suggested it, a comedian I believe, but if we took all the warning labels off of stuff, the problem would solve itself.

Unfortunately, in the case of this dumbass, the lack of warning labels on the .223 shells didn't keep him from gut-shooting himself.

Well I read a couple boxes of ammo I have laying around and have to say they don't explicitly say not to smack them with a hammer. Guess that should be added to the list so the folks with single digit IQ's don't hurt themselves. The silver box is Winchester, green box is Sellier&Bellot (heck the S&B ammo's warnings are in 4 languages no less). You would think that would be enough of a warning to not do something stupid.

Quote: Originally Posted by vf1000ride Well I read a couple boxes of ammo I have laying around and have to say they don't explicitly say not to smack them with a hammer. Guess that should be added to the list so the folks with single digit IQ's don't hurt themselves. The silver box is Winchester, green box is Sellier&Bellot (heck the S&B ammo's warnings are in 4 languages no less). You would think that would be enough of a warning to not do something stupid.

But Dumbass could claim that, since he lost the original boxes, he didn't see any such warning labels. Each bullet should have a warning label on the casing: "Hitting shells with a hammer could be hazardous to your health." But that probably wouldn't help either, since Dumbass is probably illiterate.

Lets just hope the Darwin almost winner does not hook up with this teacher who took guns to her school...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Baka Sempai Wow, surprised he didn't earn himself a Darwin Award with that.

Around here it's the " Asshat Award " and much more fitting.

Quote: Originally Posted by Coelacanth Unfortunately, in the case of this dumbass, the lack of warning labels on the .223 shells didn't keep him from gut-shooting himself.

actually the intended meaning was, take the labels off and let the morons kill themselves. :p

Quote: Originally Posted by lokies_mom Around here it's the " Asshat Award " and much more fitting.

Agreed Actually, the "Darwin Award" reference was supposed to imply that I'm not surprised he didn't kill himself and/or castrate himself with his special brand of stupidity.