Juanita Jean: Fun With Guns: Square Peg, Round Hole Edition

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So, it’s Tennessee and your sister thinks she hears a prowler outside. She calls you instead of the police to come shoot somebody.

When you get there, you have your .357 Magnum but there’s a problem. You have no ammo for your .357.

His sister gave him .38 caliber ammo, and when he tried to force the round into the weapon by tapping it with his pocketknife, the round went off, striking him in the hand.

See, a real man would have gone outside and killed the prowler with a pocket knife.

But the best part of this story is yet to come.

Carlie Indmon Phillips, 45, sustained the wound Sunday night at a home on Hillbilly Way and was taken to Methodist Medical Center for treatment of an injury…

His sister lives on Hillbilly Way. Damn. That’s some delightful stuff.
http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/12/05/fun-with-guns-square-peg-round-hole-edition/

Darwin wins again.

[Gothmog]

1. I love Juanita Jean

She is a fun person in real life

[Lizzie Poppet]

2. Someone's confused (and IBTL).

The original reporter for Oak Ridge Today is confused. Revolvers chambered for .357 Magnum can shoot .38 Special. Despite the difference in nominal caliber, they are actually the exact same diameter. .38 Special is slightly shorter (so you can't shoot .357 Magnum rounds in a .38 revolver), but if shoots in .357s just fine.

I suspect that there was some obstruction in the cylinder causing the cartridges not to fully insert, and this idiot decided to tap on the cartridge base (where the primer is...good grief!).

And in before the lock: gun thread in GD...

[sarisataka]

3. Perhaps they meant...

38 cal revolver and 357 ammo. Details, details

[Jazzgirl]

4. I noticed that too Lizzie.

I have a .357 and also have some .38 shells which it shoots just fine. Great for reloads for practice.