The perils of motorcycles to your firearm.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Yesterday, I was at the match and some of the old guys were talking about their mid-life crisis motorcycles. I have good friends who engage in this behavior (while I am not interested and/or too klutzy for such). I was retelling the story of how on the way to a match, my friend on his bike in front of me - fell over on the gravel and I stopped and helped him get that big old Harley off of him. In those those, I could lift a fair amount - so we did it. Of course, I embellished the story as a life saving event as men are prone to do. We all laughed as did the victim I helped. I did have a bad back for a few days after.

So today I get the following images from a friend who rides - they came from a spill where the rider had his gun in the saddle bags which weren't locked down and the gun managed to go to a bad place with bad results. 13371

This is what it looked like. 13372


It's from an open motorcycle forum so not a secret.

[blues]

And that's why you should ride shaft driven motorcycles. ;)

[Totem Polar]

And carry all-steel firearms.

[blues]

And carry all-steel firearms.

Now you're going too far! :p

[miller_man]

Ouch!! That sucks. Looks to have been a ruger LC9? Not too much coin lost. Is that a full on dirt bike or a dual or whatever they are called?

[HCM]

But .... that never happened on Sons of Anarchy .....:rolleyes:

Some of y'all may remember this - a few years ago a West Texas or New Mexico Border Patrol Agent took a spill on his ATV and broke the grip off his P2000.

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[blues]

But .... that never happened on Sons of Anarchy .....:rolleyes:



Or to Tex Cobb...

http://www.budcad.com/Motorcycling/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Smalls.jpg

[HCM]

Or to Tex Cobb...

http://www.budcad.com/Motorcycling/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Smalls.jpg


http://youtu.be/CQ67ZyZtKjU

[hufnagel]

always put your weapon in the non-drive side saddle bag. got it.

[45dotACP]

That'll buff right out :D

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[txdpd]

I've seen a amputated foot from a girl whose shoelace or pant leg got caught in chain/cog and sucked her foot in.

No laces or baggy pants around chains.

[MistWolf]

https://pistol-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13371&d=1485106191

NOM NOM NOM

https://pistol-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13372&d=1485106238

Don't worry- it's still under warranty

[Hambo]

And that's why you should ride shaft driven motorcycles. ;)

Dude, belt drive. Combine your bike wreck with a grip reduction.

https://twistedchoppers.com/shop/ultima-3-38-inch-belt-drive/

[RevolverRob]

This thread tells me that as much as I like my HKs - when I go ride the Dakar Rally - I need to pack a 1911 instead.

[mmc45414]

I think this is an off-body carry thread...
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[Rich@CCC]

That'll buff right out :D

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Just let me get my Dremel...

[Lost River]

Hill People Gear kit bag!

[11B10]

Now you're going too far! :p




I'm of the opinion that it wouldn't have mattered WHAT that gun was made of.

[txdpd]

This thread tells me that as much as I like my HKs - when I go ride the Dakar Rally - I need to pack a 1911 instead.

The car crash nerd in me has always wondered how much impact energy was needed to break that grip and was not transferred into the agents body, that's assuming he landed on top of the pistol. Might have acted a crumple zone. Guns are cheap to replace compared to fixing hip fractures.