Teen hurt whacking bullets with hammer

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.

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Maybe he should start collecting cans from now on

Mr Woo?

"davike" wrote:

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Mr Woo?

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That's who I thought of when I saw the title
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Are you kidding me
:o

I suppose we are gonna start seeing people start with the "Ammunition Control" effort.
Blame it on the ammo manufacturers because they made the bullets that this nitwit cranked down in a vise and hit with a ..............


I can't go on.
Gimme a hammer, some bullets and a vice.
I am gonna end it all ;D

"Marrdro" wrote:

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Are you kidding me
:o

I suppose we are gonna start seeing people start with the "Ammunition Control" effort.
Blame it on the ammo manufacturers because they made the bullets that this nitwit cranked down in a vise and hit with a ..............


I can't go on.
Gimme a hammer, some bullets and a vice.
I am gonna end it all ;D

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Shouldn't that list Green Bay, Wisconsin as the location

so, $1.70/lb of scrap brass, now how much is it for a lb of bullets, i'm odn't really know, but i'm sure its alot more that $1.70.
that kids pretty stupid.

Assuming his bullet whacking produces similar results if repeated, there is only a 1% chance of getting shot.
I like the odds, a highly recommended hobby.

"Prophet" wrote:

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Assuming his bullet whacking produces similar results if repeated, there is only a 1% chance of getting shot.
I like the odds, a highly recommended hobby.

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I agree.
Besides, whacking something else might have cost him his eyesight.

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

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so, $1.70/lb of scrap brass, now how much is it for a lb of bullets, i'm odn't really know, but i'm sure its alot more that $1.70.
that kids pretty stupid.

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You're assuming he bought them. If you found them or stole them from your old man....its all profit for you.

There is no way it was a direct hit and not a ricochet, not if the bullet was only a half an inch in.

Once again modern medicine ruins Darwins logic and helps retards survive.