Breaking thumbs with handguns

12 January 2010

This guy uses a couple pistols to chop his thumbs off.

Well, OK, he cuts himself on the horned slide (if you dehorn a gun, a non-dehorned gun is horned, right?)
I’ve done this in the past with a glock 21 and 30, but I wrapped my hand around the slide. I never did it using a single finger on the back of the slide. This video was posted in response to some panty-twisting about 22 caliber pistols breaking thumbs; both Lyle and Joe have shot my Buckmark with full-power 22lr loads to no ill result.


This entry was posted on 12 January 2010 at 0:52 and is filed under Shooting Stuff.

2 Responses to “Breaking thumbs with handguns”

  2. SayUncle » Can you grab the slide of a semi-auto to prevent it from firing? Says:

    13 January 2010 at 0:21

    [...] after some pain, it seems you can. Do not try that at home. Also, when I shoot my suppressed Walther and want it extra quiet, I place [...]


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