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(Bloomington, Indiana newspaper)
DELANEY CREEK BOTTOMS — Derrick W. Edwards of Indianapolis was injured when his muzzleloader exploded after he finished deer hunting Sunday in Washington County.
Edwards, 46, suffered a laceration to his left forearm, and was treated and released at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour.
He was injured while attempting to unload his .54-caliber muzzleloader at the end of his hunt.
“Derrick W. Edwards also told investigators that he had loaded the muzzleloader with modern smokeless gunpowder instead of the required black powder,” according to an Indiana Conservation Officers news release. “Conservation officers recovered the firearm from Mr. Edwards and located pieces of the gun driven as deep as 7 inches into the ground at the accident scene.”
Officials warned muzzleloaders should always be loaded with black powder or the appropriate substitute, saying they are not manufactured to withstand the extreme pressures generated from modern smokeless gun powder.
“Mr. Edwards was extremely lucky he didn’t see a deer while hunting this morning,” Indiana Conservation Officer Phil Nale said in the release. “Had he fired the firearms while shouldered near his head, his injuries could have been much worse.”
Please know how, and with what... to load your gun.
He was very lucky!
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extremely lucky he is
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Lucky is not the word for it! I'd say more like ignorance.....
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What a moron!!!!!!!
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What an idiot for sure! I sure do hope they sterilized this man at the hospital... 
Someone on here was trying to tell me that it was ok to use smokeless powder during "Black Powder" season... Come to think of it, I haven't heard from them since... 
I think it was the guy that said the T/C Omega was inaccurate... 
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Jeeeesh....I hope it was'nt him!
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LOL.................................................... you guys
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You know Cracker...that guy hasn't been seen since and several other people too...hmmmm...something to think about huh?!?!
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Go figure...................................
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