A “freak accident” on camera nearly killed a former Kentucky State Police trooper who now runs a viral YouTube page with 1.83 million subscribers.
Scott DeShields was shooting a fire hydrant — which was set up at the end of his gun range — with a Serbu RN-50, a .50-caliber rifle, when the gun exploded. Pieces punctured his throat and hit him in the eye, he said.
DeShields was using “SLAP” rounds, high-power ammunition that isn’t made anymore and is expensive to buy, he said. The SLAP rounds were powerful enough to go through the fire hydrant and exit the other side.
Slap round with the purple around part of the bullet.
Serbu RN-50 with muzzle brake.
◾️DeShields blames the explosion on a “very hot” round.
◾️DeShields believes the ammunition may have been tampered with.
◾️His jugular vein was lacerated.
◾️His right lung was punctured.
◾️His orbital bone and his nose were broken.
◾️Claimed he had fractured ribs.
◾️His hand was smashed.
Read at the Lexington Herald Leader
Watch DeShields blow himself up. The fireworks start at about the 4:20 mark.
