Help Shooting yourself in other places than the chin or mouth.

[tormentedhusk]

I'm not putting a gun in my mouth or under my chin if/when I blow my brains out. I don't want them to spill out into my mouth.

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Side of head behind ear aiming at brainstem inside of skull

One guy accidentally killed himself with a blank gun . Gun had no bullet just the blank gun powder i guess

Jon-Erik Hexum's Fatal Joke

A decade ago, kidding on the set, the actor shot a blank from a gun and killed himself

ew.com

 

[ObsidianEnigma]

Gunshot wound to the head at point blank range will always be gruesome.

Executioners did shoot their victims behind the ear, but I am not sure if it can be done reliably by oneself.

 

[cemeteryismyhome]

I wish there was a way to practice (of course there's not). My thought would be, instead of relying on just one shot, I would do a series:

1. Thigh, hoping to hit an artery, but likely to miss and still be conscious, but causing bleeding if nothing else.
2. Chest, right at the heart. More likely to succeed, but if not, causing a serious wound, and I would still have second or two to..
3. To the head. Even if I don't hit the right area, this, plus the other two shots, should do it.

Worst case would be to bleed to death which shouldn't take long.

 

[avalokitesvara]

Musician Mark Linkous died from shooting himself in the chest.

 

[ObsidianEnigma]

I wish there was a way to practice (of course there's not). My thought would be, instead of relying on just one shot, I would do a series:

1. Thigh, hoping to hit an artery, but likely to miss and still be conscious, but causing bleeding if nothing else.
2. Chest, right at the heart. More likely to succeed, but if not, causing a serious wound, and I would still have second or two to..
3. To the head. Even if I don't hit the right area, this, plus the other two shots, should do it.

Worst case would be to bleed to death which shouldn't take long.

I get your thinking, but nobody knows what will happen after the first shot. Survival instinct will likely kick in strongly, such serious wound would cause shock where you cannot think clearly.

Incidentally, that is why cutting is a dangerous method. It needs focus on finishing hurting oneself, while already injured, bleeding and likely in a shock / strong survival mode.

Not a recommend way.

 

[blacksand]

Directly above the ear with a 9mm or more powerful round and in an isolated place with no help coming for a day or more. Anyone claiming that's survivable is probably a pro lifer.

 

[Afflicted]

I'm personally fond of the 00 Buck to the chest. Depending on how long your arms are and the barrel length you should be able to pull it off(6ft tall male, I have a 20 inch barrel 590 and can reach my finger into the trigger guard while flagging my heart) I don't want to completely disfigure my body and I also actually appreciated my brain. It was the heart that destroyed me and lead me astray. I always thought headshots were kinda gross honestly.

Directly above the ear with a 9mm or more powerful round and in an isolated place with no help coming for a day or more. Anyone claiming that's survivable is probably a pro lifer.

Ya even with like 380 you're 100% cooked in that situation.