That's true but most people do flinch or stop at very last second due to SI or just scared for the shot.
Pretty common to survive? Where did you come up with that? Everything I've read is that firearms are the most effective method of suicide with a greater than 95% success rate.
| Rank | Method Name | Lethality (%) | Time (min) | Agony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shotgun to head | 99.0% | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Cyanide | 97.0% | 1.8 | 51.5 |
| 3 | Gunshot of head | 97.0% | 2.5 | 13 |
| 4 | Shotgun to chest | 96.4% | 1.4 | 16 |
| 5 | Explosives | 96.4% | 1.6 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Hit by train | 96.2% | 17.92 | 7.08 |
| 7 | Jump from height | 93.4% | 4.56 | 17.78 |
| 8 | Gunshot of chest | 89.5% | 7 | 21.7 |
| 9 | Hanging | 89.5% | 7 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Auto crash | 78.5% | 20.5 | 30 |
| 11 | Household toxins | 77.5% | 24 | 54.5 |
| 12 | Set fire to self | 76.5% | 57 | 95 |
| 13 | Structure fire | 73.0% | 52.5 | 91.5 |
| 14 | Carbon Monoxide | 71.0% | 21.5 | 18 |
| 15 | Hit by truck/auto | 70.0% | 19 | 63 |
| 16 | Electrocution | 65.5% | 2.4 | 72 |
| 17 | Gunshot of abdomen | 65.0% | 69 | 74 |
| 18 | Drowning ocean/lake | 63.0% | 18.5 | 79 |
| 19 | Stab of chest | 58.5% | 96 | 76 |
| 20 | Cut throat | 51.5% | 15.5 | 86 |
| 21 | Overdose illegal drugs | 49.4% | 116.25 | 5.25 |
| 22 | Plastic bag over head | 23.0% | 7 | 23 |
| 23 | Drowning bathtub | 21.5% | 18.5 | 79 |
| 24 | Drowning swimming pool | 21.5% | 18.5 | 79 |
| 25 | Stab of abdomen | 12.5% | 252 | 78 |
| 26 | Overdose prescription drugs | 12.3% | 129 | 8.5 |
| 27 | Overdose non-prescription drugs | 6.0% | 456 | 22.5 |
| 28 | Cut wrists/arms/legs | 6.0% | 105 | 71 |
Not if you use a shotgun the right way. There won't be any survival. No blowing off the jaw or half the face and remaining alive either, if it is done correctly. It's not that hard. Line the walls and floor with plastic and then the cleanup team can just roll you up in it and have an easier time.
Exactly. Sorry I meant this post as an expression, not a method or anything like that. Everytime I see one it makes me think about CTB, and I think about those who do wish they had access to one. It's ironic and like dangling a carrot infront of me that I can't have.
Im soooo jealous you have access to guns. I dont and no matter what i do i cant seem to get one. CTB by gun is the only way i want to go because it has such a high success rate. I do not want to fail when i CTB ad after many years research a gun is the best method. I wish i lived where you were and you could give me the gun.
