I was shot with a.300 Magnum while bear hunting a month ago. I got hit right in the thigh and fractured my femur, which is already known to be one of the most painful thing as is. It felt odd. Actually, I didn't know what had happened at first. One second I was standing there, another I was on the ground unable to move. It was really confusing. The best way I could describe it is like it's warm, like a localized warm shower for a few moments. The shock set in pretty quick. I couldn't really feel the pain for about a minute and a half. That's when the other hunters started having to reach in and put pressure on the veins and arteries so I wouldn't bleed out. That hurt like hell. It is a very difficult sensation to describe, but it was a stabbing pain all over the wound. But the rest of me went numb because of hemorrhagic shock. I could feel my muscles shutting down and the blood being pulled. I went very lightheaded and they had to keep me from passing out. Your finger starts to tighten up and you can't move. It's a very scary feeling. Then they put the tourniquet on. Oh god, if I never feel one of those again, it will be too soon. That was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. It has to go right above the wound and shut off blood flow so you don't keep losing blood. That made everything worse. And though I knew I needed one, it was so painful I screamed bloody murder when the EMTs put it on. Essentially your body shuts down everything to try and save itself. But the side effect is that you can only feel the excruciating pain of the massive hole in your leg. As much as I knew passing out would make it 10 times worse, I really really wanted to.