[ARCHIVED THREAD] - First AD just now!!!! (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 3/20/2008 3:00:32 PM EDT
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Holy fuck! I come home from work and have my 1911 cocked and locked in a fobus. My grandson asks me about it so I show him what cocked and locked is. I show him the grip safety and tell him it can't fire unless that is depressed. I held it sideways and touched the trigger with my finger. "see? BOOM!!" it was pointed in a safe direction, thank almighty God. It put a hole thru my wifes cuboard about an inch from the floor. I can't get it to drop the hammer when empty without depressing the grip safety, but it sure as hell went off with out holding it down. I wasn't even touching it! Scared the shit out of me. I wish I still drank right now, I'd fucking tie one on. I'm gonna go take a pain pill. What a fucking dumb ass!!! NEVER AGIAN!! |
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RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT Sadly you appear to have violated all four at once.  |
Hard to be perfect, but we should all try our best.
 Never bet your (or others') life on a mechanical safety.The Four Rules of Firearms Handling by Jeff Cooper Rule 1 ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED The only exception to this occurs when you have a firearm in your hands and you have personally unloaded it for checking. As soon as you put it down, Rule 1 applies again. Rule 2 NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY You may not wish to destroy it, but you must be clear in your mind that you are quite ready to if you let that muzzle cover the target. To allow a firearm to point at another human being is a deadly threat, and should always be treated as such. Rule 3 KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET This we call the Golden Rule because its violation is responsible for about 80 percent of the firearms disasters we read about. Rule 4 BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT You never shoot at anything until you have positively identified it. You never fire at a shadow, or a sound, or a suspected presence. You shoot only when you know absolutely what you are shooting at and what is beyond it. |
Actually, I think cocked and locked 1911s are the safest handguns to carry (when done properly). |
[water pipes, branch gas lines, electrical conduits...]
What you should have done:
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This the argument I used when I sold firearms and people complained about Glocks and other handguns not having safeties. The first damn thing many people do is believe the safety is a lifesaver and then proceed to finger bang the damn thing loaded. Don't even touch the fucking trigger if its loaded. Bill3508 |
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I don't understand, why did you try this with a LOADED firearm? Why would you pull the trigger on ANY loaded firearm, especially with the safety off if one didn't want it to go off? ND, and I'm damn glad you and your Grandson are OK. I also hope you didn't turn him off to firearms for life. |
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