Tribal
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I'm not entirely sure what just happened.
Having just bought a new pistol, I took it to the range to try it out. After emptying the second mag and having the slide lock back, I dropped the mag and fired a few mags through another gun. Cleaning up, I stuck one of the empty mags into the gun (so it would fit into the case), released the slide, and took my guns home to be cleaned.
Getting back, I pulled out the new gun and, according to the habit I've developed, immediately pulled the slide back to check to make sure it was empty...and out flew an unfired, undimpled round.
I'm really not clear as to what went wrong. After the second mag went through, the slide locked back and there was nothing in the chamber. Both mags had nothing showing at the top. It's true that I didn't double- or triple-check, but a brass round shows up pretty clearly against a black gun and black magazine. Part of me wonders if perhaps the last round got hung up in the second magazine, jarred loose when I re-inserted it, and chambered. At the same time, though, I'm pretty sure I closed the slide before re-inserting the magazine. There's obviously not a secret pouch where a bullet can hide, and so I'm mystified and I'm also thinking that I need to re-evaluate my safe handling habits. Somehow I left a pistol that I thought was empty with one round chambered, and I don't even know how.
Having just bought a new pistol, I took it to the range to try it out. After emptying the second mag and having the slide lock back, I dropped the mag and fired a few mags through another gun. Cleaning up, I stuck one of the empty mags into the gun (so it would fit into the case), released the slide, and took my guns home to be cleaned.
Getting back, I pulled out the new gun and, according to the habit I've developed, immediately pulled the slide back to check to make sure it was empty...and out flew an unfired, undimpled round.
I'm really not clear as to what went wrong. After the second mag went through, the slide locked back and there was nothing in the chamber. Both mags had nothing showing at the top. It's true that I didn't double- or triple-check, but a brass round shows up pretty clearly against a black gun and black magazine. Part of me wonders if perhaps the last round got hung up in the second magazine, jarred loose when I re-inserted it, and chambered. At the same time, though, I'm pretty sure I closed the slide before re-inserting the magazine. There's obviously not a secret pouch where a bullet can hide, and so I'm mystified and I'm also thinking that I need to re-evaluate my safe handling habits. Somehow I left a pistol that I thought was empty with one round chambered, and I don't even know how.