a harsh realization

[FatPants]

Ive had one, once. Deer hunting when I was a kid, Winchester 94, I chambered the round, then attempted to set the trigger to half-cock and my thumb slipped. BOOM.
Gun was pointed at the ground, several feet in front of me. Needless to say, we didn't see any deer for a couple hours.

 

[stealth]

I had one AD when I was a teenager. Finger off the trigger, pointed in a safe direction, never pulled the trigger. Unfortunately nobody ever explained that SKS's have floating firing pins and I got really unlucky. Crater in the concrete, carpet fuzz and concrete debris embedded in the walls and everyone sitting around me a little stunned.

I tend not to rack live ammo thru guns except at the range now unless it's a modern pistol design.

So you were cycling live rounds (manually feeding and ejecting w/ your hands) and the pin stuck/snagged and had enough enertia to ignite primer?

Or was this a "I dropped it muzzle down" or "slammed it butt first on something really hard"?
The latter I have experience with, DON'T HIT STUFF TOO HARD WITH THE BUTT OF A FLOATING FIRING PIN GUN! There is a .22lr still docked with MIR because of that.

 

[Colton White]

I also submit that i have the best wife in the universe. the only thing she said was "thank goodness you aren't hurt" and gave me a hug.

Awesome!!! Go buy her something!

And big props to you sir it takes a real man to admit his mistakes, way to step up.

 

[zhyla]

So you were cycling live rounds (manually feeding and ejecting w/ your hands) and the pin stuck/snagged and had enough enertia to ignite primer?

Yeah. I had bought a replacement magazine at a gun show and was verifying it would feed (needed a little tweaking). I recently read that dirty firing pin channels in SKS's can cause this but to be honest I have always kept that gun pretty clean. My theory is it was inertia and probably the same round had gotten slightly pinged enough times (I'd been cycling the same 20 rounds thru) to finally light off.

In a way it was good it happened. I have always been very safety-rule-oriented but nothing keeps you from cutting corners like the memory of an AD.

 

[Red Label]

Heck, I'd argue that the more experienced a person is with firearms, the more likely they are to have a negligent discharge. I think that experienced shooters sometimes become too comfortable around loaded guns.

My point exactly and the cause of my negligence. I'm not glad I screwed up but I will never again get so comfortable as to let my guard down. As we all know there is way too much at stake!

 

[rogertc1]

stop

 

[brassdog]

#1 I'm glad no one was hurt.

#2 Humble pie eaten, lesson learned.

#3 Time to refinish the bathroom/bedroom combo as a favor to your wife.
Sounds like shopping time, for her of course!

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

well there's those 'ad's' have happened to and those it will happen to if they get complacement. I'm in the first group I admit if you could call them 'accidental'. myself seems 'sd' would be more fitting - 'stupid discharges'.
accidental can happen from drops or other impact, slam fires or cook-offs or as one said fouling in the trigger link. 'stupid' can (likely will) result from negligence with a loaded gun of any type.
glad a lesson was learned with no injurys.

 

[al123]

Thanks for sharing that story. I'm glad no one was injured.

I have relatives who are rather anti-gun that would jump all over me if they heard I had a ND. Your message is timely.