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[Jaybird78]

I was at the range just this past thursday just plinking with .22's. I got a phone call as I was packing up and talking with a coworker next to me. I put my lever action .22 in the case loaded. Didn't even give it a thought.

Got home to start cleaning and I work the lever to open the action and "ping" goes a shell out the action and onto the floor.

My stomach just sank.

Be carefull out there and ALWAYS check.

 

[CGOLIVER]

I wish I had read this post a couple months ago, I might have saved myself some learning the hard way.

My experience: Brand new R-25 (dpms lr-308), brought it along bird hunting to show it off to my hunting partners. At the end of the day we were all shooting it, I was handed the gun to unload it. I stepped away from everyone pulled out the magazine and fumbled around trying to find a place for it on my person (this being my first autoloader, the unloading process was not yet muscle memory), I finally just squeezed the magazine in my armpit and continued. However, somewhere in the process, in my mind I decided that I had already removed the round from the chamber, I had not. I shouldered the weapon to decock it, aimed at the ground, took off the safety and pulled the trigger. Muzzleblast was felt on my leg, my ears rang, and dirt flew. I couldn't believe it.

At the time I was sure the gun was empty. I still replay it in my mind, now knowing there was a round in the chamber, and wondering how I could possibly have thought otherwise. The experience has turned me into a compulsive double checker, with firearms, door locks, left hand turns, everything.

 

[sgt127]

The problem with dry firing practice is that people choose targets that aren't that important. TVs, guitars, whatnot. Start dry firing at your foot, you'll check the chamber or cylinder real good then,

Funny you should say that. I am a firearms instructor. One thing I tell the line is to clear the weapon. Double check it. Check one more time, visually and physically assure that you have an empty weapon because sometime during this school, I am going to tell you to clear your weapon, point it at your foot and pull the trigger. Thats how clear I want your weapon to be EVERTIME you clear it...

(I, of course, never tell them to point the weapon at thier own, or, someone elses foot, but, I want them to understand how cranky I will be if somebody goes bang while everyone else goes click.)

 

[Gromky]

It's damn easy to do. If I pick up a firearm, even if I put it in the case empty...I open the chamber and check. I clear the rifle after hunting, get home...I check before storing or cleaning.

I know very safe people who have had an unexpected discharge. It may happen more often with idiots, but it's way too easy to do if you're tired, distracted, or unfamiliar with the firearm. Every rifle is loaded, even if you just checked the chamber.

I'm a firm believer that there is no completely unloaded firearm. Only an obviously disabled one.

 

[texlaw67235]

I've never had a ND or a AD,however I've had a ID(intentional discharge)when the Steelers lost the superbowl I shot my T.V.Needless to say my better half was not amused!!!!