I confess I did a stupid today. I take full responsibility its not the gun. I was dry firing my 26 today and I had taken 11 bullets out of the gun (have +2 but normally only load 11). I called myself double checking guess I didnt. I practiced drawing and dry firing and pulling the slide to reset and shooting again. Well somehow I cycled the slide and loaded the last live round and bang. Let me tell ya it was the loudest shot Ive ever heard. I think its because thankfully it scared the crap out of me. Where the suprise comes in is it at 7 yards it went through roughly 1" of wood in the french door between pains hit the facing and left a dent. I found the spent bullet on the floor roughly 5 feet to the right of impact. It went through the door and ricocheted back through the glass and seperated casing and lead that was flattend. I guess I figured from previous experience shooting into wood that it would have lodged. I do take into consideration that the wood is real wood and each piece has 50+ years of paint. Im not sure what this tells me other than the obvious double triple and quadruple check. I think it will be a while before I dryfire in the house. I am thankful I was home alone, no one was hurt and that my wife is understanding and everything was repairable. These are just my observations.
acidental discharge leads to suprising results from glock 26
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Did you tear the door down real quick, tarp the opening, then tell the wife you got attacked by a pitbull and accidentally destroyed the door chasing it off?
Or you had to adjust the door cause it was off kilter, but fail badly at carpentry and now need a new door?
I told my missus that Wasps bore a hole in the roof once. Wait, time out........you told the Wife unit the truth and now your punishment is posting it here?
Or you had to adjust the door cause it was off kilter, but fail badly at carpentry and now need a new door?
I told my missus that Wasps bore a hole in the roof once. Wait, time out........you told the Wife unit the truth and now your punishment is posting it here?Had there been no glass breakage I could have used the wasp excuse. Oh no I called her immediatly. I can tell you she was far more understanding than I was. I was mad,embarrased and scared. I am just now getting back to being able to hear. When she got home for lunch she was like "dude its ok calm down" I am very very very safety consiuos and it really got my goat.
mustachio
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I did a similar thing with my Glock 26, except I "dry fired" at a concrete block wall. It took out 2" of concrete sideways and about 1/2 to 3/4" deep in the concrete. It was a 124 gr. Gold dot. the bullet was in several pieces and unrecognizable. I can't imagine what it would do to flesh. It was totally my fault. The gun did what it was supposed to do, fire. Now I double, triple check.
Thank goodness that my ND was when I was single.
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I press check constantly when handling guns. Even if I just finished cleaning it 2 seconds ago.
Even at the store. Gun seller checks the gun before handing to me, I press check it again.
Interesting fact about Glocks: They angle the barrel down when open to the point where the round in the mag is allmost completely inline with the bore. If you press check a Glock, and it has a loaded mag, it is super easy to chamber a round. You may think that you didn't press check far enough to chamber that round, but It happens. I think thats one of the biggest key factors to Glock reliability. They have the easiest time, and straightest shot in. So you allways have to press check them without the mag in.
Even at the store. Gun seller checks the gun before handing to me, I press check it again.
Interesting fact about Glocks: They angle the barrel down when open to the point where the round in the mag is allmost completely inline with the bore. If you press check a Glock, and it has a loaded mag, it is super easy to chamber a round. You may think that you didn't press check far enough to chamber that round, but It happens. I think thats one of the biggest key factors to Glock reliability. They have the easiest time, and straightest shot in. So you allways have to press check them without the mag in.
Deaf Smith
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I suspect the wood was not pine! You just have good hardwood (and be thankful of that!)
You guys have go to read Skeeter Skelton’s work. He was Sheriff of Deaf Smith County and wrote in gun rags for 30 years. Some of the best gun writing you have ever read.
Well he had gun accidents to. So did Bill Jordan. In fact, most serious gun packers have had one or more. No there is no glory in that but it's a cautionary tale.
If you must practice with your carry gun in the house, find a safe backstop, like a fireplace, and ONLY practice there! And when finished, pick the gun up for at least 30 min BEFORE you load it back up, least you ‘quick draw’ one more time but with a live gun!
Deaf
You guys have go to read Skeeter Skelton’s work. He was Sheriff of Deaf Smith County and wrote in gun rags for 30 years. Some of the best gun writing you have ever read.
Well he had gun accidents to. So did Bill Jordan. In fact, most serious gun packers have had one or more. No there is no glory in that but it's a cautionary tale.
If you must practice with your carry gun in the house, find a safe backstop, like a fireplace, and ONLY practice there! And when finished, pick the gun up for at least 30 min BEFORE you load it back up, least you ‘quick draw’ one more time but with a live gun!
Deaf
I had removed the mag and ejected the chambered round I looked down saw 11 (a habit I use to double check revolvers) I never put the last round in. I guess I had added that round when we went to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. I reinserted the mag to practice with the +2 extension. I had dry fired probably 12-15 using only the short reset of the slide. I dont know why I went to full slide. When I did It scared the hoody hoo out of me. I
scaatylobo
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I believe that AD's with a gun ,or ID's [ accidental v/s incidental ] are the same as the guys who say "I have never dropped my Harley".
Just means you are one who has yet to do so.
I have had ID's and dropped my Harley = so I am smart enough to use EXTREME care in handling a handgun.
btw,I was LEO and firearms instructor AFTER my bout of ID's,use all the caution you can muster.
And if you do have an AD or ID and the gun is in a safe direction = keep some plaster/drywall mud on hand :-0
Just means you are one who has yet to do so.
I have had ID's and dropped my Harley = so I am smart enough to use EXTREME care in handling a handgun.
btw,I was LEO and firearms instructor AFTER my bout of ID's,use all the caution you can muster.
And if you do have an AD or ID and the gun is in a safe direction = keep some plaster/drywall mud on hand :-0
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Im a big fan of practicing with snap caps. If you clear the gun and put a snap cap in, and use practice specific mags, you pretty much eliminate the problem.
You have to physically clear the gun and insert the snap cap in the top of an empty mag, and then load the mag into the gun. You still check when you are "loaded", but youve just reduced the chance of a problem to pretty much nil.
Im also a fan of using another gun that wasnt loaded in the first place along with the above for this purpose.
You have to physically clear the gun and insert the snap cap in the top of an empty mag, and then load the mag into the gun. You still check when you are "loaded", but youve just reduced the chance of a problem to pretty much nil.
Im also a fan of using another gun that wasnt loaded in the first place along with the above for this purpose.
sniper5
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Fortunately my only ND to date was on a range and went into the target. I was recovering from "Gamekeepers Thumb"-look that one up- that I got from the sling while practicing prone without a mitt with my target rifle. So I had a thumb spike splint on and decided to go to the range. Let this be a warning to anyone with a splint or medical device on a hand or forearm. So I'm doing fine, although it's awkward and then I'm readjusting my left hand position and the thumb portion of the splint hooks the trigger. . . BANG!. No one but me noticed that it was not intentional. But it still happened and I knew it.
WadeWilson
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Sorry to hear that. At least no one was hurt and a lesson was learned.
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I wonder if I am the only one who would be uncomfortable in the presence of someone who has the attitude that negligent discharges are inevitable. It really doesn't matter to me if you drop your motorcycle, but accidentally firing your gun because you couldn't be bothered to make sure it's unloaded before you pull the trigger is another matter entirely.
so I had a ND one time too but now I have a part on the left side of my scalp. I was putting my 1911 in a new dual retention holster while talking to my wife and some how it rode home 180 degrees from normal. The front sight caught the retention bump. I knew it was loaded it was on safe hammer back and the mag was out. I loosened the retention screw and tried to pull the weapon free while keeping my finger indexed. The holster slipped from my left hand and my reflex was to catch it, when I did my hand slapped the weapon vertical which placed my right thumb on the trigger. Some how the weapon came off safe and I squeezed to grab it... lets just say a hydroschock creased my head but missed the important part ( just hit skin no skull). This is not a story I am proud of but it is one to be shared. I always thought I was safe with firearms but things can always go wrong. Bottom line the gun is not at fault the operator is.
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