Capybara
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Hi all:
I was recently in Texas, shooting with an FFL07/SOT02 and had a chance to shoot a full auto converted SIG MPX. I went to take a few shots in semi, just to feel that it was like to shoulder and where it's POA was. All was well. The owner then told me to switch the selector into the auto position. As I did, of course my finger was off the trigger and the gun was safely pointed down range. The second I moved the selector, the gun went off and did a full mag dump. Needless to say, this was a bit unexpected. I think the owner thought I was being a nimrod and had my finger on the trigger but I didn't and showed him that my index finger was safely displayed above the trigger guard.
He then took the gun and after breaking the action open and examining the trigger/hammer, he loaded a magazine. Holding the gun safely downrange, he proceeded to switch from semi to full auto with the same results, full mag dump with no finger on the trigger. He, of course, retired the MPX from shooting that day. Luckily we had plenty of other fun guns to shoot so all was well. I am an NRA RSO and a safe shooter so nobody was hurt, no bullets went anywhere but safely down range but I shudder to think what could have been if one of the other less experienced shooters in the group had been holding the gun and had not had it pointed in a safe direction or had been startled and dropped it. It was weird, when the gun did the mag dump, I wasn't scared or even startled, more like just mildly amused, thinking, "Wow, why did this gun just shoot 28 rounds in a row and I wasn't touching the trigger?". I wasn't till a bit later that it dawned on me, "Wow, that was really dangerous!"
That evening, the owner sent me a cell phone picture of a part that had broken off something in the LPK and lodged itself at the bottom of the FCG pocket, overriding the auto sear. He placed a new replacement part into the FCG and since then, the MPX has ran well. I have had an SKS I was handed at a range slam fire once (obviously cosmoline in the firing pin) and of course, I was safe with that as well but this was the first time I ever had a machine gun runaway fire. It's rare but it can happen. Always be vigilant about firearms safety, I'm glad I am pretty fanatic about it. Machine guns are too much fun but having one runaway will wake you up.
I was recently in Texas, shooting with an FFL07/SOT02 and had a chance to shoot a full auto converted SIG MPX. I went to take a few shots in semi, just to feel that it was like to shoulder and where it's POA was. All was well. The owner then told me to switch the selector into the auto position. As I did, of course my finger was off the trigger and the gun was safely pointed down range. The second I moved the selector, the gun went off and did a full mag dump. Needless to say, this was a bit unexpected. I think the owner thought I was being a nimrod and had my finger on the trigger but I didn't and showed him that my index finger was safely displayed above the trigger guard.
He then took the gun and after breaking the action open and examining the trigger/hammer, he loaded a magazine. Holding the gun safely downrange, he proceeded to switch from semi to full auto with the same results, full mag dump with no finger on the trigger. He, of course, retired the MPX from shooting that day. Luckily we had plenty of other fun guns to shoot so all was well. I am an NRA RSO and a safe shooter so nobody was hurt, no bullets went anywhere but safely down range but I shudder to think what could have been if one of the other less experienced shooters in the group had been holding the gun and had not had it pointed in a safe direction or had been startled and dropped it. It was weird, when the gun did the mag dump, I wasn't scared or even startled, more like just mildly amused, thinking, "Wow, why did this gun just shoot 28 rounds in a row and I wasn't touching the trigger?". I wasn't till a bit later that it dawned on me, "Wow, that was really dangerous!"
That evening, the owner sent me a cell phone picture of a part that had broken off something in the LPK and lodged itself at the bottom of the FCG pocket, overriding the auto sear. He placed a new replacement part into the FCG and since then, the MPX has ran well. I have had an SKS I was handed at a range slam fire once (obviously cosmoline in the firing pin) and of course, I was safe with that as well but this was the first time I ever had a machine gun runaway fire. It's rare but it can happen. Always be vigilant about firearms safety, I'm glad I am pretty fanatic about it. Machine guns are too much fun but having one runaway will wake you up.