Had my first (and hopefully ONLY) ND yesterday

[El Tejon]

As i tell my nephew, we check with fingers and with eyes.

Lesson learned, pass it on.

 

[magyvor]

By definition.....

Main Entry: 1ne·glect Pronunciation: ni-'glektFunction: transitive verbEtymology: Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere, from nec- not (akin to ne- not) + legere to gather -- more at NO, LEGEND 1 : to give little attention or respect to : DISREGARD
2 : to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
- ne·glect·er noun
synonyms NEGLECT, DISREGARD, IGNORE, OVERLOOK, SLIGHT, FORGET mean to pass over without giving due attention. NEGLECT implies giving insufficient attention to something that has a claim to one's attention <habitually neglected his studies>. DISREGARD suggests voluntary inattention <disregarded the wishes of other members>. IGNORE implies a failure to regard something obvious <ignored the snide remark>. OVERLOOK suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care <in my rush I overlooked a key example>. SLIGHT implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting <slighted several major authors in her survey>. FORGET may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind <forget what others say and listen to me>.Pronunciation Key



By definition, it wasnt negligent. In my opinion, the safety rules are such that they back eachother up. If one of the rules fails, the others will be there to help.

Of course, I know the rules in and of themselves dont fail, we fail by not following them. But again, I feel he wasnt negligent, not dilligent perhaps.

Thanks for sharing in any case...lessons learned are far more valued than lessons ignored

 

[Phyphor]

Another good lesson.....leave cell phone off when at the range so wifey can't call & interupt your fun

If I had my druthers, we'da used IT for a target.

 

[CombatArmsUSAF]

Had he shot himself in the foot with it, I would consider it a negligent discharge.

Since he kept the weapon pointed downrange when he did it, I think it responsible gun handling.

At the end of all of my students' range sessions we always let the hammer fall, just to give us that extra insurance that we are not bringing loaded guns/ammuntion into our classroom.

Hats off to you, bud!! You did it right.

 

[newfalguy101]

no harm no foul, lesson learned, move on and always REMEMBER the lesson.

As a general practice I will cycle the actions of my guns at least one and usually twice AFTER I see what I believe to be the last round, THEN point down range and drop the hammer.

So far soo good, havent had any unexpected bangs.

I did nearly have a 9MM N/D at my reloading bench, but, thats a story for another day.

 

[Taurus 66]

870 pump ... right?

From now on:

1. Point muzzle in a safe direction.
2. Safety "ON".
3. Move all fingers on the trigger hand back to the shoulder stock hand grip.
4. With other hand, cycle the pump action 8-10 times, eventually returning the breech to the open position. Shells inside should pop out one by one.
5. Take your finger and push the spring back on the feed tube. If a shell is still present, you will feel it.
6. Now check the breech.

 

[sturmruger]

I have to agree with the person that said to leave the cell phone off at the range. I have a buddy that always has his phone on when we are at the range. His wife would call and we would have to stop shooting so he could BS about where he was at!!! I finally told him that if he didn't leave the phone off I wasn't going anymore.

 

[mattk]

USPSA

I learned to always show clear(to myself if alone). Close the slide, dry fire. Then put the gun away. I learned that from USPSA/IPSC shooting.
After the first time I saw an "empty" gun send a round down range at a match, I saw the value in this practice