emilianoksa
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I'm having to overcome my embarrasment to admit to having done something unforgivabe with a new Glock.
I've broken one of the first rules of safety.
Having taken it out of the box, I racked the slide, pulled the trigger and then disassembled it for inspection and a clean. Looking at the frame I then saw with horror that I hadn't removed the magazine.
Now the gun is new (my second Glock) and had just come straight out of the box, and I had visually inspected the chamber. At the moment I have no ammunition in the house. However I realise that is no excuse for a very stupid action. I've only had handguns for a couple of months, and I'm still a novice, and am having to teach myself proficiency, but that is no excuse either.
Perhaps it's better that I should make that mistake now, and not later, because I will never ever handle a gun in my house again without first removing the mag.
Having realised my mistake I reassembled the gun and removed the magazine, and then disassembled it again.
It appears to function correctly, but I wonder if I have damaged something in the action as a result of my stupidity.
Should I take it to a gunsmith, or will the function not have been impaired.
I'd really appreciate your advice.
I'm normally very careful with things, but have realised just how easy it is to do something stupid with a gun if habits are not so ingrained as to become automatic.
I've broken one of the first rules of safety.
Having taken it out of the box, I racked the slide, pulled the trigger and then disassembled it for inspection and a clean. Looking at the frame I then saw with horror that I hadn't removed the magazine.
Now the gun is new (my second Glock) and had just come straight out of the box, and I had visually inspected the chamber. At the moment I have no ammunition in the house. However I realise that is no excuse for a very stupid action. I've only had handguns for a couple of months, and I'm still a novice, and am having to teach myself proficiency, but that is no excuse either.
Perhaps it's better that I should make that mistake now, and not later, because I will never ever handle a gun in my house again without first removing the mag.
Having realised my mistake I reassembled the gun and removed the magazine, and then disassembled it again.
It appears to function correctly, but I wonder if I have damaged something in the action as a result of my stupidity.
Should I take it to a gunsmith, or will the function not have been impaired.
I'd really appreciate your advice.
I'm normally very careful with things, but have realised just how easy it is to do something stupid with a gun if habits are not so ingrained as to become automatic.