I am so angry at myself. Fortunately I had followed at least 2 of the three rules. There was no serious damage. I came home from college for the summer, and wanted to inspect my guns after not seeing them for so long. I thought I had removed every cartridge from the cylinder last night, saw them on the nightstand. I decided to go downstairs and do some dry firing practice. I pointed in a safe direction down towards a phone socket on the bottom of the wall facing the backyard the the greenbelt behind it. Rather than using dedicated dry firing blanks, I stupidly decided to use a pen to catch the hammer to prevent damage to the pin. There was one cartridge left inside, and the hammer still connected with enough force to set off the cartridge, destroying the socket. The gold dot fragmented and it did not pass through the wall. I couldnt hear anything and just remember feeling stunned that a NID actually happened to me. I thought I'd been careful, I looked at the cylinder and didn't notice the cartridge in there. I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself right, and thinking about my lack of responsibility. I think it might be best to sell off my guns.
I had a non-intentional discharge today
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Rubber_Duck
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Hey everybody makes mistakes, it's only human nature. Learn from it and you'll know what to do so there won't BE a "next" time. No need to go off selling your guns now. 
scrat
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You dont have to sell off your guns. The kid down the street when you grew up did not sell is bike when he fell off of it. You need to get over it. Then re read the rules. Go over safety. Forget about practicing dry fireing. Get to know the guns. Then i tell you never leave a loaded firearm in your home when you go away to college. Read the rules take them apart get to know the guns clean them and put them back together. Then practice safe handeling. We dont need to scare away peopl from guns. We need to educate them. Take this as a huge educational lesson. Never keep a gun loaded. Especially when you go away to school. I have always learned and teach my kids not to load a gun unless your going to fire it. remember the rules.
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Welcome to THR
I wouldn't say you need to sell your guns. You learned a valuable lesson the hard way.
Never do that again. In the future, use snap caps for dry fire - this is why they exist.
Don't beat yourself up too much, nobody got hurt fortunately and you'll never do this again I hope.
Go into the bathroom, say five hail Marys, wipe your butt, and you and G-d can call it even. Deal?
Never do that again. In the future, use snap caps for dry fire - this is why they exist.
Don't beat yourself up too much, nobody got hurt fortunately and you'll never do this again I hope.
Go into the bathroom, say five hail Marys, wipe your butt, and you and G-d can call it even. Deal?
Floppy_D
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Ease up. Rather than quit, learn from it. I have a story like that too (I was showing a friend some of my firearms, and had a loaded P229 on top of the TV. Everything I showed him I presented as "clear and safe" with the slide back. He saw the holstered 229 and "dry fired" a 155g Silvertip into my floor. I felt the same range of emotions, and have since become much more aware.)
You are hardly in the minority, just be thankful that noone was hurt, be a little more thorough in the future, and try to make that one your last.
p.s. Welcome to THR! Bold first post, hopefully many happier ones to come!
You are hardly in the minority, just be thankful that noone was hurt, be a little more thorough in the future, and try to make that one your last.
p.s. Welcome to THR! Bold first post, hopefully many happier ones to come!
scrat
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hahahahaha best said
I tried to be a safe handler, but I still had a NID. It scared the hell out of my parents and me. I kept it loaded as a CCW. thought dry firing practice is something normal and routine, with the price of ammo, I just couldn't afford to go to the range that often. I don't think I'll ever dry fire again without snap caps. Wow.. what a scare.. thanks guys for trying to make me feel better. I wanted to talk to other gunners, since anybody else would just shout me down for being irresponsible or about guns being evil and dangerous.
Nightwing
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Hey dude.... stupid move no doubt. But... it happens. If you accidentally run a stop sign you didn't see are you gonna turn in your drivers license if you tag someones bumper? No..... you just chock it up as a stupid mistake you made not paying enough attention, thank GOD that nobody was hurt, and move on with your new knowledge.
Please be careful. I still don't understand how these things happen. just doesn't make sense to me. But.... don't sell em. that would be a mistake.
Please be careful. I still don't understand how these things happen. just doesn't make sense to me. But.... don't sell em. that would be a mistake.
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sell 'em. cheap. REAL cheap. to me. 555-555-5555, ask for JD, I'll pay 150 for the lot.
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The first pistol I ever bought was from a friend who had an AD and it scared him. I can understand where you are coming from.
Whew... the socket still works, it's just the plates and plastic bits are totally destroyed. Do you guys have any ideas on safe handling and what I could do better next time? One of the rules is to never point your gun at anything you don't want to destroy, but really the gun is going to be pointed at some direction at all times and there's nothing in your house you want to destroy. Is dry firing just bad practice?
Funderb
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well, looks like your aim isn't too bad!
Sorry this happened to you. I was at a party one night where a guy had picked the host's keyed safe, and put a round into a hand gun and decided to pass it around hot potato style. Thank god the dumb F**** ruined a fan and not a life. Stupid stuff happens, you know. It'll all be okay.
NO! Dryfiring is great practice!
I take the firing pin out of my cz to do it and replace with a tube wad of paper to absorb the impact.
but that's just because the pin is brittle as dry crap.
Sorry this happened to you. I was at a party one night where a guy had picked the host's keyed safe, and put a round into a hand gun and decided to pass it around hot potato style. Thank god the dumb F**** ruined a fan and not a life. Stupid stuff happens, you know. It'll all be okay.
NO! Dryfiring is great practice!
I take the firing pin out of my cz to do it and replace with a tube wad of paper to absorb the impact.
but that's just because the pin is brittle as dry crap.
Vanderbilt
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Very glad to hear that no one was hurt. Also, I wouldn't beat myself up over it too much - in fact, you've probably learned an immensely valuable lesson that will stay with you for the rest of your life. And you definitely should keep your guns...HOWEVER, if you DO decide to sell your guns, we get first dibs, right???
Joey_the_Wolf
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Wow. Scary stuff. Thankfully no one was hurt, and that's the most important part. I remember when I *almost* had a negligent discharge. I stupidly tried lowering the hammer on a 1911 pistol with no firing pin safety. Even though I had done this countless times on an empty chamber, Murphy was there that night and the ONE time I did it on an live round (stupid, I know) the hammer slipped when it was about halfway down and I heard the loudest click ever. When I inspected the primer, sure enough, there was a dent on it... I still keep the round as a reminder of why one always needs to be careful.
But yeah, again, no one was hurt, and that's the most important thing.
But yeah, again, no one was hurt, and that's the most important thing.
kingpin008
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Yup. Every time you pick up a gun, lock back the slide/remove the mag or open the cylinder and visually verify that the gun is unloaded. Then do it again. Then take a finger and physically feel the chamber(s) to verify that your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Do this every time you handle a firearm, whether it belongs to you or not. This is the first, and arguably most important part of safe gun handling.
After that, dry-fire away.
Brian Williams
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No don't sell, just learn and be more careful.
No don't sell, just learn and be more careful.
Correct.
However, there are certain mistakes that should NOT be made. IE, a child may wet their pants, but an adult without a med condition? NO.
A fire arm will ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, NEVER, EVER discharge a round if it has been PROPERLY cleared by a RESPONSIBLE user. PERIOD.
The ONLY reason outside of ignorance, and mechanical failure, to have a NEGLIGENT discharge is being lazy and irresponsible.
Concur.
Concur.
If you have another negligent discharge, than by all means sell ALL of your firearms as you are more likely to do damage to yourself and others, than an actual threat.
Those that are not responsible with firearms reflect poorly on those of us that are responsible.
jrfoxx
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Best advice right there.Nothing wrong with handling guns, or dryfiring, but any time you touch one that you arent about to fire, carry, or stash as your HD gun, do what Kingpin0008 mentions, and you wont have any problems.
And anytime you DO handle your HD, or carrry gun, or the one you are using right then at the range, keep your finger well away from the trigger, until you are about to fire, and you'll be ok with those too.
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So the rule according to slomo is "two NDs and you're out"? Can't say that I necessarily disagree, but it's quite a sweeping pronouncement.
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NID....
mistakes were made!
but I did not negligently discharge that weapon....
define weapon, discharge and negligence.
if you've not received any instruction, go get yourself into a basic pistol class.....
it will go a long ways towards re-gaining you parents confidence.
OBTW....CCW pieces need not remain loaded while your at school
mistakes were made!
but I did not negligently discharge that weapon....
define weapon, discharge and negligence.
if you've not received any instruction, go get yourself into a basic pistol class.....
it will go a long ways towards re-gaining you parents confidence.
OBTW....CCW pieces need not remain loaded while your at school
dogrunner
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C'mon critics, there's truly only TWO kind of shooters.........those that've popped a cap when they didn't intend it and then there's those that WILL.
I have, shocked the devil out of me, but I learned from it.
Fool with firearms long enough and you'll do it too.......that's why I firmly believe that the only real "rule" you need to plant in your psychic is the 'where's it pointin'.................Sooner or later nearly every one of you will mimic the poster!
I have, shocked the devil out of me, but I learned from it.
Fool with firearms long enough and you'll do it too.......that's why I firmly believe that the only real "rule" you need to plant in your psychic is the 'where's it pointin'.................Sooner or later nearly every one of you will mimic the poster!
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