I get that. I have had ups and downs, mixed feeling about it. I was very broken record asking if I could have it though. That small piece of lead with my help of course had me doubled over begging for help and carried out like a child. The amount of humbling is unmeasurable.Can't "Like" your photo of the bullet, but want to acknowledge and thank you for posting it.
Welcome to THR. As many others have noted, we're glad that your mistake wasn't literally fatal, and we wish you a full and speedy recover. It's also a good reminder to all of us that, regardless of the reason(s) for which each of us own guns, they can be deadly.I've come here many times for information. If the mods will allow, I'd like to share my story....
It is very humbling. It also can be used to refocus on what is important and what isn't. I don't sweat the small stuff anymore.I get that. I have had ups and downs, mixed feeling about it. I was very broken record asking if I could have it though. That small piece of lead with my help of course had me doubled over begging for help and carried out like a child. The amount of humbling is unmeasurable.
I have long maintained that reholstering of striker fired saftieless firearms is an accident waiting to happen. That's one reason why I have such a problem with having to store my firearm in the car while I enter an establishment that prohibits concealed carry. When I know I'm going to have to do that for some reason, I make sure I'm carrying my Glock on an empty chamber for the brief period of time where it might be necessary to remove the firearm from it's holster and lock it up in the car. I think this is probably a fairly common cause of UDs.Last self inflicted gun shot that came into this hospital I was told, was a person reholstering appendix position.
One of the things I was taught in a military course and at Gunsite was to not just visually check a chamber -- but to stick your finger in there. Why? Sometimes we don't look in far enough, and sometimes -- it was told to me -- your brain can see what it thinks it should see (that there no shell in the chamber) when there really is one. The finger is a double check. As a bonus, this method of checking (with you finger) also works well in the dark. As an aside, I know some pistols have little tabs that stick up, and that might be good too, but I am not used to that yet.
I cannot document this, but I've been told by one of my wife's fellow nurses who's worked in a major hospital ER that indeed, they've seen a few cases over the past few years of this (self-inflicted GSWs from reholstering AIWB or otherwise when only one person is involved). When I asked why this doesn't make the news, apparently hospitals do not issue press releases on every case that comes into the ER, and most of those involved in these incidents do not wish the information to be shared publicly.Last self inflicted gun shot that came into this hospital I was told, was a person reholstering appendix position.
Similar thing happened to my cousin with an old 22lr woodsman the extractor wasn't picking up the round and he shot his ceiling. 5-10 years ago. He told me about it yesterday. Removed the magazine and racked the slide 6-7 times. Checks the chamber now.
It is very humbling. It also can be used to refocus on what is important and what isn't. I don't sweat the small stuff anymore.
Don't let one mistake beat you up forever. We just put a lot more emphasis on it because it's a firearm. Every day we do things that are dangerous and can potentially put us in the same hospital bed.
I'm by no means saying don't be more careful with firearms. I've put more checks in the place to make sure accidents don't happen with my firearms and other things I do.
I first joined in 2015 and didn't see that at the time. They also AFAIK no longer give free firearms insurance (for $2500 worth of guns).Yep. Dirt under the extractor so it won't close on the round. I'm not fanatical about gun cleaning, but that's something I check.
Thanks to the OP for bringing up this subject.
Incidentally, I wonder if the NRA still has automatic insurance for a member's accidental death by a firearm. I always wondered about the wisdom of that but don't remember what the exact parameters were or even if it's still valid.
Anyone know for sure? Life member, but haven't seen anything about that in years. This thread raised the question up in my mind.
Terry, 230RN
That is affirmative! Each and every one of us !
To me, the day I stop being a little scared (read: losing respect) of these things, is the day I put ‘em all up for sale !
Sometimes it’s a shame God doesn’t give us “do-overs”…but if he did, graveyards would only be about 1/3 full, there would be no divorce rate (because there would be no marriage rate), and we’d all be millionaires…
…But it just doesn’t happen that way, so I would like to add my wishes for a full and speedy recovery as well.
Hang in there bro…bullets are just lead, will is iron !
Somebody here once posted never try to catch your gun if it's falling. Probably good advice, stuck with me at least.I hope for a complete recovery without serious complications.
The minute we think we have things figured out, stuff happens.
My father suffered a gunshot wound to his leg from a .22LR that he used to carry. One day, the pistol fell from his hip and into his trouser leg. He attempted to grab it before it hit the floor, and, instead, he pulled the trigger. He did not suffer permanent damage, only his ego was forever injured!
It happens to the best of us. Like one big poster reads: Complacency kills.
I “shot” myself in the family jewels decades ago with a tear gas pen like the one below. It had been sitting on a closet shelf forgotten, but cocked, for years when I knocked it off while moving a dusty box.
Luckily the old gas cartridge had lost most of its “oomph” and just bruised me a little in that tender spot.
Am very glad it wasn’t a real firearm.
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Thanks for reporting in.Been a tough couple days. But we're mending. Got knocked down a peg or two. Hope you guys are all well. Appreciate the replies.
I “shot” myself in the family jewels decades ago with a tear gas pen like the one below. It had been sitting on a closet shelf forgotten, but cocked, for years when I knocked it off while moving a dusty box.
Luckily the old gas cartridge had lost most of its “oomph” and just bruised me a little in that tender spot.
Am very glad it wasn’t a real firearm.
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