chevyman097
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Ok I've held off for years even trying to discuss this on the internet because I observe so many discussion that ADs(accidental discharges) dont exist only NDs(negligent discharges).
I beg to differ. Hear me out.
To me a negligent discharge is some how the fault of the shooter. An accidental discharge( to me)is the firearm malfunctioning. Why would a faulty firearm discharging(the firearm discharging without the shooter engaging the trigger. It happens and ill explain) when the shooter has no control over it be the shooters fault?(negligent)
And my point, I have experienced an ACCIDENTAL discharge. This is the story.
I was out shooting my two mosin nagants with a buddy. We are having a good ol time and i have 5 rounds in the chamber. It is my turn shooting and my shooting buddy is standing to the right of me slighting back from me.( as always to be safe)
I shoot once, he is spotting and tells me hit or miss, I shoot twice, he is spotting telling me hit or miss, i rack the bol.....BAM! my finger IS NOT on the trigger at all. The gun goes off. Everyone is safe, we were practicing the usual gun safety and due to that no one was hurt. The gun of course was pointed down range at all times while loaded.
So i empty the gun immediately after we know everyone is ok. I begin to inspect it to find out what happened. I discover that there is a malfunction with my mosin. When racking a new round into the chamber the firing pin is not locking back but falling upon closing the bolt causing it to hit the primer. So obviously one went off, eventually.
Sorry for the rambling...lol
I come to my point. To me that is "accidental" Not "negligent" everyone was being responsible and no one was hurt. The firearm malfunctioned and it was not at the hands of a "negligent" handler.
So I gotta hear it.....let me have it.
I beg to differ. Hear me out.
To me a negligent discharge is some how the fault of the shooter. An accidental discharge( to me)is the firearm malfunctioning. Why would a faulty firearm discharging(the firearm discharging without the shooter engaging the trigger. It happens and ill explain) when the shooter has no control over it be the shooters fault?(negligent)
And my point, I have experienced an ACCIDENTAL discharge. This is the story.
I was out shooting my two mosin nagants with a buddy. We are having a good ol time and i have 5 rounds in the chamber. It is my turn shooting and my shooting buddy is standing to the right of me slighting back from me.( as always to be safe)
I shoot once, he is spotting and tells me hit or miss, I shoot twice, he is spotting telling me hit or miss, i rack the bol.....BAM! my finger IS NOT on the trigger at all. The gun goes off. Everyone is safe, we were practicing the usual gun safety and due to that no one was hurt. The gun of course was pointed down range at all times while loaded.
So i empty the gun immediately after we know everyone is ok. I begin to inspect it to find out what happened. I discover that there is a malfunction with my mosin. When racking a new round into the chamber the firing pin is not locking back but falling upon closing the bolt causing it to hit the primer. So obviously one went off, eventually.
Sorry for the rambling...lol
I come to my point. To me that is "accidental" Not "negligent" everyone was being responsible and no one was hurt. The firearm malfunctioned and it was not at the hands of a "negligent" handler.
So I gotta hear it.....let me have it.