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Maybe literally... I was out at the range, home on vacation from overseas, finally getting to work on my recalcitrant Kareen Mk II 9mm that wasn't behaving. I was trying a stiffer recoil spring, and now I know that's a really, really, bad idea. At least without replacing the sear spring as well. The gun doubled two different times. I thought maybe if I put some rounds (carefully and safely) through it the recoil spring might "loosen up" a bit and the gun would behave. No such luck... then the fun part...drop the slide on a loaded mag and BANG!! Thank God for whatever anal retentive instructor, relative, mentor, whatever, that finally made the 4 Rules stick in my head. As the muzzle was pointed safely downrange, I survived with my anatomy, and since I was alone out there my dignity, intact. The really funny thing was the CLANG!!... the round even hit the &^@$# steel target I was using!! Yeah, the 4 Rules were kind to me today... would have been pretty embarrasing to have to flip through my NRA instructor certification cards to find my insurance card at the ER. Would have been even more so to have an EMT find them while looking for my next of kin... The really bad part is... the empty cases are still overriding the ejector... so the recoil spring change didn't even help.
I guess what I really wanna say is... even "gun guys"... hell, especially "gun guys", have to respect firearms and follow the Rules. It will definitely set a good example for other shooters, and just might save you some dry cleaning. That's my story... I'm going back to Bosnia where I'm safer!
DanO
I guess what I really wanna say is... even "gun guys"... hell, especially "gun guys", have to respect firearms and follow the Rules. It will definitely set a good example for other shooters, and just might save you some dry cleaning. That's my story... I'm going back to Bosnia where I'm safer!
DanO