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A few gun stories

Many years ago I was coming out of the woods from deer hunting. I bumped into a couple other guys that were coming out as well, I asked them if they saw anything their answer was, "no, but we had a couple 'sound' shots". So I asked in a puzzled tone, "sound shots", to which they replied, "yeah. we heard something in the brush and took a couple shots".

I came unglued on them, explaining that it could have been another hunter in the brush that they were shooting at. I promptly told them to go back to the city where they were from.
 
mmissile said:
As for modern pistols..... They are far superior to the older models. All my carry-guns are polymer framed, and have controls to carry them with one in the pipe, completely safe. Some people like to tell stories and opinions of things they're not familiar with, and perpetuate old-wives tales and disinformation. The old Fudds, are what got me into modern polymer pistols and HK products.
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Tell that to the guy in the link below. Granted, he should have replaced that holster long ago, but the point is that if you are relying on that little trigger safety to keep you safe, you might want to think again! Nothing is 100%. That's just the opinion of an "Old Fudd" though,.... so take it how you want.

https://www.itstactical.com/warcom/...her-holsters-can-cause-accidental-discharges/
 
That ^^ is why I prefer Kydex over leather, especially for IWB carry.
 
A friend of mine shot off one of his own testicles cleaning a .22 riffle. After that day, I called him "lefty" (true story)
 
FrnkNsteen said:
Some handguns, like the common .45 1911 are not safe with the hammer down and a round in the chamber as they have a floating firing pin. Dropping it in this condition could cause it to go off if it lands on the hammer. T
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That is true of the early series 70 1911's. The series 80 (introduced in about 1983) came with a firing pin block to prevent an accidental discharge from dropping it.
 
PurpleBeeper said:
A friend of mine shot off one of his own testicles cleaning a .22 riffle. After that day, I called him "lefty" (true story)
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I'm always amazed at how someone can begin the cleaning process with a round chambered.

I know it happens and a lot more than it should.

When I'm preparing to clean, or even handle for that matter, any firearm, the very first thing I look at is the empty chamber and I do so 3 or 4 times before proceeding, even if I know the weapon is clear.

And I do so in a remote area of my home with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
 
PurpleBeeper said:
A friend of mine shot off one of his own testicles cleaning a .22 riffle. After that day, I called him "lefty" (true story)
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Clicking on "Like" or "Thanks" just didn't seem proper for this comment :rofl:. I didn't see one for OUCH!!!, though these are pretty close.....:wtf::eek::cursin::nutkick::wetting:
 
Frank Mopar said:
A revolver with a transfer bar can be carried with an empty chamber like the older style if you want to be safer. The revolver rotates the cylinder and fires on the first trigger pull regardless. The empty chamber becomes the last cylinder to fire.

I know I’m captain obvious to some :elmer:
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Nope. The empty cylinder becomes the first to NOT fire.
Why carry it with an empty cylinder? With the transfer bar it cannot fire unless the trigger is pulled. That is the idea behind the transfer bar.

Before I got married I was sitting on the sofa at her house and her father walked up and put a .38 in my face telling me I better not hurt her.
I calmly asked to look at the gun. He gave it to me and I calmly told him if he ever did that again I would sick it up his bum and give him a lead enema.
He suddenly had an attitude shift and started apologizing. I told him to shut up, unloaded the gun and handed it back.
I have a Citadel 1911 and whenever I have carried it cocked and locked every time I remove it from the holster I find it is no longer locked. That's why I prefer the Ruger P89 9 mm. 17 res compared to 8 and I can carry it either decocked or ready to fire. The first pull is DA like a revolver.
 
Loaded guns in the safe don't make a lot of sense to me. The ones I use for self defense are either my Colt Series 70 45acp or my Walther PPK/S S/S. My wife uses a S&W Model 60 with a Crimson Trace Laser grip. These are not in the safe. They are either on our person or readily available. We are both retired and live alone. The rest of my firearms are in one safe with the ammo stored in another safe. When the firearms that are not in your possession are unloaded, there are no excuses like I didn't know it was loaded or I really liked this one
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a plastic part inside broke as I had it in my hand
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The only safety that you should rely on is YOU.
 
If you guns are unloaded in the safe when the SHTF they are useless.
Mine are all loaded with extra mags loaded.
 
I keep my Ruger p90 on my night stand loaded all the time! It's 4 buttons and I am in my safe and able to shoot if needed ! My bulk ammo is stored in a separate safe but again guns are useless without bullets in them ! I might add my safe is right next to my bed !
 
That is very good safety practice. Double action semi-autos are a little safer because you can carry hammer down with a firing pin block, like my PPK/S. One of the reasons that the Law enforcement agencies that don't use striker fire firearms, like the Glock, issue d/a semis. You really have to pull the trigger to fire one on the first shot. If my safe was next to my bed, I couldn't get to my bed. Main safes are in the walk-in closet. My home security consists of a hard wired alarm system with motion detectors. 4 dogs. Three small, loud, terriers that bark at everything that sleep in the house at night. Bedroom doors closed. It doesn't do any good to be asleep if someone gets in. You shoot the one in your hand not the one in the safe. It is fine to have loaded magazines handy but again the one that is in your hand is the one that you are using. May-by until you get to our safe, if you are at home. You should have a plan when the SHTF. Not wait til it happens. Be aware of what's going on. Sorry but I have been handling firearms for over 50 years and I don't have one of those " whoops stories. " I have sent my wife, daughters and all of my grandchildren, that are interested-don't force them, to certified NRA gun safety courses and instructors. . It is better to have someone that is neutral, not a family member, do their initial safety training. After that it is like anything else that you like to do. Bowling, drone flying, auto racing etc...practice, practice, practice. The more familiar that you are with your firearms, the safer and more effective you will become. Please don't be the guy that said " it was an accident, I didn't mean it." No such thing as an accident. All are preventable.
 
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38 always within easy reach in the house and ready. No kids here. Had a dream that the 44 is cocked and loaded and the hammer release finesse is required. There are potato chips involved. No negligent discharges to report. I do like to dry fire in the house with the Tiptons. Safe direction of course.
 
My son and I competitively shoot, so gun safety is paramount and we take it seriously. Most of the matches are on a military base, so we shoot with like minded people. That being said, I've seen enough crazy stuff at public ranges that makes me avoid public ranges if possible.
 
Wow I think I'm on a gun forum! Another experience I had one very early morning coming home from a baseball game after a few beers a guy in a pickup was tailgating me so close his headlights were not visible in my mirror. I sped up an so did he. I had my turn off so tapped the brakes and turned getting pissed. Next thing I find is the guy passing me up a hill no less then parks his truck 90 degrees on the road and pops out his truck holding a monster handgun in hand. No idea what the guy's beef was but I did a successful 'Rockford' turn and got my *** in another direction...last thing I needed was for him to know where I lived.
 
In the seventies, two of my best friends shared a room in a rooming house that was owned by one of thems parents ( they are straight, two beds, less rent more money for car parts). Bill was playing around with a s&w 38 revolver while he and Tony were watching a western on his 13" tube b&w tv. Tony said "lookout, there's the bad guy" and Bill said " I'll get him!"

Blew the ship out of the tv, the slug went thru the paper thin wall, and missed the roomer lying on his bed next door by maybe six inches.

Amazing what can be done with an unloaded gun.
 
Yep my guns and mags are in the safe...loaded. But when I am home the safe is open and at least one is close at hand. But if I need more I don't have to load anything. Its all ready to go.
If they were unloaded would the BG wait for me to load?
 
MoparLeo said:
That is very good safety practice. Double action semi-autos are a little safer because you can carry hammer down with a firing pin block, like my PPK/S. One of the reasons that the Law enforcement agencies that don't use striker fire firearms, like the Glock, issue d/a semis. You really have to pull the trigger to fire one on the first shot. If my safe was next to my bed, I couldn't get to my bed. Main safes are in the walk-in closet. My home security consists of a hard wired alarm system with motion detectors. 4 dogs. Three small, loud, terriers that bark at everything that sleep in the house at night. Bedroom doors closed. It doesn't do any good to be asleep if someone gets in. You shoot the one in your hand not the one in the safe. It is fine to have loaded magazines handy but again the one that is in your hand is the one that you are using. May-by until you get to our safe, if you are at home. You should have a plan when the SHTF. Not wait til it happens. Be aware of what's going on. Sorry but I have been handling firearms for over 50 years and I don't have one of those " whoops stories. " I have sent my wife, daughters and all of my grandchildren, that are interested-don't force them, to certified NRA gun safety courses and instructors. . It is better to have someone that is neutral, not a family member, do their initial safety training. After that it is like anything else that you like to do. Bowling, drone flying, auto racing etc...practice, practice, practice. The more familiar that you are with your firearms, the safer and more effective you will become. Please don't be the guy that said " it was an accident, I didn't mean it." No such thing as an accident. All are preventable.
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Leo, The only handgun I ever fired was 45 that was issued to Tankers. I remember we put the clip in, slid the slide back and the trigger came back and the gun was ready to fire. How do these semi auto's work now? I assume with law enforcement a round is always chambered. When I was in HS we had a gun club run by some of the fathers and we were taught safe handling of firearms by them. Later on in basic training we were also instructed with safe firearm handling. It literally was drummed into our heads. It must have made a impact because in the years following I assisted the unit armorer and I nerve recalled any weapon turned in that had a live round in the chamber and yes we checked each and ever weapon
 
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