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Thanks for the good feedback. That is one of the best things about this forum is the amount of good knowledge that is freely shared among all.

Now let me start this out by stating good habits are a darn good thing! After cleaning my Springfield .45 I was preparing to place it back in the gun safe. I was al alone in the house, thankfully. My safe is in the back room too. Anyway, after cleaning I wanted to chamber a round prior to locking up the safe. The clip was out of the pistol and the slide locked open. I dropped a round into the chamber still with the clip laying on the desk. Here is where my good habits come in to play. I always point the muzzle downward and in front of me and make sure my hands are clear of the muzzle. Come naturally to me these days. Then I proceeded with my thumb to release the slide and to much surprise POW!. Accidental discharge in my house with a clean hole through my exterior wall and into the ground. Was I ever surprised. That was the first time I ever "accidentally" discharged any of my weapons.

Lesson here is good habits are a blessing. And thank god my 2 daughters were at the Ex's house. They would have been really scared as I was standing there in disbelief of what just happened.

Now I am wondering if I had my finger on trigger. How else could the gun have fired. I have yet to test this pistol to see if it will fire again like this.