I guess you learned your lesson and won't do that again.sjones wrote:It happened back around 1980,I don't even remember what model gun it was.I remember is was a beretta automatic and I was going to decock it so it wouldn't be ready to fire.It was a single action like a revolver.I traded it off long ago.
Maybe I should have been more specific. When did this happen? Was it a single action revolver, etc. What model of gun and why were you having to decock it? No matter what, you are lucky that you didn't take one to your foot.sjones wrote:It was a beretta 22.Although a .22 isn't very big it still would have messed up my foot.It was just about even where the arch on the foot is,in front of the ankle.
Always point a gun in a safe direction. What kind of gun were you carrying?sjones wrote:I was shooting snakes one day and as I went to uncock the pistol,I was looking at some more snakes my thumb slipped off the hammer and as I had the trigget pulled back it fired and went into the ground just about 1 inch to the right of my right foot.It sure got my attention and I was very lucky that it didn't hit me and I'm not a newbie,I've been shooting for years.It just goes to show that no matter how experienced you are an AD can happen in a second.Never let up your gaurd. sj