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ELB,

Man that was so nice of you to post that. And that safety pad thing is amazing, expensive, but amazing. I may have to get one of those.


Karma,
I love the decocker on my little Bersa .380! I never have to mess with the trigger and can safely lower the hammer and carry ready to fire with a trigger pull.

However, i love 1911's and unfortunatly, no decocker. I believe i have learned so much from my mistake and the instruction you fine folks have given me.

A 1911 is surely a different animal, and although all guns should be treated with respect, theres just something a little different about a 1911.

Fosforos wrote:I keep thinking about how fortunate you were to point the gun in a safe direction when pulling the trigger. So that part of your safe gun handling practices paid off well. It could have been a lot worse.

Thank you for posting this. I'm a newbie to guns in general, and I need to be reminded every now and then that if folks a lot more experienced than me can have an ND, I sure could.

Fos, ill be reminded as well everytime i change sheets on my bed...theres a nice .45 caliber hole in it now :)

Jeremae wrote:

dihappy wrote:...

Today my GF and i were on our way out, i have been sick in bed for 2 days and she convinced me to go to the doctor today ....

If this sickness included either fever or one of the many dehydrating symptoms, your mental capacity was diminished. It is a good idea to refrain from handling firearms unless absolutely necessary when ones mental state has been altered by chemicals, fatigue or illness. This is not meant as a slam but studies show hunter's have a lot more accidents when tired and or ill even with just a simple cold.

Don't be to harsh on yourself, by strict adherance to Rule 2 your ND had minor consequences and it will act as a personal lesson to help you refrain from repeating it.

Jeramae,

I was thinking about that, but it just seemed to easy to blame it on my illness although i do agree that i may have had an affect on my mental status.

Kinda off subject, but i was sicker than a dog for the past 2 or 3 days with what i though was Strep, i could hardly sleep it hurt so bad to swallow.

Pus pockets at the back of my throat, fever, body aching so much i didnt want to move, and a head/neck ache that made me miserable.

Well at the doctors i was told it wasnt Strep, and was given and antibiotic and told to stay on Tylenol. I feel 10x better now.

If this wasnt strep, it sure was the worst sore throat i have ever had or ever want to have.

Yes, i live in an apartment complex.

Actually the one officer said he wouldnt of called it in if it were him, lol.

Thanks TX

I press the trigger to release the hammer just cuz i want want the hammer to be down just so that i know i have to rack it to put a round in the chamber.

The reason i unload, is becuase id rather secure my weapon and lock it away without a round in the chamber.

Your right though, handling a weapons increases your chance of a problem and i need to figure out how im going to do this from now on.

I can either leave it cocked and locked and then store it away like that, or do as you say, eject the round and leave it cocked or slide locked open.

Some thing i never thought would ever happen "to me".

Today i had an ND :(

I cant begin to describe how crappy i feel about it. After going over all the steps, time after time, to keep this from happening it happens to me.

I guess im posting to get some positive feedback, some wise instruction, etc. anything to help me get over this stupid mistake i made.

Today my GF and i were on our way out, i have been sick in bed for 2 days and she convinced me to go to the doctor today.

I usually keep my Kimber cocked and locked by the bed during the night, but unload it and carry my .380 when im out on the streets.

So i drop the magazine, clear the chamber and release the hammer by dry firing in a safe direction. I pop the magazine back in and prepare to lock it in its case. My GF asks if i always have a round in the chamber and i reply with a yes. I tell her that it wouldnt do me any good if there werent one in there.

As i tell her that it doesnt take too long to rack the slide, i rack the slide to show her and tell her that in an emergency, i dont want to have to rack a round and that it takes two hands to do so.

Well, at that moment, i forget that i had replaced the magazine :(

I point the gun at my bed (ground) and pull the trigger to release the hammer. BOOM!

Holy Christ! It went through the my mattress, box spring and stopped in the concrete under the carpet.

I asked my GF if she was ok and apologized without end. I told her how stupid i was and how this could have happened.

I was and still am very very upset with myself :(

I called the police and the first thing that came out of my mouth was:
"Hi, my name is Henry and id like to report a ND of my firearm"

They arrived and were very very cool. Maybe too cool, the lead guy told me that i wasnt the first and wont be the last to have a ND.

I dont want to forget this and want to take away some wise thoughts and i DONT want this to happen to me EVER again.

Thanks for all you guys/gals input.

God Bless

~Henry