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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

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

Always point a gun in a safe direction. What kind of gun were you carrying?

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.

Never place your finger on the trigger until your sights are on target and you're ready to fire.

Being casual about "routine" weapons tasks can easily result in accidents... Thankfully, your lesson came cheap..

Good reminder. Glad you're ok...

Thanks.!

Where'd you find that many snakes at one time?

Alvin,Texas. South Texas is full of them.Plus my closest neighbor,about 200 yds away.We lived i n the country.Every year he went to sweetwater,tx for the annual rattlesnake roundup and brought them home with him.I can swear some of them got away from him even though he denied it.I was always finding them in the yard.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I guess you learned your lesson and won't do that again.