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<blockquote data-quote="soonersfan" data-source="post: 2916938" data-attributes="member: 9063"><p>I was in a tactical rifle class and I was primarily a pistol shooter. None of my pistols had safeties at the time and I struggled to remember to put my rifle on safety after shooting. I was using a single point sling with my rifle hanging, pointed at the ground, slightly to my left of center. I went to grab the grip with my left hand and pull the rifle to my left side while we were going down range. I am a right handed shooter so I was basically grabbing the grip upside down with my left hand. As I pulled the rifle , I snagged the trigger on something on my belt and fired a round in the ground.</p><p></p><p>I was immediately relieved that my muzzle was at least pointed in a safe direction and no one was hurt. I was more embarrassed than I've probably ever been in my adult life. I fully expected to be scolded, sent home, etc. I felt so guilty about it, I nearly excused myself. The instructor told me what I already knew about what could have happened. Then we drilled and drilled and drilled. I stood there with the rifle mounted to shoulder for what seemed like an eternity, putting that rifle on fire on safe on fire on safe, etc. at his command. Looking back, the instructor couldn't have handled things any better than he did.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question about getting over it, I haven't and probably never will. I hope that experience will always be in my head and will always remind me not to be complacent just because I've done it thousands of times before. It sounds like in your case, it may not have even been your fault. At least you had the gun pointed in a safe direction and no one was hurt. Don't let the experience alter your love of guns or your passion for shooting. As safe as you've handled guns in the past, my guess is you'll take even more precautions in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soonersfan, post: 2916938, member: 9063"] I was in a tactical rifle class and I was primarily a pistol shooter. None of my pistols had safeties at the time and I struggled to remember to put my rifle on safety after shooting. I was using a single point sling with my rifle hanging, pointed at the ground, slightly to my left of center. I went to grab the grip with my left hand and pull the rifle to my left side while we were going down range. I am a right handed shooter so I was basically grabbing the grip upside down with my left hand. As I pulled the rifle , I snagged the trigger on something on my belt and fired a round in the ground. I was immediately relieved that my muzzle was at least pointed in a safe direction and no one was hurt. I was more embarrassed than I've probably ever been in my adult life. I fully expected to be scolded, sent home, etc. I felt so guilty about it, I nearly excused myself. The instructor told me what I already knew about what could have happened. Then we drilled and drilled and drilled. I stood there with the rifle mounted to shoulder for what seemed like an eternity, putting that rifle on fire on safe on fire on safe, etc. at his command. Looking back, the instructor couldn't have handled things any better than he did. To answer your question about getting over it, I haven't and probably never will. I hope that experience will always be in my head and will always remind me not to be complacent just because I've done it thousands of times before. It sounds like in your case, it may not have even been your fault. At least you had the gun pointed in a safe direction and no one was hurt. Don't let the experience alter your love of guns or your passion for shooting. As safe as you've handled guns in the past, my guess is you'll take even more precautions in the future. [/QUOTE]
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