Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
Reminder the gun is not unloaded until you verify it is every single time
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 3482399" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>About 25 years ago, an OKC gunsmith fatally shot himself with an unloaded pistol, a 1911, IIRC. He dropped the mag, racked the slide, stuck it in the vise, and went to work. They think he accidentally got his finger inside the trigger guard while it was pointing directly at his center of mass, and that was all she wrote.</p><p></p><p>And yes, he dropped the mag <em>before</em> racking the slide. The problem the gun was in for? A busted extractor. So racking the slide didn't do a damn thing except leave a live round in the chamber and grieving friends and family.</p><p></p><p>Before you pull the trigger on an "empty" chamber, make damn sure you visually inspect it. Stick your finger in the chamber if you have to. It just takes one mistake...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 3482399, member: 26737"] About 25 years ago, an OKC gunsmith fatally shot himself with an unloaded pistol, a 1911, IIRC. He dropped the mag, racked the slide, stuck it in the vise, and went to work. They think he accidentally got his finger inside the trigger guard while it was pointing directly at his center of mass, and that was all she wrote. And yes, he dropped the mag [I]before[/I] racking the slide. The problem the gun was in for? A busted extractor. So racking the slide didn't do a damn thing except leave a live round in the chamber and grieving friends and family. Before you pull the trigger on an "empty" chamber, make damn sure you visually inspect it. Stick your finger in the chamber if you have to. It just takes one mistake... [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
Reminder the gun is not unloaded until you verify it is every single time
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom