- Apr 25, 2017
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I consider myself to be about as safety conscious as a person can be BUT today I lost my focus. Was playing with my little snub nose 38 (yes playing/fooling around, broke a rule right there). Was cocking gun then pulling trigger with thumb still on hammer and releasing slowly back into position. Third time I did it thumb comes off hammer and BANG. Why was I doing this with a loaded gun ? Sheer stupidity and lack of focus. To compound the stupidity my left hand was next to the cylinder. Why ? I haven't a clue, other than, again, lack of focus and stupidity.
Fortunately I train regularly and out of habit ALWAYS follow rule #1, IE: Always keep a gun pointed in a safe direction unless you plan on destroying something. In this case it meant the loss of a vhs tape rewinder, a vhs tape, and a metal beer tray, but that's because the muzzle was pointed toward the floor like it should be, and not at my leg or a wall or a ceiling.
At any rate I got a very poignant reminder of how important safety is and thought I would share my experience as a reminder to everyone else too. I'm going to drill a hole in that casing and put it on my key ring so I never forget.
Fortunately I train regularly and out of habit ALWAYS follow rule #1, IE: Always keep a gun pointed in a safe direction unless you plan on destroying something. In this case it meant the loss of a vhs tape rewinder, a vhs tape, and a metal beer tray, but that's because the muzzle was pointed toward the floor like it should be, and not at my leg or a wall or a ceiling.
At any rate I got a very poignant reminder of how important safety is and thought I would share my experience as a reminder to everyone else too. I'm going to drill a hole in that casing and put it on my key ring so I never forget.
Glad you don't have any new holes in your body.
