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Accidental Discharge at SEG on 01/03/2010
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Neplusultra
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aquinob1 wrote:
I took this guy shooting once, he had never shot a gun I think. Anyway I handed him my .45 unloaded and he immediately put his finger on the trigger. I knew I'd have to watch him closely because we were going to do some draw and fire exercises. So I instructed him about that andhow a lot of people end up shooting themselves while reholsteringfor the only reason of not being aware of where their finger was and being in the habit of having it on the trigger.
For the first four or five magazines I made him stop and show me his finger before I would let him reholster. He learned the lesson well. We also shot clay pigeons that day. He must have taken 50 shots without hitting a thing. I couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong. Then I suggested he wait until the pigeon was at apogee before shooting at it. Ha! That did the trick, he got the next 15 or so in a row.
aquinob1 wrote:
I took this guy shooting once, he had never shot a gun I think. Anyway I handed him my .45 unloaded and he immediately put his finger on the trigger. I knew I'd have to watch him closely because we were going to do some draw and fire exercises. So I instructed him about that andhow a lot of people end up shooting themselves while reholsteringfor the only reason of not being aware of where their finger was and being in the habit of having it on the trigger.
For the first four or five magazines I made him stop and show me his finger before I would let him reholster. He learned the lesson well. We also shot clay pigeons that day. He must have taken 50 shots without hitting a thing. I couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong. Then I suggested he wait until the pigeon was at apogee before shooting at it. Ha! That did the trick, he got the next 15 or so in a row.
DrMark
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Dreamer wrote:
All NDs are ADs.
The subset of ADs (or UDs) due to negligence are typically called NDs.
Dreamer wrote:
Sure there is such a thing as an AD.
All NDs are ADs.
The subset of ADs (or UDs) due to negligence are typically called NDs.
Glock27Bill
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I would have NEVER guessed a revolver was involved.
You gotta try real hard to screw up with a wheel gun.
I would have NEVER guessed a revolver was involved.
You gotta try real hard to screw up with a wheel gun.
TFred
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Glock27Bill wrote:
TFred
Glock27Bill wrote:
I was just thinking... that must have been one violent "re-holstering" effort to fire a double action revolver!
TFred
Infidel
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Grapeshot wrote:
Candidate/student for DCJS instructor at a local academy, in drawing his revolver apparently snagged the hammer on something, jammed the gun back down to free the snag with his finger already on the trigger - promptly shot himself in the leg.
He did not follow range safety rule - Do NOT put your finger on the trigger until the gun is on target. They were taught to draw with a straight trigger finger and required to sign the range safety rules.
Two things happened: He was taken to the hospital & flunked out of class w/notation "Not Allowed To Repeat."
Yata hey
All courtesy of the DCJS lowered standards as Billy in Chester discussed at the January 2nd brunch
Grapeshot wrote:
Candidate/student for DCJS instructor at a local academy, in drawing his revolver apparently snagged the hammer on something, jammed the gun back down to free the snag with his finger already on the trigger - promptly shot himself in the leg.
He did not follow range safety rule - Do NOT put your finger on the trigger until the gun is on target. They were taught to draw with a straight trigger finger and required to sign the range safety rules.
Two things happened: He was taken to the hospital & flunked out of class w/notation "Not Allowed To Repeat."
Yata hey
All courtesy of the DCJS lowered standards as Billy in Chester discussed at the January 2nd brunch
ProShooter
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Grapeshot wrote:
Grapeshot wrote:
I beat this into my students and I always tell them that this is the most difficult thing to teach people. Its one of the primary skills that needs to be practiced.
Tomahawk
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Hawkflyer wrote:
Hawkflyer wrote:
Haha! An SD. If I ever do something stupid that'll be my story. It was an SD.
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ProShooter wrote:
Draw, fire (with snap caps) or not, reholster w/o looking - 3000 times will give good muscle memory. Still practice this at home regularly - can't beat the guy in the mirror though. :lol:
Yata hey
ProShooter wrote:
Practiced with a confirmed and reconfirmed empty/cleared gun.
Draw, fire (with snap caps) or not, reholster w/o looking - 3000 times will give good muscle memory. Still practice this at home regularly - can't beat the guy in the mirror though. :lol:
Yata hey
ProShooter
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Grapeshot wrote:
I always draw faster than he does!
Grapeshot wrote:
I always draw faster than he does!
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ProShooter wrote:
He needs to quit watching your eyes and pay attention to your shoulders.
Besides the first person to move generally wins, right?
Yata hey
ProShooter wrote:
Only 'cause he blinks.Grapeshot wrote:I always draw faster than he does!
He needs to quit watching your eyes and pay attention to your shoulders.
Besides the first person to move generally wins, right?
Yata hey
Hawkflyer
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ProShooter wrote:
I would never disparage anyones selection of food storage products.:lol:
ProShooter wrote:
I would never disparage anyones selection of food storage products.:lol:
Hawkflyer
Founder's Club Member
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peter nap wrote:
Yes! But only if unloaded first.
peter nap wrote:
Yes! But only if unloaded first.
TFred
Regular Member
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ProShooter wrote:
Actually, yes, this is always true. However, since the margin of victory is only the time it takes light to travel from you to the mirror, you'd be hard pressed to truly discern anything better than a tie.
TFred
ProShooter wrote:
GEEK ALERT!!!Grapeshot wrote:I always draw faster than he does!
Actually, yes, this is always true. However, since the margin of victory is only the time it takes light to travel from you to the mirror, you'd be hard pressed to truly discern anything better than a tie.
TFred
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TFred wrote:
meters per second faster than the mirror.
Either that is a lose/lose situation or a win, depending on your viewpoint. :quirky
Yata hey
TFred wrote:
As best that I can figure, I am approximately 2.997925*10[sup]+08[/sup]ProShooter wrote:GEEK ALERT!!!Grapeshot wrote:I always draw faster than he does!
Actually, yes, this is always true. However, since the margin of victory is only the time it takes light to travel from you to the mirror, you'd be hard pressed to truly discern anything better than a tie.
TFred
meters per second faster than the mirror.
Either that is a lose/lose situation or a win, depending on your viewpoint. :quirky
Yata hey
Tomahawk
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Grapeshot wrote:
You are the speed of light faster than your reflection? I think not. This is a very large speed, the largest possible in fact.
You are perhaps a few picoseconds ahead of the reflection, however, depending on how far away from the mirror you are. If the mirror were on the Moon you'd be a couple of seconds of it.
Grapeshot wrote:
You are the speed of light faster than your reflection? I think not. This is a very large speed, the largest possible in fact.
You are perhaps a few picoseconds ahead of the reflection, however, depending on how far away from the mirror you are. If the mirror were on the Moon you'd be a couple of seconds of it.