Ever dropped a gun?

[Tamara]

Even{sic} seen a shoulder holster? Is that irresponsible?

Broadly? Yes.

(Assuming you mean an '80s horizontal rig like a Jackass or Miami Classic. It's as irresponsible as a pair of parachute pants, there, Eddie Van Halen. )

 

[marv]

Murphy is alive and well and sitting on your shoulder every time you touch a firearm. Never Forget That.

 

[thompal]

Add this to the fact that half of the "gun owners" in this world treat their firearms like crap and don't maintain them.

You mean they do idiotic stuff like throw them down steps, and hit them with hammers??

Apparently, you are correct.

 

[Sylvain]

You mean they do idiotic stuff like throw them down steps, and hit them with hammers??

Apparently, you are correct.

Dont forget throw them from a roof too.

 

[gungirl65]

I dropped my SP101 Saturday at the Alexandria gun show. I was checking out a vintage leather shoulder holster at my buddy Dolf's table. I had been checking various things on the holster and had unbuttoned the trigger area button and taken the gun out of the holster part and then put it back in without securing it. One of the straps wasn't secured so the holster part slipped and the gun fell out onto the floor.

Luckily since I am not especially tall the gun didn't fall far. Dolf didn't even see me do it but I confessed anyway. It does not appear that the gun was damaged. Just my ego a little.

 

[CindyE]

dropped my SIG P238 twice. first time was similar to Roadie's bathroom mishap, and left a nice mark. 2nd time, gun was holstered in a decent leather IWB. hubby and i were looking at furniture, and we'd been sitting down, reclining, all that stuff. the holster somehow worked its way loose and both gun and holster fell on the carpeted floor. I was horrified and quickly picked it up and concealed it.

 

[CPT Nervous]

Dont forget throw them from a roof too.

Throwing a gun off your roof can be dangerous. You could lose your footing and fall off. I do not recommend throwing a gun off your roof.

 

[Sylvain]

I am not trying to get everyone to throw their guns off their roofs. I am just pointing out that it wouldn't be unsafe to do it.

Throwing a gun off your roof can be dangerous. You could lose your footing and fall off. I do not recommend throwing a gun off your roof.

 

[CPT Nervous]

Yes, I know. I rethought that position. I have come to the conclusion that it can be dangerous.

 

[superjoe76]

249 posts and this thread hasn't turned into an OC vs CC debate! So disappointed in INGO right now!

 

[Ryninger]

That's because they are debating "Floor Carry" vs "Holster Carry!"

 

[printcraft]

 

[gungirl65]

249 posts and this thread hasn't turned into an OC vs CC debate! So disappointed in INGO right now!

I know, we can do a when it hits the floor do you leave it out in the open and let everyone see it (open) or do you quickly throw something over your gun to conceal it (concealed)? There's your open/concealed debate.

 

[SigTom]

Of all terrible things, my carry handgun has taken a spill just a couple months back. I was getting off of work and my mother had just got a job where I was working. We both got off at the same time and I was taking her home that day. I usually leave my gun inside my truck where it'd be near impossible to find, but things filled my glove box and I didn't have enough room in the back to hide my handgun. So I did the quick generic thing. I put my handgun on the passengers seat covered with a shirt.... Well, that was my downfall. When we got off of work she opened the drivers side door, and yanked the shirt outward. My gun went flying to the ground and crashed with a hard hit. There is now a notch by the rails on my sig p229. I at first was M A D, but after time I guess it's just added personality

 

[JetGirl]

So if the tab on the striker or disconnector breaks, the transfer bar breaks, the trigger safety breaks, the trigger falls, thus disengaging the firing pin block, it is possible that it will fire.

All of which is as close to impossible to actually happening as you can get.

So is it a fair statement, based on your post, to say; "Discharge when dropped is technically possible, although highly unlikely." ?

 

[Sylvain]

Yes, I know. I rethought that position. I have come to the conclusion that it can be dangerous.

Good, you will learn slowly.
Now you should rethought your position on pointing a loaded firearm to your face.That could be a bit dangerous too.

 

[CPT Nervous]

So is it a fair statement, based on your post, to say; "Discharge when dropped is technically possible, although highly unlikely." ?

It would be, yes. Just as it is technically possible, although highly unlikely, to spontaneously combust.

 

[Tamara]

I'm confused.

Have we decided that it's okay to do something dumb and pointless and potentially dangerous because there's only a minor chance that it will put a hole in something in which we do not want to put a hole, just to prove a point about how awesome our gun is on the internet? Is that where we're at? Yes?

Dang, but I love me some internets!

 

[Sylvain]

I'm confused.

Have we decided that it's okay to do something dumb and pointless and potentially dangerous because there's only a minor chance that it will put a hole in something in which we do not want to put a hole, just to prove a point about how awesome our gun is on the internet? Is that where we're at? Yes?

Dang, but I love me some internets!

Yep.

The four safety rules dont apply if you own a Glock I guess, because nobody ever got shot by accident with one of those ...
I dont have enough purple ink for that post.

 

[gungirl65]

I'm confused.

Have we decided that it's okay to do something dumb and pointless and potentially dangerous because there's only a minor chance that it will put a hole in something in which we do not want to put a hole, just to prove a point about how awesome our gun is on the internet? Is that where we're at? Yes?

Dang, but I love me some internets!

You should know by now that if there are boys around there is bound to be some shenanigans going on. Now that someone has mentioned it, they have to do it just to prove it can or can't be done.