Negligent Discharge

[Gordy]

I have always been leery of that when it has to have a mag in it to actuate the trigger to be disassembled. I will not put a mag back in it. I take a tool(blade screwdriver) and trip it. Just a thought. There are other options than the mag. I looked at that scenario once and totally changed my protocol and though about how many people would put a loaded mag back in it.......and boom. Thankfully ur all ok.

 

[ATM]

That's the beauty of safe gun handling, even unintentional discharges don't result in tragedy.

 

[bwframe]

Is it striker fired guns overall that require the trigger pull to disassemble? I wonder if a 5 gal bucket of sand with a muzzle hole cut in the lid be appropriate as part of the cleaning gear for these pistols?

 

[actaeon277]

Also, isn't it ironic that the mag disconnect was put in for "safety" but now assisted in a ND?

 

[CountryBoy19]

Thankfully you're ok! ND's will happen... many people here have had them. Pointed in a safe direction WHEN the ND happened has saved most people from injury.

That being said, this is one big reason I despise Ruger (magazine [strike]safety[/strike] unsafety) and guns that require you to pull the trigger to field strip them...

 

[RyanGSams]

Is it striker fired guns overall that require the trigger pull to disassemble? I wonder if a 5 gal bucket of sand with a muzzle hole cut in the lid be appropriate as part of the cleaning gear for these pistols?

My Smith and Wesson M&p doesnt require a trigger pull to release the slide. Not sure of any of the other ones though.

 

[tcecil88]

My Glocks do obviously, my wife's Taurus 709 does not. The M&P I had did not.
When I work on my Glocks, after the mag is removed, live round removed, the slide is racked several times and visually checked before pulling the trigger. I too like the 5 gallon bucket of sand and will look into incorporating it into the sequence.
I have had 2 NDs over 23 years, both with new, unfamiliar guns and being in a hurry. Both happened within 6 months and it has been over 20 years of safe operations since. I made some major changes to the way I did things with and around guns and there have been no problems since.

 

[ghuns]

My dad had a ND last Thanksgiving. He was pointing his in a direction that was safe for those of us around him, but not so much for himself. He still limps and mom still has a 9mm hole in the floor.

Count yourself lucky, learn from your mistake, and count yourself lucky again for good measure.

 

[Joniki]

I am glad no one was injured.

Now, go disable the mag safety on your LC9S.

 

[Hornett]

LC9s Pro...
Problem solved.
Close thread

 

[worddoer]

LC9s Pro...
Problem solved.
Close thread

+1000

That right there^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[IndyGlockMan]

don't beat yourself up too bad. I doubt it will ever happen again.
I had a ND back in the 90's... Same basic mistake you made. I loaded the gun and didn't realize it (foolish) and I shot my water bed with a 45acp Federal Hydro-shock.
Luckily, the bed caught the round (mushroomed out beautifully BTW) so I only had to patch one hole.
I have not had a ND since and that was about 20 years ago.

 

[cce1302]

That's the beauty of safe gun handling, even unintentional discharges don't result in tragedy.

10-ring.

When you make the rules a habit, you can live through a mistake like that.

Thanks for sharing.

May we all learn from your (OP) mistake.

 

[JettaKnight]

don't beat yourself up too bad. I doubt it will ever happen again.
I had a ND back in the 90's... Same basic mistake you made. I loaded the gun and didn't realize it (foolish) and I shot my water bed with a 45acp Federal Hydro-shock.
Luckily, the bed caught the round (mushroomed out beautifully BTW) so I only had to patch one hole.
I have not had a ND since and that was about 20 years ago.

I found a new use for old waterbeds....



And your typo of Hydra-Shok* seems rather appropriate here.


* It's name is derived from the Greek mythical Hydra, a multiheaded beast.

 

[davedolli]

I am glad everything turned out alright, and thanks for sharing. I have a LC9s also, good read.

Dave