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prproulx

prproulx

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Last year I took our clubs holster course. Basic training on holster safety. Then some fun IDPA stuff to cap it off. Great day.
I've hardly been able to shoot since then.
Today I was alone on the 25 yard range so I holstered up and began to refresh my training.
We have some steel targets set up. There are five of them. I loaded ten rounds into the mag.
I eventually knocked them all down and dropped the mag with two rounds onto the table.
Then as I was trained, I pointed what I thought was an empty gun downrange and pulled the trigger.
BANG!

Oh so that's why we do that! :D
 
easyrider604 said:
Thank you for sharing. You've just proven Jeff Cooper's 4 Rules work.

Your humility in sharing the mistake will remind all of us that safety is utmost in our sport.
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What mistake???:D I did as I was trained and a disaster was avoided! Just kidding of course but a reminder of how things can go wrong. I didn't keep track of how many rounds I'd fired. I can imagine in a stressfull scenario that could easily happen.
I vow to get out shooting more!
 
prproulx said:
What mistake???:D I did as I was trained and a disaster was avoided! Just kidding of course but a reminder of how things can go wrong. I didn't keep track of how many rounds I'd fired. I can imagine in a stressfull scenario that could easily happen.
I vow to get out shooting more!
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Actually, we were trained to "show clear" then point the gun downrange then pull trigger. But there's a reason for the double redundancy protocols in our gun handling procedures. One mist....err ... whatever, will not cause grief.

Good on you. You are not the first, nor will you be the last. I had an AD myself 18 yrs ago, in my study back in the ole country. SPAS-12, #OO buck. Boy, you cannot imagine the amount of concrete dust in that room (house had concrete walls). Jeff Cooper's 4 Rules saved the day.
 
easyrider604 said:
Actually, we were trained to "show clear" then point the gun downrange then pull trigger. But there's a reason for the double redundancy protocols in our gun handling procedures. One mist....err ... whatever, will not cause grief.
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+1, OP missed a step in showing clear before dropping the hammer on the proven empty chamber. Good to hear proper muzzle control was being exercised and nothing else went sideways.

Mark
 
prproulx said:
Last year I took our clubs holster course. Basic training on holster safety. Then some fun IDPA stuff to cap it off. Great day.
I've hardly been able to shoot since then.
Today I was alone on the 25 yard range so I holstered up and began to refresh my training.
We have some steel targets set up. There are five of them. I loaded ten rounds into the mag.
I eventually knocked them all down and dropped the mag with two rounds onto the table.
Then as I was trained, I pointed what I thought was an empty gun downrange and pulled the trigger.
BANG!

Oh so that's why we do that! :D
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Hmmm, unload and show clear! If clear, hammer down, and holster. Me thinks you modified things a bit!
 
If you release the mag and there is a round in the chamber it WILL go bang. Not very surprising, thats why you must rack the slide to eject the remaining round.
 
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