thats why i asked, if it was a true AD (as in bad ammo,etc) I would like to know what type of ammo, etc. I think there is a huge difference between an AD and a ND

Yeah, thankfully everybody was okay. It was so loud and smokey though, it set off my smoke alarms lol

I gotta be honest, these concrete walls are really quiet. Like 3 minutes after it happened, I went next door to my neighbors aprtment (the direction the bullet was headed) to make sure everybody was okay. He had no idea what I why I was asking. I asked if he heard anything and he said he heard nothing at all... I was shocked because my .40 is far from a quiet gun..


As far as what happened, I pulled the trigger without checking the chamber indicator. I always remove the round from the chamber before I put the gun in the holster and in my drawer, but apparently yesterday I never unloaded it...

All I know is that I will not have a magazine the gun while it is in my apartment... I'm just lucky nobody got hurt..

Well I carry Hornady Critical Defense rounds in my .40.... those things have power behind them.

i think not having a mag in the gun defeats the idea of home protection, but clearly whatever makes you more comfortable... what you did was a serious NOOB move and im sure your beating yourself up over it (as you should).. live and learn right! and be thankful you and nobody else got hurt.

Yeah, I'm a little pissed at myself right now...

As for the mag situation, I know I'll end up storing it in the gun like usual, but I just want let a day or two go by.. a little nervous right now...

that makes sense, the rule I live by (any my friends think i am crazy) is i take mag from gun, eject chambered round, rack slide a few times, lock slide back and hold it up to light so i can see the light from the back of the gun through the barrel... it may be a bit excessive but i'd rather be safe than sorry!

Its impressive you had the balls to post about this experience and I am sure it will help many (or at least me) be EXTRA careful!

In for pictures of the wall!!!


::edit:: what the hell did your roommates say??

You're not crazy, that's exactly what I do. No matter the situation, if I need to unload, I make 100% sure it's unloaded. My dad taught me that since I was little.

Brian,

Forget the chamber indicator... always do a press check. Just really really try to get yourself in the habit of doing it every time. Even if I'm watching TV, etc. and messing with my gun, which I know to be 100% unloaded, I press check after every time I set it down or even stop for a while. I felt like I was being ridiculously over cautious about it but I got over it. I won't ever touch a gun at the range, at home, or anywhere without first press-checking it. 100% eyes-on-chamber to verify loaded or empty is the only thing that works, other than at night or low light where I press and then put a finger in the chamber to feel loaded/unloaded. I hate loaded chamber indicators.

Also, for now you may be more comfortable without a mag in and a round in the chamber, which is just fine, but as Dave said, it defeats the purpose of keeping a gun around for self defense. Give it time, but definitely go about things as you did before once you settle down a bit. As I've said before in this thread, I'm a firm believer in 'round in chamber with no safety' at all times. Let training be your safety. You don't necessarily have to go pay for training, just train yourself to handle guns with many forms of safety redundancy. Beat yourself up about it (within reason), and then make a positive change. You can only get better.

DUDE!!! First of all... Rule #2!!! WTF were you doing with your finger on the trigger??? :jawdrop: I hope you were dry firing and not just fingering the trigger for no reason.

Second of all, DO NOT RELY ON A LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR!!!! The only way to be 100% sure a gun is unloaded is to lock the slide open and both visually and physically inspect the chamber to make sure there is no round in it. Racking the slide AT LEAST TWICE will let you know if you forgot to eject the mag first.

I don't mean to come off harsh, but gun owners have a responsibility to be as safe as possible, not only for the sake of people nearby, but for the sake of the public's perceived image of gun owners in general.

Well, the mag is back in the gun. From now on, I will ALWAYS do a press check.. As for carrying without a round in the chamber, that is something that I would never do. Defeats the whole point of carrying..

This was def a wake up call... I'm just glad that nobody got hurt.

Dave, I don't have a roommate... and I suppose I can post up pics...

Just got back from 4.5 hours at the range with a few SBR's, suppressors and a Armalite 50cal. My guns seem so inadequate right now. :(

How we spent the morning today. (more pics/vids to come once CK gets them to me) There was a bunch of suppressed stuff there too. Hopefully CK got the pics/vids of it. A few things to note before I get a bunch of comments. This was CK's first time ever at the range or with any gun. We gave him some instruction on safety, etiquette, and technique beforehand. Also we were shooting the 50cal on the short range just to do a quick and easy zeroing for the scope. We took it down to the big range shortly thereafter and spent the rest of the time there with it.

CK sighting in his Colt AR-15.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/...0d4b58d4_b.jpg

CK taking my MSAR for a spin.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/...2e6da181_b.jpg

CK with his AR & Jay with his FAL.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/...95ee96ab_b.jpg

The big boy toy. Armalite 50cal.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/...26506ddf_b.jpg


Video of the Armalite
http://flic.kr/p/9robr1

AWESOME!!^^

So how does CK like his newly acquired rifle? and where were you guys shooting? and who's Jay?

CK is in love :lol: Jay is drifty240 here (doesn't post much). We were at Oley Fish & Game. I'm Jay too btw but everyone just calls me Munky. :rofl:

I will definitely have to bring something out to one of these meets. We typically have a group of 6-8 at that hit target world on Friday nights but would like to meet some new shooters and try some new toys.

wow glad to hear no one was hurt. I was younger and stupid and did something like that. I have the scar to remind me of why you should never play with guns. my pinky finger has never recovered full feeling either.

in other sad news. sold the glock 23, I'll have to shoot it before I give it to the new owner.

:mad: I've been looking for a G23 for awhile now. Wish I knew you were selling one.



In other news I received my Lone Wolf extended slide lock & release today after I got home from the range and installed them right away on my G19. :inlove:

I posted it in this thread a few pages back about thinking about selling it. sorry I didn't know you were looking. its rather nice never jammed always clean 3.5# ghost trigger connector. its been a good gun. if I run across one I'll let you know.

I'm picking one up next week because our schedules couldn't match up before then. But I would have gladly bought one off of someone on here instead.

Here are the pics..


Initial entry in my bedroom

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/c627ac6e.jpg

The hole in the wall behind the picture

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/aa497683.jpg

The picture frame itself

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/e9cc77e5.jpg

The door it passed though and the wall behind it

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/9addfcf4.jpg

The other wall in the living room- I had filled it in with spackle already, but you can still see how big the hole was..

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/05e3e615.jpg

The ceiling where the bullet stopped (I assume)

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/4efd2b50.jpg

^^^ Nuts....



Had a great time with Munky and Jay yesterday at the range, big thank you again for taking me out and showing me the ropes. Can't get the vids up on youtube cause there 1080p and i dont feel like sitting here for 35 minutes lol. But here are some pics...

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...1/range009.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...1/range008.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...1/range007.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...1/range006.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...1/range005.jpg

Once i turn 21 im gonna pick up a Glock 19 and then i need to start saving again for another car, this Alero **** isnt cutting it lol