Jefpainthorse
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Shot my carry gun at the range the other day. Finished, mag out , checked clear and dropped the hammer.
Got home and put it away (needed cleaning and it was late). Got out my back up gun and made ready for the morning.
A couple of days later... got the dirty gun out. It was shadowy and I did not turn the lights on.
Blue gun in the dark... I had placed a "loaded" mag in the gun and forgot about it. I did look at the butt for a magazine...my brain was convinced it was not there.
My habit with the 1911 is to leave my carry gun loaded, cocked and locked. In this case I skipped that habit... the hammer was "down" and after than missed clue I was off to the races.
Racked the slide...nothing ejected.... dropped the hammer...BOOM! I killed a section of parquet floor. My wife was in the next room...
NO ONE WAS HIT. I found the jacket and lead across the room... no holes in the walls or funiture.
Accident...hell no. Total brain fade negligence on my part. I thank God no one was hurt. And I am mortified and embaressed that after 30 years of shooting, teaching, packing and working on guns I did the ulitmate dumb act of setting a gun off from self induced lack of attention.
Be careful fellas... I can say that 45 ACP jacketed hollow points will shed jackets and fall apart when shot into a hardwood floor (over concrete) and that my be what limited damage. I am conviced a FMJ would have skipped and went through the wall across the room.
Sorry to be an embarssment to this group, my wife and myself. I hope we can all learn from my mistake.
Got home and put it away (needed cleaning and it was late). Got out my back up gun and made ready for the morning.
A couple of days later... got the dirty gun out. It was shadowy and I did not turn the lights on.
Blue gun in the dark... I had placed a "loaded" mag in the gun and forgot about it. I did look at the butt for a magazine...my brain was convinced it was not there.
My habit with the 1911 is to leave my carry gun loaded, cocked and locked. In this case I skipped that habit... the hammer was "down" and after than missed clue I was off to the races.
Racked the slide...nothing ejected.... dropped the hammer...BOOM! I killed a section of parquet floor. My wife was in the next room...
NO ONE WAS HIT. I found the jacket and lead across the room... no holes in the walls or funiture.
Accident...hell no. Total brain fade negligence on my part. I thank God no one was hurt. And I am mortified and embaressed that after 30 years of shooting, teaching, packing and working on guns I did the ulitmate dumb act of setting a gun off from self induced lack of attention.
Be careful fellas... I can say that 45 ACP jacketed hollow points will shed jackets and fall apart when shot into a hardwood floor (over concrete) and that my be what limited damage. I am conviced a FMJ would have skipped and went through the wall across the room.
Sorry to be an embarssment to this group, my wife and myself. I hope we can all learn from my mistake.
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