rennaissancemann
Member
Why they’re called the 4 rules instead of the 4 suggestions…
After carrying a Glock as my CCW for the last couple of weeks, I decided to switch to my P7M8. Locked the slide back, inserted a magazine, pointed the muzzle in a safe direction with my finger off the trigger, and tripped the front strap to chamber a round…
BOOM
So, I stand in place and take inventory. Nobody struck by a ricochet, I’m not injured. OK, that taken care of, I check to make sure my finger is off of the trigger, then I remove the magazine, and eject the chambered round. Next I ask myself how this managed to happen. My first thought is that I’ve had a mental lapse and had my finger on the trigger when I tripped the front strap. I visualized the sequence in my head and, no my finger was indexed alongside the frame.
Then Tamara shows me the spent case with the bulged base.
Conclusion, I’ve had an honest-to-God weapons malfunction where my pistol slam fired as the slide closed. The most likely cause was debris in the striker assembly.
Bottom line…
No personal injuries, no property damage, just an adrenaline dump and ringing eardrums. Thank you Jeff Cooper.
Respectfully,
After carrying a Glock as my CCW for the last couple of weeks, I decided to switch to my P7M8. Locked the slide back, inserted a magazine, pointed the muzzle in a safe direction with my finger off the trigger, and tripped the front strap to chamber a round…
BOOM
So, I stand in place and take inventory. Nobody struck by a ricochet, I’m not injured. OK, that taken care of, I check to make sure my finger is off of the trigger, then I remove the magazine, and eject the chambered round. Next I ask myself how this managed to happen. My first thought is that I’ve had a mental lapse and had my finger on the trigger when I tripped the front strap. I visualized the sequence in my head and, no my finger was indexed alongside the frame.
Then Tamara shows me the spent case with the bulged base.
Conclusion, I’ve had an honest-to-God weapons malfunction where my pistol slam fired as the slide closed. The most likely cause was debris in the striker assembly.
Bottom line…
No personal injuries, no property damage, just an adrenaline dump and ringing eardrums. Thank you Jeff Cooper.
Respectfully,