Always wanted to see a negligent discharge

[GEM]

IDPA - I was scorekeeper and a guy holstering his 1911 after racking it, put a round in the ground a foot away from my toes and 2 inches from the SO.

I'll pass on anymore.

 

[Ranger Roberts]

As a lot of the other guys said, I saw my fair share in the Army. I myself have only had one. I have a little six shot colt revolver (looks like a .22 cal cowboy gun). It doesn't have a safety of any sort. I was standing at my range, I pointed the gun down range but not really at any target and slowly started bringing the hammer down... boom! My sweaty thumb slipped off the hammer and fired off a round. It was pointed in a safe direction so it wasn't really that big of a deal but it still is a reminder about how fast these things happen.

 

[Godsgunman]

What an idiot.

The only time I've had one, if it qualifies, was shooting with my buddies Glock which had a lighter trigger. It was a .357 sig so whatever model that is (34?) and I fired the first round and as I got it back on target BANG I had fired it again before I meant to. Basically doing an unintentional double tap since I wan't used to such a light trigger. Even that alone makes one respect the rules and Always keep the finger off the trigger until its time to fire.

 

[almherdfan]

20-years ago i was living in a 2nd floor apartment. The landlord discharged a 12-gauge shotgun through his kitchen floor & my bedroom. WOW! Fortunately, the only injury was his cabinets.

 

[zdc1775]

Had one while I was in the Marines, well actually 97 at one time. The trigger pin fell out of the M-249 that I had just pulled the bolt back on and the entire trigger group seperated from the receiver. Scared the ---- out of this Marine.

 

[allaroundhunter]

Had one while I was in the Marines, well actually 97 at one time. The trigger pin fell out of the M-249 that I had just pulled the bolt back on and the entire trigger group seperated from the receiver. Scared the ---- out of this Marine.

I think that can be called an AD.... Unless it was negligence that caused the trigger pin to fall out.

 

[C5rider]

YouTube is even TOO CLOSE!

 

[zdc1775]

I think that can be called an AD.... Unless it was negligence that caused the trigger pin to fall out.

Not really negligence just lack of attentiveness. We had six 249's on the berm for 290 Marines to each fire 200 rounds through. I was a SAW Gunner and plopped down behind my gun after everyone else had finished and went to fire my 200 rounds. Didn't check the pins and they had worked themselves loose. Pulled back the charging handle, pushed it forward, and grabbed the grip. It pulled off the gun and away she went. Took me a second to realize what happened then I reached up and kinked the belt to cause a jam. All rounds went down range and I turned the remaining rounds over to the Range Master and took the gun off the line.

 

[mf-dif]

The Tex Grebner ND is the best one. He's a James Yeager Tactical Response grad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvAxLX6OzE

 

[MattShlock]

I had one. Gun pointed down range and down about 30-degrees after I inserted a mag as I released the slide on a Hi-Power. "Bang." I don't think my finger was touching the trigger -- certainly wasn't in the guard. Bullet hit the ground tens-of-feet away. Surprised the heck outta me and I was concerned I had shot the range table. Never really knew what happened but never happened again...

 

[monotonous_iterancy]

The guy in that video needs to learn to keep his finger off the trigger. If he'd done that, this ND would have never happened.

 

[statelineblues]

First time: in the Army. On the firing line the guy next to me had his 1911 go full-auto (broken sear).
Next time was about 6 years later: a coworker was at home and after cleaning his CCW (Detonics .45) he was re-holstering and it discharged into his hip. I heard about it the next day.
As a firearms instructor for an armored carrier company, I was on hand for three. Two resulted in trips to the hospital; one came within six inches of my left leg, but fortunately went into the ground.

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

XXJUMBOJIMBOX; are you just waiting to see who would be the first to realize that is a CASING buried in the book case and call BS, or are you just out playing around?

Hm.. not sure what is being doubted here.. basically... MY FRIEND had an AD, Because he didn't follow the rules. So as a constant remind of his blunder.. He stuck the casing in the hole left in the bookcase.... To remind him of his stupid mistake everyday when he sits in his office. But if you don't believe the story there's more. Lets go through it.. shall we?

1 spot where bullet first hit.


2. Exit wound


3. Where it poked through the back (even cheaper piece) over the book case...


4. Where you can see that it went through the bookcase and into the wall...


And Finally, The delicious hotdog I ordeded for lunch today... I only post this because if I just told you guys about it... You probably wouldn't believe it... It was on a pretzel bun... It was fantastic.


Uh... I would like to thank my friend for texting me these pictures on such short notice... He really is a good guy.. He just wishes to remain anonymous, as this was a shameful incident... and he's also not sure if it is illegal for such an accident to occur.

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

Let us not forget that the moral of my story was to allow others to learn from the mistakes of others. Real or fake, folks should take their firearms, and the handling of them VERY seriously. Or they could have a severe accident. Like my friend did.

 

[22-rimfire]

ND's happen. They shouldn't, but they do even to people who are very comfortable and experienced handling firearms.

 

[wolfe]

I had an accidental discharge shooting trap when I was about 15 or 16 years old. Pulled the trigger to shoot a target and nothing happended. It was a semi auto beretta 303 so I dropped gun to my side and began to extract the round. As soon as I slightly moved the bolt the gun fired, flew out of my hands and landed on concrete. I was a nervous wreck the rest of the round. One of the old guys at the club said to me.... "That's why we always keep he guns pointed down range". Lucky I was following protocol.

Turs out there is a pin that sits near the hammer and it had slipped out and when I pulled back on the bolt it slid back in allowing hammer to fall... Lucky day...

 

[CajunBass]

I had one many years ago, with an "unloaded" Colt 1911.

Hope to never see another one.

 

[GEM]

Not actually an ND but what to you call these? In class, we were told to draw and fire. One gun drew his gun with such vigor that he threw it down range about 15 feet.

Negligent draw stroke? It was scary.

 

[Trent]

I had a ND in my early 20's. Barely missed my head. Became paranoid and much safer.

My uncle had a ND on Dec 29, 2011.

Took out his spine and severed his aorta.

We buried him on a cold January morning.

Be safe, folks.

 

[22-rimfire]

I had one with a DA 22 revolver. Went into shock. I was just plain stupid and I kicked myself in the butt for weeks over that. I religiously check and re-check if a gun is loaded, but this one time I assumed (never assume) as I had just gotten back from the range. Didn't hurt anyone, but I did shoot out a sliding glass door of my apartment. Yes, I know about where that round landed and I was watching for problems to develop. None did for which I'm thankful.

 

[Fremmer]

This thread is absurd.
Sort of like wanting to see a bad car accident.
You'll get nothing good out of that, either, except realizing you are really glad it wasn't your car involved in the accident.

 

[Mauser lover]

Oh my... Why did you load it in the first place?

I had a hunter safety course teacher who related a brief story of a ND and asked what firearm rule he had broken. Ummmm... All of them? Same here.

I don't think it was a blank.

Also, I would suggest a little history refresher course. You know, nothing too terrible, just some review of WWII and such.

 

[Njal Thorgeirsson]

Based on the comments on that video, it's fake. Still a lesson to be learned.

Yes, this is a fake video. Here is a great video with some more information on the person:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2a3_1372808856

Warning NSFW language.

 

[Slamfire]

My town used to have large gunshows at the local civic center. This is a publically owned building which hosts all sorts of rock concerts and trade shows.

The tipping point happened when a guy bought a semi auto pistol, several magazines and ammunition to fit. As he left the gun show, but was in the corridor inside the civic center, he loaded a magazine and inserted it into the magazine well. The pistol still had the cable tie through the trigger guard, so he cut the cable tie while chambering a round. Somehow the cable tie tension was enough to trip the trigger and the gentleman shot himself in the midsection and the bullet went through his stomach and spinal cord. This guy is in a wheel chair and urine goes through a tube into a bag.

The city decided one bleeding body was enough and that was the end of gun shows at the civic center.

 

[thorazine]

I had gone through way over 500 rounds though my Sig P220. Then when I racked the slide to load one in the tube frmo a fresh mag "pow" a round cooked off.

Mmmmmmm... not a cook off.

More than likely either a slam fire or stuck firing pin.