KevininPa
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batmann, I have to guess at this. Hopper, right?
Has anyone dropped their revolver?
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My dropped weapons have scratches/gouges that were damaging. My wife's new cellphone she dropped in the toilet cost me $200. At least I can use my Super Blackhawk for a hammer and not worry about the additional gouges on the butt.
My dropped weapons have scratches/gouges that were damaging. My wife's new cellphone she dropped in the toilet cost me $200. At least I can use my Super Blackhawk for a hammer and not worry about the additional gouges on the butt.
rcmodel
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A modern DA revolver?
Oh, about 20,000 feet, maybe.
But even then, probably not.
rc
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how high
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I am curious how high you would have to get to get a discharge from dropping a revolver.
A modern DA revolver?
Oh, about 20,000 feet, maybe.
But even then, probably not.
rc
I was pretty high but way short of that mark. maybe just high as a tall pine tree.
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I am curious how high you would have to get to get a discharge from dropping a revolver.
A modern DA revolver?
Oh, about 20,000 feet, maybe.
But even then, probably not.
rc
I was pretty high but way short of that mark. maybe just high as a tall pine tree.
I dropped a modern revolver on the top of the stairs and it pinwheeled down -hitting front of the barrel and front sight on alternate stairs. The gun had fixed sights and the stairs were carpeted, so no harm done.
However, I was horrified - I should have hit the dirt but I watched it like in slow motion - All I could think of was not that I would get shot, but my wife would kill me if it went off and punctured something in the house.
However, I was horrified - I should have hit the dirt but I watched it like in slow motion - All I could think of was not that I would get shot, but my wife would kill me if it went off and punctured something in the house.
yeti
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I'm sure there have been more than a few that have gotten away from me, but I can't recall the incidents, but I know it's happened because there are a few dings that only a drop would cause. I don't obsess over the few drops cause they happen, hopefully rarely, and never to the Queens.
Dropping guns has a long history, how else would carrying only 5 rounds in a single action have become the 'state of art' in carrying them?
On a sadder note, I do remember my Mom moving my Dad's .243 bolt of unremembered make, and setting it down a bit rudely, knocking a wedge out of the stock that could have been used as a door stop for the vault at Fort Knox.
Dropping guns has a long history, how else would carrying only 5 rounds in a single action have become the 'state of art' in carrying them?
On a sadder note, I do remember my Mom moving my Dad's .243 bolt of unremembered make, and setting it down a bit rudely, knocking a wedge out of the stock that could have been used as a door stop for the vault at Fort Knox.
I was at the range a few weeks ago and I got to my stall and took my backpack off and one of the straps wrapped around the butt of my Ruger speed six and pulled it from my IWB holster and it fell onto the pavement. No damage done, but it was embarassing.
About a year ago I jumped a 6' wood fence while working and hit the slope of a berm the wrong way and ended up tumbling end over end. In the process, my Glock 20 fell from my comp-tac infidel holster and hit me in the head. I learned the hard way that you have to tighten those retaining screws every week or so or else.
About a year ago I jumped a 6' wood fence while working and hit the slope of a berm the wrong way and ended up tumbling end over end. In the process, my Glock 20 fell from my comp-tac infidel holster and hit me in the head. I learned the hard way that you have to tighten those retaining screws every week or so or else.
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I figured it would have to be pretty high.
w_houle
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Dropped my Uberti 1873
I didn't have it a whole day and scratched the cylinder. It happens...
I didn't have it a whole day and scratched the cylinder. It happens... steak-knife
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Crapper Discipline
Was in the crapper and rested my 90's vintage S&W 640 on top of the TP dispenser. Well, when it was time to pull up my pants, sure enough I accidently knocked it and it fell butt first (no pun intended) onto the tiled floor. No damage except a few scratches, and for a split second I thought my 640 would have discharged and I would have been found shot in a locked crapper from the inside with my own gun.
Since then, I've excercised "crapper discipline" and have kept it in the holster, or when I needed a little bit less weight on my pants, I keep it under my armpit or sitting on top of my shoe. I also don't believe in hanging my rig on the stall door, just in case some wise guy wants a reach around.
Was in the crapper and rested my 90's vintage S&W 640 on top of the TP dispenser. Well, when it was time to pull up my pants, sure enough I accidently knocked it and it fell butt first (no pun intended) onto the tiled floor. No damage except a few scratches, and for a split second I thought my 640 would have discharged and I would have been found shot in a locked crapper from the inside with my own gun.
Since then, I've excercised "crapper discipline" and have kept it in the holster, or when I needed a little bit less weight on my pants, I keep it under my armpit or sitting on top of my shoe. I also don't believe in hanging my rig on the stall door, just in case some wise guy wants a reach around.
Invisible Swordsman
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Gravity works ALL the time. Our brains and hands don't. I have dropped guns on several occasions. Handle them enough and you will eventually drop one.
Quilbilly
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I got a brand new sling for my brand new 870 and the first time clay shooting I (unloaded it and opened the action) threw it onto my shoulder and the sling came undone and it fell in the mud.
REAPER4206969
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I put a drop of blue thread locker on all the screws of my Comp-Tac holsters.almostfree said:
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Yes I have dropped my carry gun...more than once. Yes...one is a 624.
Worst dump was at the range. A windy day. shooting my M1A on bipod wiht Bushnell Elite 3200 scope. target and stand blew across the firing line caught my rifle and dumped it onto the blacktop. luckily only a small scratch on the stock that rubbed out.
Batmann,
Yes into the toilet.
Worst dump was at the range. A windy day. shooting my M1A on bipod wiht Bushnell Elite 3200 scope. target and stand blew across the firing line caught my rifle and dumped it onto the blacktop. luckily only a small scratch on the stock that rubbed out.
Batmann,
Yes into the toilet.
Harve Curry
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I dropped my engraved Colt SAA silver stocked 44 down the stairs, all 16 steps.
Now you can feel better
It was in a deep lined holster and no harm done.
Now you can feel better
It was in a deep lined holster and no harm done.
dullh
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"Has anyone dropped their revolver?"
No.
No.
My Model 640 has also fallen out of a pocket holster while I was seated and that is one of the reason I don't carry that way any more. No damage was done and it did not happen in a public place.
The same gun carried IWB had the bottom corner of the grips damaged when I tripped and fell while running. A carry gun is just going to get some bruises over the years.
Bill
The same gun carried IWB had the bottom corner of the grips damaged when I tripped and fell while running. A carry gun is just going to get some bruises over the years.
Bill
Sure : I dropped my 4" S&W 586 on its muzzle years ago : the nick on the bottom front of the barrel lug still shows. Nothing else (like the muzzle itself) was damaged.
Also a CZ 75B and on this one I broke about the only thing I could break : the adjustable rear sight. To soften the embarrassement, I upgraded it with an even better sight setup.
Worrying too much about dropping your gun could make you nervous - and all shaky- the next time you handle it, so don't. (worry too much I mean).
Also a CZ 75B and on this one I broke about the only thing I could break : the adjustable rear sight. To soften the embarrassement, I upgraded it with an even better sight setup.
Worrying too much about dropping your gun could make you nervous - and all shaky- the next time you handle it, so don't. (worry too much I mean).
Had a 5.5" Redhawk slide out of a nylon should holster when I leaned over, was about 18' up a tree stand deer hunting. The Redhawk hit the edge of the stand, of all places, on the cylinder latch. It made about 4 or 5 graceful turns slinging ammo in all directions. Fortunately the ground was soft, it hit barrel first & stuck straight up. I climbed down & could only find 3 rounds (didn't have any more with me). Went back up the tree and spent about 20 minutes with a stick & emergency supply of TP cleaning mud out of the barrel. Guess it wasn't hurt, killed a 10pt. the next day with it. Gotta love those Rugers...........
Not so much handguns as rifles. I have a bad habit of leaning my rifles against the wall as/after I clean them; only to hear that gut wrenching sliding sound followed by a (carpeted thank god) thud.
Oh and nothing's better than hearing your scope bouncing off your coffee table before the whole thing hits the floor.
Oh and nothing's better than hearing your scope bouncing off your coffee table before the whole thing hits the floor.
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Thankfully, the last time I dropped a pistol, and it got damaged, it was an airgun when I was a kid in the 70's. The hammer spur broke off, but I was able to locate a replacment, along with a seal rebuild kit, just yesterday. I'm looking forward to shooting some steel NRA targets in the back yard soon!
Thankfully, the last time I dropped a pistol, and it got damaged, it was an airgun when I was a kid in the 70's. The hammer spur broke off, but I was able to locate a replacment, along with a seal rebuild kit, just yesterday. I'm looking forward to shooting some steel NRA targets in the back yard soon!
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