My AD was in 92 in an upstairs apartment in south Macon with an old FI 380 sort of mini 1911. Thankfully all it did was make a hole in the bottom of a Sony floor speaker cabinet. I wasn't even drinking so I really had no excuse.
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Finally had my AD
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Three quick comments and a question:
1-- Thanks for posting your story so we may learn from it.
I myself will be extra cautious if I ever try to use the same hand I'm holding a gun with for any other purpose, to lift or even stabilize something.
2-- Some 20 years ago I decided that single action automatic handguns were not the best choice for me for self-defense. I went with "double action only" guns or "safe action" striker fired guns like the Glock --and I prefer them to have at least a 5.5 pound trigger pull, standard length of travel.
3-- I've had AD's, and once shot my bed! Twice I shot the ground a few feet in front of the firing line at the shooting range when I did not expect the gun to fire and I thought I was just going to hear a "click." One of those times a fellow shooter in our group had already stepped forward of the firing line so he was somewhat in front of the muzzle, maybe 30 degrees to one side of the line of the barrel.
QUESTION: So, tell us more about how you treated these wounds to your legs, to try to stop the bleeding.
Did you have any type of tape or elastic bandage to help hold pressure on them? Did you have a first aid kit handy or did you just make do with some rags or towels or washcloths that were easier to grab?
Did your wife help you with bandaging?
Looking back, is there anything that you could've done a week or a month ago to make yourself and or your home better prepared to deal with a sudden bleeding emergency like this?
1-- Thanks for posting your story so we may learn from it.
I myself will be extra cautious if I ever try to use the same hand I'm holding a gun with for any other purpose, to lift or even stabilize something.
2-- Some 20 years ago I decided that single action automatic handguns were not the best choice for me for self-defense. I went with "double action only" guns or "safe action" striker fired guns like the Glock --and I prefer them to have at least a 5.5 pound trigger pull, standard length of travel.
3-- I've had AD's, and once shot my bed! Twice I shot the ground a few feet in front of the firing line at the shooting range when I did not expect the gun to fire and I thought I was just going to hear a "click." One of those times a fellow shooter in our group had already stepped forward of the firing line so he was somewhat in front of the muzzle, maybe 30 degrees to one side of the line of the barrel.
QUESTION: So, tell us more about how you treated these wounds to your legs, to try to stop the bleeding.
Did you have any type of tape or elastic bandage to help hold pressure on them? Did you have a first aid kit handy or did you just make do with some rags or towels or washcloths that were easier to grab?
Did your wife help you with bandaging?
Looking back, is there anything that you could've done a week or a month ago to make yourself and or your home better prepared to deal with a sudden bleeding emergency like this?
Obligatory witty remark: Just think, if you were carrying a 9mm, you would have blown your lung clean out!!
Serious comment: Thanks for posting, it offers a wake-up call and reality check. I'd say go buy a lottery ticket but I think you used up your luck for the year.
Serious comment: Thanks for posting, it offers a wake-up call and reality check. I'd say go buy a lottery ticket but I think you used up your luck for the year.
You think we are giving our fellow human gun owner a hard time??
Just think of what the Bears are saying about him, cracking jokes at his expense, back in their dens right now!
This guy is ex swat and shoots this class every Saturday. He’s also an instructor. It can happen to anyone.
By that logic you're going to shoot the ground or yourself in the hip, buttocks, leg, or wiener when unholstering from your beltline.
The risk of having an unprotected trigger guard as opposed to flagging something while unholstering is not even up for debate at this point.
I've seen so many ADs, NDs and just Ds all around. The OPs story is just one in a million. It should be a lesson for everyone reading it.
cali201 , I'm glad you're able to post about it. It could have been much worse.
cali201 , I'm glad you're able to post about it. It could have been much worse.
What I was referring to was having a pistol laying on the nightstand secured in a holster and trying to get it out in the middle of the night in the dark and half asleep all while trying to figure out what/where the threat is.
There is a better way see post #85 page 9
