Have you ever discharged a firearm accidentally??

[BillsCamino]

Accidental discharge ? ......No
Premature discharge .....possibly

 

[ReelWizard]

First time ever. Scared the crap out of me
Was unloading my 3030 thought I had all the bullets out . Went to let the hammer down and it slipped and went off..

Went thru my driver's seat and hit my radio.. nothing else that I can see was harmed...

Has anyone ever accidentally discharged your rifle??

The whole point of the Marlin crossbolt safety that everyone hates was designed for safer unloading.
Never did understand the hate for that feature, just turn it off while hunting.
I’m guessing your 30-30 was not equipped with the feature.

To answer your question, yes I have experienced a ND. Very scary and raises a level of gun awareness and safety you may never recover from.

 

[rtross]

Not recently.

But roughly 50 years ago in high school I had a premature discharge with Becky Sue in my Chevy Vega.

 

[rtross]

Accidental discharge ? ......No
Premature discharge .....possibly

Damn you.
I just saw that you beat me to the best punch line 😊

 

[Just Plain Bill]

Dumbest move I've witnessed was when I saw a guy Johnny Ringo spinning his DOUBLE ACTION revolver. I was unassing the area and in the hallway when I heard the gun go off. Round went through the bill of his baseball cap and into the ceiling. His guardian angel did his job that day!

 

[CAMSDADDY]

I may or may not have racked the slide then dropped the mag and then pulled the trigger in my kitchen one morning. Thankfully the only damage was my pride and the french door. I was able to repair the door.

 

[basstracker89]

Why in the heck would ANYONE in their right mind have a 1LB trigger pull on a gun? I thought I was crazy for wanting a 2.5-3.5LB pull on a custom 1911 I had, but I guess not.

3lbs. is about right for an auto. This rifle was a custom build I bought second hand. That rifle will do a dime size group at over 300yds. On a fixed action you can tune it down a bit lower than an auto. Trigger pull makes a good difference at distance shooting

 

[basstracker89]

I feel like some believe the cardinal rules are stupid or childish, but I had a buddy of mine (retired Army combat vet, 3 tours in the Middle East) who instilled this in me over 10 years ago when I first got into firearms. He was one of the most careful firearms handlers I know and he "did not play that" when it came to safety. His tips have saved me, especially the "treat every gun as if it is loaded, even when you clear it and know it is not." I've never had an AD or ND, but I had a close call once that reminded me of the importance of ALWAYS checking your firearms, especially if it's your EDC/home defense gun or you took it to the range the last time you went and swore you unloaded it the last time you went.

Even now when I go to my LGS, I love that they always make sure the gun's clear even if they had already cleared it before I came in to look at it. Doesn't matter if it was 5 minutes or 5 hours earlier, always clear it.

You can't be too careful

 

[jonsmith6391]

You can't be too careful

That’s the truth and nothing but. I’d rather people think I’m being “too careful” than not careful enough.

 

[Blue bio balls]

3 in this house.