I used to hang out at a gunstore..seemed like a long time ago, I met a lot of guys there...quite a few LEO's. Anyway, we used to share a lot of stories, I believed that some of the LEO's dropped by to unwind a little.
One of the things that everyone shared from time to time was having an AD(accidental discharge) or in some cases an ND(negligent discharge. Of course,everyone was embarrassed, but it shows that as gun handlers, we can never be too careful and not take our weapon for granted.
One retired officer told us that one night, he came home to find the front door opened, contrary to he and his wife's habit. At that time we had the "Night Stalker" running around. He called from the door...no response. Tried again, no response. Thought he heard something...unholstered his weapon (S & W 1075?)stepped into the house, reached the darkened hallway, saw a man with a gun at the end of the hallway, raising his gun. The officer fired twice and center punched the... mirror!
His wife bought a new mirror and put it on the bathroom door at the end of the hall..she hadn't had a chance to tell him and she had gone out on a small errand and had not shut the front door tightly.
Another officer told us that one time when he was the FTO, he had a fresh new recruit from the academy. They had a report of shots fired and a domestic dispute. When they reached the scene, the new guy was so "psyched" that he jumped out of the car and drew his weapon on the run on the way to the apartment. The FTO was slower getting out of the car when out of the darkness came a loud BANG! He took the shotgun out and waited. The new guy came out of the dark, looking sheepish.
"Sorry, sarge,...I dropped my gun when I drew it...didn't get a good grip on it."
ME? I only got the handgun bug in the early '80's. The hot round at that time was the 10mm and the touted gun was the S&W 1076. I got it early, loved the round. We had just moved into a new area, bought a nice fixer-upper and immediately got about 9 attempted break-ins on that house (11 tries in one year). Only problem was we lived in that house. So with my new handgun, I "checked" the house out and at the end of each check, I decocked the weapon with the slide decocker. As usual, I was holding the weapon at low-ready, pressed the decocker and "BANG!" I shot a hole through the kitchen door frame, the king-stud, and the sill plate. Luckily I had the weapon stocked with Hydra-Shocks, 180 grain, so it flattened itself on the slab and did not create a ricochet. The guys at the store ribbed me for years that I had my finger on the trigger, until S & W had a recall for that problem. Almost had to check my shorts on that one.
Anybody else like to share?
One of the things that everyone shared from time to time was having an AD(accidental discharge) or in some cases an ND(negligent discharge. Of course,everyone was embarrassed, but it shows that as gun handlers, we can never be too careful and not take our weapon for granted.
One retired officer told us that one night, he came home to find the front door opened, contrary to he and his wife's habit. At that time we had the "Night Stalker" running around. He called from the door...no response. Tried again, no response. Thought he heard something...unholstered his weapon (S & W 1075?)stepped into the house, reached the darkened hallway, saw a man with a gun at the end of the hallway, raising his gun. The officer fired twice and center punched the... mirror!
His wife bought a new mirror and put it on the bathroom door at the end of the hall..she hadn't had a chance to tell him and she had gone out on a small errand and had not shut the front door tightly.
Another officer told us that one time when he was the FTO, he had a fresh new recruit from the academy. They had a report of shots fired and a domestic dispute. When they reached the scene, the new guy was so "psyched" that he jumped out of the car and drew his weapon on the run on the way to the apartment. The FTO was slower getting out of the car when out of the darkness came a loud BANG! He took the shotgun out and waited. The new guy came out of the dark, looking sheepish.
"Sorry, sarge,...I dropped my gun when I drew it...didn't get a good grip on it."
ME? I only got the handgun bug in the early '80's. The hot round at that time was the 10mm and the touted gun was the S&W 1076. I got it early, loved the round. We had just moved into a new area, bought a nice fixer-upper and immediately got about 9 attempted break-ins on that house (11 tries in one year). Only problem was we lived in that house. So with my new handgun, I "checked" the house out and at the end of each check, I decocked the weapon with the slide decocker. As usual, I was holding the weapon at low-ready, pressed the decocker and "BANG!" I shot a hole through the kitchen door frame, the king-stud, and the sill plate. Luckily I had the weapon stocked with Hydra-Shocks, 180 grain, so it flattened itself on the slab and did not create a ricochet. The guys at the store ribbed me for years that I had my finger on the trigger, until S & W had a recall for that problem. Almost had to check my shorts on that one.
Anybody else like to share?