My "Come to Jesus moment" at the range today

[Maximinus Thrax]

It's amazing how the little things we pound into our heads about safety can have far reaching effects when properly practiced.

I was at the range today doing some drills drawing and firing the first shot from concealment when the front sight of my pistol caught on a lip on the inside of my overshirt and turned in towards my stomach. Had I had my finger on the trigger as soon as the gun was pulled from the holster as many tend to do then I probably would have ventilated my midsection. It took me a second to fully realize the gravity of what had just not occurred and why. I learned a lot about the particular shirt I was wearing and the incident was not repeated for the rest of the session. I was also able to see how I shot when the added stress of what had just happened present. I was still shooting a little low at 10yds...so, no change at all...

Moral of the story: Keep your Gold Diggin' booger picker off the freaking trigger until it's pointed downrange!!

 

[cmamath13]

Glad you were not injured. This experience will make you a better/safer handler of firearms. Thanks for posting.

 

[goinggreyfast]

Moral of the story: Keep your Gold Diggin' booger picker off the freaking trigger until it's pointed downrange!!

Amen! Thankful it didn't turn out any worse for you.

 

[HoughMade]

Just be glad it wasn't a gone-to-Jesus moment.

 

[Trigger Time]

Thanks for sharing your oh **** moment! Hopefully it will help someone. I'm sure it will

 

[indiucky]

No Sir,

You had your "Almost GOING to see Jesus right now" moment.......

Glad to see your meeting will still be a ways off...We all have them and they do not always turn out well...I am happy yours did...

 

[Mark 1911]

That one will send a chill down your spine whenever you think about it. We learn from our mistakes and move on. Glad it ended well for you.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Thanks for sharing that. Its good to learn from your mistakes. Its even better to learn from someone else's.

 

[singlesix]

OP so has your heart stop pounding yet? Seriously thanks for sharing a good reminder about safety.

 

[sescbo]

Glad you didn't go home with any extra holes! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

Thanks for sharing that. Its good to learn from your mistakes. Its even better to learn from someone else's.

That's the school where I prefer to learn.

I figure if one person reads this and realizes that their finger positioning needs some work then something good will have come of it for someone else.

 

[Falkin88]

Thanks for sharing we can all use a safety reminder from time to time this just hammers it home. Glad you were practicing good trigger safety and didn't add another hole to yourself.

 

[forklfteddie]

I had a blink at a light in a tunnel aswell. I was taking my belt & holster off, I always take gun out first. This time I didn't and a Ruger P84 hit the floor HAMMER FIRST. I was looking right down the pipe. It hit very hard and it could of gone BOOM. Just glad to be here and it could happen to anyone. Also one day at a friends all day with friends & family shooting, me being the SAFETY GUY was putting up everything. Out of nowhere I hit staple gun wrong way and you know what happened after. Just glad had a pair of needle nose with me.. THE OLD SAYING IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE IS SO VERY TRUE... Eddie

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

OP:

I'm having a bit of trouble picturing how the shirt could've caused such a dramatic "catch" to turn the handgun.

A) please know that I don't doubt you. I really don't.

B) I'm having trouble picturing it is all. I promise.

While being 100% SAFE - is there any way that you may be able to have some photograph this using a dummy gun / demonstrably empty one?

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

OP:

I'm having a bit of trouble picturing how the shirt could've caused such a dramatic "catch" to turn the handgun.

A) please know that I don't doubt you. I really don't.

B) I'm having trouble picturing it is all. I promise.

While being 100% SAFE - is there any way that you may be able to have some photograph this using a dummy gun / demonstrably empty one?

I'll avoid taking a picture of me holding a gun to myself if I can avoid it. However, I managed to get a picture of the lip where it was caught in general relation to where the pistol would have been on the draw. It's a full button up short sleeved shirt, not a t-shirt.


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[churchmouse]

I have had one of those moments. It was 26 years ago but like yesterday in my mind.

 

[littletommy]

I dropped a Ruger Super Blackhawk out of a shoulder holster years ago, had just got home from a deer hunt in Kentucky, and bent down to untie my boots. I had unsnapped the strap on the holster, and got sidetracked, then went to untie the boots. I will always remember the sight of that beast hitting the floor, on the hammer, muzzle pointed straight at my face. Back then, I carried all of my revolvers on an empty chamber. It was a new model Blackhawk, but, you just never know.

Glad you escaped without injury!

 

[littletommy]

Great advice.

Guess I need to take a gander at the classifieds, must be a good deal in there.

 

[WOLFEMAN]

Most of us have had our," not so safe moments" at the range. Glad you were safe. Good moral of the story!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

The name Tex Grebner comes to mind.

Just maybe the most educational gun-related youtube vid.