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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: ericire12 on July 20, 2009, 10:11:02 AM
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Yes, just in case anyone was worried about the functionality of the Glock drop safety, I "field tested" the one on my Glock 26 today. (http://www.smileyx.com/smilies/sad0122.gif)
"Yikes" was basically my reaction to the entire ordeal...... I was just returning from a trip to the store and was untucking my undershirt when the gun and holster went tumbling to the floor. My instinctual reaction was to quickly pull my toes and hands out of the way. I knew better them to grab for it (Thanks Plaxico ;) ) and I surely didnt want a broken toe -- It is interesting to note that my hands actually ended in the "hands up" surrender position when it was all over with.
They say, All is well that ends well, and I guess they are right. The gun fell on carpet, so there was no damage of any kind...... and the drop safety worked, so there was no accidental negligent discharge. It was also a good lesson to slow down and think before doing anything with a gun. It was a stupid mistake on my part, and hopefully I will be able to keep from repeating it.
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Glad it all worked out safely man.
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Sh!t Happens and you've come out unharmed!
Thanks for sharing, some folks won't admit to making a slight bobble, well done Eric!
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Paddle holster?
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I hate paddle holster. I guess I'm just not that lazy yet.
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Paddle holster?
Nope. Uncle Mikes inside pants holster.
http://www.unclemikes.com/products/inside_the_pant_holsters.html
(http://www.unclemikes.com/images/inside_pant_holster.jpg)
The root cause was that I was not wearing a belt.....never needed to before with the shorts I had on, and it does not effect the draw. Had I been wearing a belt, this probably would not have happened.
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Quite a field test, thankfully the safeties worked. No one more thankful than you I'm sure,
my hands actually ended in the "hands up" surrender hallelujah position when it was all over with.
Thought I'd just touch that up a bit,... :o
The gun fell on carpet, so there was no damage of any kind.
Sure am glad the carpet and you are alright... ::)
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It is interesting to note that my hands actually ended in the "hands up" surrender position when it was all over with.
was this from flapping your hands and screaming like a little girl?
sorry... just had to.... you know.. anyway, glad it ended well.
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Glad that you were OK Eric. Man, that's scary. Thanks for the post. Hopefully it makes us all slow down and think. ;D Thanks for sharing. You may have just saved one of our butts.
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was this from flapping your hands and screaming like a little girl?
sorry... just had to.... you know.. anyway, glad it ended well.
actually, I once bent down to look under the bed for something and dropped my bersa..... well.... it wasn't far, and yes it is a lesson, I always double check to make sure she's secured if I'm going to bend down for any reason. also check at random, just because. oh yeah... the bersa drop safety works too..
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I quit wearing my Uncle Mike's after having my Glocks and SW M&P falling out a couple of times. I started wearing my Blackhawk Serpa holster all the time whether on the paddle or belt loop. My firearm will not fall out and it is still lightweight.
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I quit wearing my Uncle Mike's after having my Glocks and SW M&P falling out a couple of times. I started wearing my Blackhawk Serpa holster all the time whether on the paddle or belt loop. My firearm will not fall out and it is still lightweight.
+1. The Serpa rocks. Great holster. Great price.
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Glad you didn't end up doing the 'Bang-Bang Boogie' two-step.
+1 on the SERPA.
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my leather holster is made locally and honestly I would not change it... I know it and like it. easy to draw and close to the body. and above all.... I'm comfortable with it. and now I know I what my limitations are.. (definitely a plus no matter what your politics or philosophy)
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Thank Gaston for the drop saftey, and as for holsters i hate plastic its all leather holsters for me.
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That is a terrible feeling, huh? Mid last century, when I was about 16, I dropped my 30-30 climbing into a tree stand. Watched that thing drop pointing right up at me. (Only knocked the rear sight ramp off and a LONG barrel scratch.) Never forgot it and never climbed another tree without a sling. Still remember thinking, "Goshdarnit, what a stupid way to die." I believe it took just over a week for it to fall. Oh, and about two days after it hit the ground butt first before it toppled over. Funny, the stuff you think about when you think about things like that. I had a drunk "friend" pull a .45 on me in a bar off Ft. Benning. Same thing, I thought how stupid it would be to die trying to stop an idiot from getting arrested or shot, (he had pulled it on a couple of guys already). Making mistakes ONCE is a learning experience! (Twice?? hmm, a can't learn experience??) ;D
Glad you learned the easy way!
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.... I dropped my 30-30 climbing into a tree stand. Watched that thing drop pointing right up at me.
Had a friend die like that when I was in high school. They thought he had run away from home until they found his body in a tree 2 days later.
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In every one of the half dozen or so hunter safety classes I've attended we were advised to NEVER, EVER climb a fence, a tree, a ladder or a ditch, stream or any steep embankment with a LOADED firearm!
If I found someone in my hunting party climbing into his stand with a loaded gun, that would be last time I would ever hunt with them again. He or she puts not only himself in extreme danger but others in the party as well.
It is one the fundamentals in firearms safety and fundamental COMMON SENSE!
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If I found someone in my hunting party climbing into his stand with a loaded gun, that would be last time I would ever hunt with them again. He or she puts not only himself in extreme danger but others in the party as well.
It is one the fundamentals in firearms safety and fundamental COMMON SENSE!
Thank you!!!! This is one of the reasons I hunt solo.
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Well, unfortunately, we all do stupid stuff without thinking. Maybe, just maybe, especially kids on their first deer hunt. Hey, I was indestructable back then anyway! ;D
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Well, unfortunately, we all do stupid stuff without thinking. Maybe, just maybe, especially kids on their first deer hunt. Hey, I was indestructable back then anyway! ;D
Well maybe not indestructable, although we all think that way. Thankfully you were uninjured. Even though you were just a kid when that happened, obviously it made an impression for life. I'll bet that you and your kids, if old enough, are much safer today from the lesson learned long ago.
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Well maybe not indestructable, although we all think that way. Thankfully you were uninjured. Even though you were just a kid when that happened, obviously it made an impression for life. I'll bet that you and your kids, if old enough, are much safer today from the lesson learned long ago.
You better believe it! You gotta learn from the idiotic mistakes that DON'T kill you. The ones that come close make it easy to NOT repeat. Don't climb trees with loaded guns, don't go out on large lakes in small boats in the winter, don't join the army, yeah, the REALLY dumb ones.
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Weren't we all??? Learning process. It is all up to the education and experience of your first instructor to pass it on. We learn from our mistakes and move on. Such is life... ;)