Accidental Discharge

[Echidin]

This definitely confirms my practice of locking in a loaded mag but keeping the chamber empty.

I practice this as well with the sole intent of avoiding any chance of an AD.

[pyromensch]

The drop test is to simulate a fumble from the holster, and is done at ~40 inches. A drop from a top shelf of a safe is probably twice that distance.

height, notwithstanding, the firearm fell to the bottom of a steel safe, where there is relativley, no inertia absorbtion, (steel to steel impact).

[Turbinator]

Glad you were not hurt really scary Could something like that happen to a Glock if it was dropped

Highly unlikely unless an extreme catastrophic failure were to happen. All Glocks have a striker block / striker safety, the striker cannot move forward unless a small button in the slide is depressed. The button is only depressed if the trigger is pulled. Therefore, a simple drop from any height won't result in a discharge, at least not from the striker hitting the primer, anyway.

Turby

[Once A Marine]

Highly unlikely unless an extreme catastrophic failure were to happen. All Glocks have a striker block / striker safety, the striker cannot move forward unless a small button in the slide is depressed. The button is only depressed if the trigger is pulled. Therefore, a simple drop from any height won't result in a discharge, at least not from the striker hitting the primer, anyway.

Turby

The Glock also has a drop safety, which requires the trigger bar to move towards the back of the pistol a short distance before dropping down to engage the connector. Coupled with the firing pin safety, the Glock is a pretty darn drop-proof against AD. Of course, eventual wear and tear can reduce the effectiveness of the safeties.

[johnthomas]

I guess I must be the only one here who NEVER keeps a gun loaded in my safe. Since I am a Cowboy Action Shooter many of my guns ( 8 to 10) are moved from the safe to my vehicle on a weekly basis. We are VERY strict about handling them and constantly check to insure they are not loaded when we pack up. Even though we know they are not loaded in the safe we check them before going into the truck.

Home defense and ccw guns are not kept in the gun safe unless we are gone for several days and do not take them. When they go into the safe they are unloaded first.

Sure glad to hear you were not hurt because of this incident.

No, your not. I keep one gun loaded near my bed. Not chambered. All my handguns in the safe are holstered with mags in the holster not the gun. None of my rifles or shotguns are loaded. When company comes over, the loaded gun goes on the top shelf in the closet and safes are locked. By the way, I'm glad I'm not the only one either. The one's that scare me are the one's in another thread that keep their Mosin Nagant loaded and chambered in an apartment.

[Ishoot]

Whew, you lucked out on that one. I personally never keep any firearm loaded with one in the chamber, in the safe but to each his/her own. Figured if I don't have enough time to open my big safe, insert a mag and rack, then oh well. Glad no one got hurt on your end.