Guy Almost Blows hand off at training

[mikeleallday]

Last weekend, I was recording a dynamic drill day with shooters learning how to shoot with the focus of moving.

I was standing recording and this shooter went to reach for his pistol, and grabs the gun and pulls the hammer.

https://www.bullseyebishop.com/blogs/adventures/guy-almost-blows-of-hand-with-45

One thing I learned...keep that finger straight of that trigger. YIKES!

[The Gleam]

Last weekend, I was recording a dynamic drill day with shooters learning how to shoot with the focus of moving.

I was standing recording and this shooter went to reach for his pistol, and grabs the gun and pulls the hammer.

https://www.bullseyebishop.com/blogs/adventures/guy-almost-blows-of-hand-with-45

One thing I learned...keep that finger straight of that trigger. YIKES!

I have to wonder if that was the result of muscle memory from too much practicing of Hollywood-style "fast draws" - where said actor is thumbing the hammer upon drawing from a holster - because the Lone Ranger did it that way; with finger going simultaneously to the trigger in the process.

Doesn't it seem that's what he's doing there to you?

For that drill, why is he bringing his left hand across his body to the gun anyway, at all - maybe to "slap" the hammer a la Josey Wales because he practices that with a Single-Action Army or Cowboy Shooting action?

Or was he moving to form a double handed grip on the gun because that is what he usually does?

He was doing something ingrained from too many rehearsal drills of one and only one method of drawing from his holster.

[SkyHawk]

Hopefully they were selling underwear in the range gift shop...

[mikeleallday]

Holster Problem?

I want to say it was a holster problem He was wearing a blackhawk holster. Seemed to kinda put you in a weird finger position. But also it could be from inexperience.

It was a specific drill that involved moving around and shooting for defense.

Close call none the less...

I have to wonder if that was the result of muscle memory from too much practicing of Hollywood-style "fast draws" - where said actor is thumbing the hammer upon drawing from a holster - because the Lone Ranger did it that way; with finger going simultaneously to the trigger in the process.

Doesn't it seem that's what he's doing there to you?

For that drill, why is he bring his left hand across his body to the gun anyway - to "slap" the hammer a la Josey Wales? To form a double handed grip on the gun because that is what he usually does?

He was doing something ingrained from too many rehearsal drills of one and only one method of drawing from his holster.

[mikeleallday]

Extra

LOL, I had extras in the car.

Hopefully they were selling underwear in the range gift shop...

[The Gleam]

I want to say it was a holster problem He was wearing a blackhawk holster. Seemed to kinda put you in a weird finger position. But also it could be from inexperience.

It was a specific drill that involved moving around and shooting for defense.

Close call none the less...

Crazy. Lucky he still has a left hand.

[OniKoroshi]

Looks to me like the guy was wearing gloves he wasn't accustomed to and fumbled the draw and instinct was to catch with the left hand.

[spddrcr]

It clearly looks as if the gun starts to slip and he was using the left hand to reach up to catch it, as the gun was going down he wrapped his fingers and one ended up in the trigger guard. in the vid he is wearing what looks to be cotton gloves which could have helped the gun slip.

[bridgeport]

Interesting that the writer attempts to blame the actions of the shooters left hand, and his AD, on the shooters holster.

[sixoclockhold]

Looks to me the guy has a hair trigger and loses what in the hell he is even doing. He places his index finger on the trigger just as the gun is leaving the holster and then attempts a two handed hold when the drill requires one.

If he didn't have a grip on that gun, he would be picking it up from the dirt, no this is total attention loss in some zone in a far off planet.

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Crazy, as posters has said above it looks like the gun mightve started slipping and he was going to try and catch it with the left while retighting his right hand grip. He got very lucky, I hope you showed that to him so he realizes how lucky he got so he learns from it.

[Dago Red]

I'm with Oni and spdd. It was an ND but down range. It's why we have more than one safety rule with firearms right, at least nobody got hurt. Sometimes when I shoot on a cold day I wear gloves till it is my turn to shoot and then take them off right before, because I don't practice with them I don't wear them.

I had an AD at a match a month ago. Very embarrassing since they DQ you when it happens. In two years of competition it hadn't happened to me before. But I've seen others have it happen as well. Mine was on reload moving between positions. Finger brushed the trigger.

At first I was surprised they didn't stop him and at least have him think about what happened and start again. If you think about it though, if the purpose is combative skills maybe it better to "fumble" and keep going?

Red

[DaveInOroValley]

Thats going to leave a mark

[Kokopelli]

Looks like he didn't have a good grasp on the gun. But he definitely had his booger hook on the bang switch.

[BillyGoatCrawler]

That was a negligent discharge. No hammer slip excuse. He drew with the hammer already back. Look between 0:13 and early 0:14 and you see his finger enter the trigger guard while the hammer is clear of anything toughing it.

I don't think it had anything to do with the blackhawk holster since he had his finger in the correct position after drawing. The cotton looking gloves couldn't have helped grip and feeling.

The instructor/cadre probably should have had him lock and clear to go think about what happened.