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The other day, I received a new blackhawk serpa retention holster for my p229 from UPS. My wife wanted to see how the retention holster worked. I took the gun out of the safe, took out the mag, clear the chamber (visually and using the finger). I made triple sure that the gun was unloaded. And I was doing the demonstration while she was on the bed. As I was doing the demo, I just freaked out and froze cuz I realized the muzzle was directed on her body. My wife and I both knew that the gun was completely clear and my trigger finger was on the frame and out of the trigger guard the whole time, but I just froze as soon as I realized it. My wife didn't care but I swore that it would be the last time she'd ever see me handling a gun at home unless it's an emergency. It wasn't a ND but I learned a very important lesson that day.
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May I respectfully submit that you made a correct observation and drew an incorrect conclusion?
I believe that your safe handling skills will be IMPROVED with additional practice handling. You are showing that you know what is right by the fact you caught the error yourself. It is simply not AUTOMATIC with you yet to handle safely without thinking. This will be instilled in you by repetition, repetition, repetition. In other words, the way to make sure you do not handle a gun unsafely under the pressure of a real emergency, is to do it safely hundreds of times when you can control the safety of your muzzle without the pressure of a real life emergency.
Oh, and tell your wife she gets $20 every time she correctly points out when you handle unsafely. You can bet she (and you!) will both be watching like a hawk from now on! And you will learn very quickly!The one thing worse than defeat is surrender. -
Glad your back on the right path......I fall off from time to time.
Working in gunstores/gunshows and handling firearms on a daily basis has really messed me up and I get to lax around them.
Its good to get those little gut checks from time to time...Comment
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I see that happen at gun stores all the time. By customers AND employees."We're surrounded.....that simplifies our problem."
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"Don't forget that you're First Marines! Not all the Communists in hell can overrun you!"
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-Dimitri, I'm sorry they're jamming your radar and flying so low, but they're trained to do it. You know, it's, it's initiative!-Comment
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No need to freak out.
Nothing wrong with practicing your drawing skills at home as long as 1) you are disciplined about clearing the action beforehand and keeping your finger off the trigger, and 2) you're always pointing the firearm in a safe direction.Comment
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If you DON'T keep practicing, you'll do the wrong thing again ... in an emergency.Comment
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It's a contradiction. You want to never point at somebody a tool that is designed to work correctly by pointing it at somebody.
Muzzle awareness is critically important, but I think that it is no less important than finger discipline (never in the trigger guard until ready to shoot), as well as constant knowledge of whether the gun is loaded or unloaded. That way, if you fail at one (like you did), the other two habits keep things from becoming unsafe.My friends and family disavow all knowledge of my existence, let alone my opinions.Comment
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I agree. No need to over react like this.May I respectfully submit that you made a correct observation and drew an incorrect conclusion?
Maybe you should get yourself an airsoft replica of your pistol, then practice all you want without the fear and anxiety.__________________________________________________ _____________________________________
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts. - Bertrand RussellComment
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