Ever had an AD or ND?

[HKMadness]

This happened along time ago when I was a young dumb 18 year old in a different state long ago, out in the country.

I bought a used PPK in 32acp and was trying to be like James Bond.
I loaded 1 round in the magazine and then proceeded to rack it in the chamber. I then eased the hammer down on a loaded chamber. dropped the magazine. and was running around my room pointing at stuff in the closet, TV and other misc items making the infamous gunshot noise of 'pow, pow, pow'.

for some reason, i cocked the hammer into single action mode, aimed at my ceiling and shot it.
the gun went off, my hears were ringing, i said to my self 'oh $H!t'
my mom came running up the stairs and saying she heard a shot and what was wrong?
I sheepishly told her that i shot a hole in the ceiling drywall and i was sorry.

"well, she told my grandfather and needless to say i was grounded for a while, had my guns taken away until hunting season and had to repair the hole in the drywall and remove my grandfather's boot from my @$$."

i actually went into attic later on to check for damage, and the bullet was stuck in one of the trusses.

noone was hurt, no cops came, (we were prob 10-15 miles from anyone else) but from that point i was MUCH safer and realized what could have happened and how easily guns can go off if one is not handling them properly.

This right here is sig line worthy!! LMFAO

[MrClamperSir]

Yep. I had a single action revolver for the better part of my youth and that thing would go off once or twice a year when the hammer would slip while being eased down by a sweaty thumb.

It's important to always remember to firearms in a safe direction cause even if it "slips", embarrassment is all you'll have to worry about.

[dieselpower]

I had a broken hand in a cast. It was hurting me and caused me to handle guns lefty. I was putting a 1911 away, dropped out the mag and pointed the gun at the floor and pulled the trigger... thats when I remembered I didnt clear the chamber.

[HKMadness]

Oopsie daisy!!

[rp55]

I bought a Ruger MKII right after they came out so it must have been 1982 or 83. I was out in the wilds with some shipmates blasting cans. It was the first semi auto pistol I had used that did not lock back after the last shot. Somehow I thought it was empty, removed the magazine and I put it down with the bolt closed. When I picked it up to put the guns away it went off. Let me tell you there is no feeling quite like when an "unloaded" gun goes off. I was clearly negligent as I failed to clear the weapon after shooting it and engage the safety (gun safety Rule #3). I suspect that I broke gun safety rule #2 (ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot). However I did follow gun safety Rule #1 (ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction). That prevented this event from causing any damage other than mild embarrassment. This also taught me, at very little personal cost, the importance of safety rules and I subsequently became quite anal about following them so overall a positive outcome.

[stix213]

Closest thing I've had was a malfunction on a old .22 bolt action. I was supervising an 8 year old, and having him shoot my dad's old .22lr bolt gun, when when he cycled the action it fired on its own when the bolt was closed.

Fortunately it was properly aimed down range as I had been teaching. We bumped the kid up to my AR after that The old .22 hasn't been shot since.

[Vacaville]

A few trips ago to the range I was shooting my SKS. I fired a few aimed shots at the target like usual, and then as I was lowering the rifle, I pulled the trigger again. The round still went downrange, but it was very disconcerting. I had done it deliberately, and don't know why I did it. It was kind of like an out-of-body experience. I packed my stuff quietly and left the range. Never done anything like that before in 40 years of shooting. It still bothers me to this day.

[Montu]

my 2nd time ever shooting a shot gun (870) it was all beat up (my friend rented it from the range to try it out) I was messing around and fired relatively fast and was about to fire again when I decided to let my friend shoot the last 2 shots (so one was in the pipe) I put the gun down and walked away...well before my friend reached the gun the round cooked off (I'm guessing) and went flying backwards off the bench. luckily it was pointed strait down range and no harm was done.

[MM OneSix]

When I was young(er), my step-father took my brother and I hunting several times a year for various game. To our family ranch in Texas for dove, quail, deer and turkey, and to an uncle's place in Kansas during the winter for pheasant. Being a young boy - blessed with the attention span of all young boys - pheasant hunting could quickly become quite a bore, especially the long walks through tens of snow-packed fields.

By the time of the incident, we were on Pheasant Expedition II or III - making myself a veteran hunter (God bless the world view of a 10 year old). Anyway, winding down one evening, my step-father and great-uncle had made their way to the truck already, leaving my brother and I one more pass through a few of the upper fields on our way back to join them. The walk as I recall it was roughly a mile, perhaps a bit less, with fields covered on all sides by thick tree lines, effectively shielding any shenanigans from elder scrutiny. I, being a thoroughly ADHD'd young lad, and sensing that we'd seen all the birds we would see this particular day, began to fiddle with the hammer on my single-shot, Harrington & Richardson 12-gauge shotgun as it was laid over my shoulder. The gun in my right hand, over my right shoulder, I began to cock and de-cock the hammer - over and over. Then one time, I went deaf. And shaky. And I must recently have used the restroom, because I'm quite certain that I would otherwise have been fairly wet as well.

At this point I was roughly 500 yards from the truck, though thankfully still out of view. The shot - much to my chagrin - rang out across the cold, barren Kansas countryside, to the ears of my step-father and great-uncle. When I arrived, they asked what I had shot at, since no roosters were seen. I, with the poise of James Bond, replied that it had been "a runnin' rooster." To this day I can still see the look on their faces, having to have known I was full of it.

[mosinnagantm9130]

None for me, I've seen a few at the range over the years though.

[MOONDAWG]

No...but I've dodged a few...

[erik_26]

I didn't have an AD or ND. But I came awfully close.

I picked up my gun. I knew the magazine was full, so I removed the magazine. (I normally do not chamber a round as an added safety precaution. Personally I rather take the extra 1/2 second to rack the slide.) I was going to practice dry firing. I pointed the gun in a safe direction and then before I pulled the trigger, I thought to myself that I forgot to rack the slide back to clear the weapon and verify it was not loaded.

Needless to say, when I pulled the slide back and a bullet ejected, I just about s*** my pants. It scared me pretty good. I am very thankful that I stopped myself and followed the rules.

Had I not followed the rules, it could have been a different post. To date, I am a strictler with the rules. Even if I put my pistol down and never loose sight of it, I always check it. It is just second nature now to always check every weapon 100% of the time.

The rules already paid off for me. If you keep following them, one day they will pay off for you.

[jyo]

I was standing a few feet off to the side when one of our gunstore employes was showing someone his home gunsmithed 1911 pistol. When he pressed the safety lever down, the gun went off!! Fortunately, no one was in front of the muzzle---the bullet went upwards at about a 45 degree angle passing thru a wall into the showroom where it stopped in a metal light fixture. The gunstore owner then declared no cocked and locked single-action autos would be carried by the staff. I had to park the P35 I had carried C&Led for a dozen years. The only other pistol I had that was suitable to carry was a Walther DA/SA P5 9mm and I carried that until I bought the first HK USPf 9mm that fell into my hands. Come to think of it, almost all the ADs I have seen or heard about were with some sort of 1911 pistol.

[Tank 57]

Im on the fence on this one being negligent or not. On the one hand, it was neglecting to know the weapon you are firing, and im sure it must have also had a selector switch that was overlooked? But OTOH, only an experienced gun user would know that. Next mistake was to hold the trigger down. Also mainly something an experienced gun user would know.

BTW, its not that im playing the blame game or anything like that. Whenever i hear about a situation i just like to analyze it and see how it may have been prevented, to use just for my knowledge. Whenever i handle a gun, i cant help but pay much attention to the position of it in my hand, the position of controls, state of action, position of my trigger finger, direction of aim, etc.

Technically, i suppose it would not be defined as gross negligence. Interesting story, thanks for the contribution.

Learned after this,the safety on the SVT is the selector on the AVT.No external visible difference between the 2.That's how it slipped by Navy arms.

[bden]

I posted the story below some time ago...

I was shooting an older bolt action .22 in the forest, and noticed that cycling the bolt would occasionally engage the safety. Didn't think too much of it until the AD occurred. I took aim at the target, pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. Realizing the safety had engaged I pushed the safety forward to the fire position, and BAM there goes the round. I am 100% confident my finger was not on the trigger at the time, and fortunately it was pointed in a safe direction.

Don't ever forget or neglect Rule #1.

Thank you everyone who's got the courage to share their scary and sometimes embarrassing stories. They're excellent reminders for us all.