Another Gun Safety Story

406LIFE · Jan 4, 2017

Sad to see this kind of thing happen and Petzal is right about what is a cascade of Errors. I'll add this one to my library when I teach hunter safety. Stay safe.

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Topgun 30-06 · Jan 4, 2017

What a shame and may he RIP!

Gut Shot · Jan 5, 2017

Damn, that's a tragedy.

Petzal says "drop the magazine and rack the slide". That isn't enough, you have to visually check the chamber. I had an extractor fail once, racking the slide just pushed the bullet back and forth into the chamber without ejecting it. I've also seen rounds stuck in the chamber of AR-15's.

el unit · Jan 5, 2017

Gut Shot said:
Damn, that's a tragedy.

Petzal says "drop the magazine and rack the slide". That isn't enough, you have to visually check the chamber. I had an extractor fail once, racking the slide just pushed the bullet back and forth into the chamber without ejecting it. I've also seen rounds stuck in the chamber of AR-15's.

Correct. If you don't visually inspect the chamber, then it's not 100% safe. Handing a loaded gun to anyone without informing them it's loaded is foolish.

Southwind · Jan 5, 2017

Tragedy and a scary reminder to us all not to take anything for granted in following all necessary safety steps when handling a firearm.

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