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So I told McPherson that this was the scariest thing to ever happen to me with a firearm except for my first and only accidental discharge about 18 years ago. I was dry firing my Ruger Bisley in the living room of my duplex in Hollister, CA. Apparently, I had not removed all the ammo and had one left in it. It may have even been one of my original +P loads in 45 Colt. Thankfully, I had it pointed in a safe direction. It went through the living room wall, through my closet in my master bedroom, through my expensive kevlar weave motorcycle jacket, through the hallway wall, and lodged in the door frame of the other bedroom across the hall. I was even able to recover the bullet! Thank God no one else lived with me at the time, and it was pointed in a safe direction. I have never forgotten this lesson and thank God no one was harmed!
In the motorcycle world, we have a saying, 'there are those who have crashed, and those who will crash." There are some who say the same applies to the firearms enthusiast world regarding an accidental discharge. Hopefully this is not so.
I don't bring this up for the consistent members of this board as it is not new information, but for the many guests who may come by (and we do get many, many, many guest visitors who read what we write but don't join) and it seemed timely at the beginning of a new year, to revisit this subject to remind people of proper safety rules now that "newby" gun ownership is at an all time high given current events.
If you have had any accidental discharges in your experience, and without admitting any culpability, and if your comfortable doing so, this might be a good time to discuss it as a lesson to others who may visit here on Leverguns. I already told you of my own experience.
Regards my friends,
-Tutt