Milestone. (OOPS!)

[Woodsy]

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[TripleGlocker]

I did too on my G17 and dinged the Meprolight night sights, it was waist high but it dropped on granite tiles the only thing there is that it was unloaded as I was practicing dry firing

Well before i turn in for bed i thought i'd share a milestone that i surpassed tonight.

Minutes ago i just dropped my G19 for the first time! :faint:

Good thing it was only about waist high and it was onto a rug, but damn did my heart jump into my throat!

Thank God for the drop safety! Especially because in slow motion one of the angles of the muzzle when it hit the floor was directly at my crotch!

Man did i feel like an idiot. Hmm, i still do kind of....and my girlfriend yelling at me for how stupid i am didnt help. :upeyes:

I try to maintain the highest degree of gun safety at all times but i guess this one time i grabbed it just not tight enough and and before i could bring it up it hit the end of the table and fell first onto the table, knocking around my little gun lockbox making the racket that got my girl out of bed and then slamming violently to the floor pointing in at least half a dozen directions before coming to a rest.

WHEW that sucks. HA. Especially because i was just about to turn in for the night and now i have to wait for all this adrenaline to wear off!

I know everyone makes mistakes and it is of course a Glock, but somebody share some stories about dropping your Glock or other firearms so that i dont feel as much of a doofus. :supergrin:

[kelsitone]

Glad everything turned out well. It's easy to get too comfortable when handling a gun. I'm betting it won't happen again. ;)

And remember, if it does ever happen again DO NOT attempt to catch the gun as it falls. Getting a scratch on the slide is a lot better than accidentally shooting yourself or someone else.

[JoshuaC]

Was it loaded when you dropped it? I've never dropped a gun but in dry firing and practicing with my 19 I dropped a empty mag onto the carpet and jumped a bit.

[Tx-G30]

assume the front leaning rest position and knock out a 100 !

glad no one got hurt and your G is ok

[Woodsy]

Ah yes, one thing i forgot to mention! :whistling:

It was fully loaded with one in the chamber, like it pretty much always is unless i'm cleaning it.

Man, i think also something else that had an effect on the drop was the fact that i was tired as i was picking it up to transport it from the computer table to the nightstand so that i could go to sleep. I AM WIDE AWAKE NOW THOUGH! Even 20 minutes later haha!

Kelsitone, thanks for the advice, but hopefully i wont have to use it like you already said, this will NOT happen again! Seriously once is enough! :supergrin:

Thanks tx-G30, i would bang out 200 if i didnt have a shoulder injury. :tongueout:

[MSgt Dotson]

200 situps, then!

:-)

[MSgt Dotson]

And for sure, the striker is going *nowhere* unless the trigger is pulled....

[glide]

Glock pistols as three different safety features that it would be highly unlikely it would have fired when dropped. But then it is a mechanical device and stuff do happen. I'm glad all is well.

[magiaaron]

Yep. Bad things happen. I had just put my gun in the holster and was lucky enough to go for a pleasant little run (sprint) after someone immediately (before getting the holster snapped). :) My Sig LOVES to bounce up and down on concrete after hopping out of its holster. It's not scary or annoying at all, and you don't even feel like an idiot for it happening.

-magiaaron

[deadday]

OMFG?!?!!?! You dropped it?!?!? And it didn't go off!!!!!! Damn bro, you got LUCKY



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drew

[stanggt9050]

I have my loaded G27 on my nightstand and am always very conscious about turning my alarm off in the morning as I don't want to knock the gun off the stand, or even hit the trigger reaching for something like my cell phone...

[Esox357]

It will be okay, I've seen in training guys drop their glocks on cement floors, ect. Esox357.

[sigpro-fessor]

One reason I like my DA/SO Sigs. No way possible for it to go off if its dropped. Even if it falls on the hammer. Sigs are very safe weapons.

Didn't a guy drop his loaded G21 off a barn? It didn't go off as I recall. The drop safety in the Glock seems to be pretty safe.

[stanggt9050]

There is a video I think on youtube showing a SF dropping his from a helo. Once they landed he retrieved his glock and test fired it with no problems.

[Krim52]

I believe as a part of the stress test it was dropped from 100ft from a helicopter and it did not discharge. Other than damage to the gun I wouldnt be to worried.

I have seen several glocks dropped when people are drawning their weapon on the line and not one has ever fired. Only scratches.. :(

[Tailhunter]

Not so sure that's what Glock means when they say "drop safety".........

[griggrt]

To all that are worried about touching the trigger on accident... Why don't you keep your guns in a holster that completely covers the trigger?

Unless I am using it, all of my loaded guns stay in holsters. That way I won't accidentally touch the trigger.

[thorn137]

To all that are worried about touching the trigger on accident... Why don't you keep your guns in a holster that completely covers the trigger?

Ditto. My guns are only loaded when they're either in my hand, or in a holster.

thorn

[OD GASTON]

Ditto. My guns are only loaded when they're either in my hand, or in a holster.

thorn

+1.......:cool:

Great advice kelsitone.:wavey:

[saminksiii]

Ditto on don't try to grab a falling gun. No idea where you'll grab and it would be a real bit..... to put one in your crotch trying to save a couple of scratches.

[sigpro-fessor]

Ditto. My guns are only loaded when they're either in my hand, or in a holster.

thorn

Different strokes. Thats a pain and a hassle to me. When my unborn child gets to the "gee whats this thing do" age, Ill have a bio safe bedside for my carry gun.

[eddief4]

good thing you let it fall, otherwise you might have set it off by mistake.

:wavey:

[Jack23]

Glad you are alright. I'm sure you will turn this into an opportunity tto increase your safety awareness. You are only human, as we all are. Can happen to anyone at any time.

Go forth and sin no more. :wavey:

[Many9's]

I've never dropped a gun but in dry firing and practicing with my 19 I dropped a empty mag onto the carpet and jumped a bit.
Apparently you don't participate in any timed competition like PPC, IDPA, etc. You HAVE to drop an empty mag on the ground to allow a fast enough reload as there isn't time to catch it and put it away. I've intentionally dropped many mags on a grass field with no problems. I wouldn't like to do it on a concrete floor however.

[JoshuaC]

Apparently you don't participate in any timed competition like PPC, IDPA, etc. You HAVE to drop an empty mag on the ground to allow a fast enough reload as there isn't time to catch it and put it away. I've intentionally dropped many mags on a grass field with no problems. I wouldn't like to do it on a concrete floor however.

Hey it's my first pistol with drop free magazines. I'm a little over protective over it right now. Grass doesn't sound bad but I'd hate to drop them on concrete.