The firearm thread

[Finn]

WB Finn

Nice collection.

Thanks Wolf.

Like most firearms owners, I'm secretly hoping for a zombie attack. I'm just like to be prepared.

[jono035]

Thanks Wolf.

Like most firearms owners, I'm secretly hoping for a zombie attack. I'm just like to be prepared.

Don't even need to be hoping for zombies, take a look at what's happening in London and tell me you wouldn't feel safer with a pump action 12 gauge full of double-ought under the bed.

[Finn]

Don't even need to be hoping for zombies, take a look at what's happening in London and tell me you wouldn't feel safer with a pump action 12 gauge full of double-ought under the bed.

I sleep with a pillow under my gun.

[Drunken Monkey]

I sleep with a pillow under my gun.

I lulzed....

[scumdog]

I sleep with a pillow under my gun.

You have pillow???

Pah, I have a gun under my gun...





And welcome back to the loony bin - and I need more cee-garrs.

[Wolf]

I sleep with a pillow under my gun.

I think it's very important that guns be well looked after and comfortably housed.

[jono035]

I think it's very important that guns be well looked after and comfortably housed.

Speaking of which, there's a leak in my shed roof right over the top of where I mounted the rifle rack... Goddamnit.

[The Pastor]

A suburban Phoenix man is recovering after police say he accidentally shot himself in the penis while putting his girlfriend's gun in the waistband of his pants.

Chandler police say 27-year-old Joshua Seto and his fiancee, Cara Christopher, were walking toward a grocery store when the shooting happened last week. The gun fired, striking Seto's penis and continuing through his left thigh.

The Arizona Republic reports a 911 operator told Christopher to apply direct pressure to the wound with a dry towel or T-shirt.

Chandler Police Detective Seth Tyler was unsure of the type of gun, or whether it had a safety that was off. He also says it's unclear if Seto has been released from the hospital or suffered any permanent damage

In the wake of the shooting, Tyler warned residents to use holsters, not waistbands, if they're going to carry a handgun.

[Wolf]

In the wake of the shooting, Tyler warned residents to use holsters, not waistbands, if they're going to carry a handgun.

Yep.

Not the first time that's happened - getting shot through penis and thigh has happened at least twice before under similar circumstances.

Also, always carry in a safe state.

[The Pastor]

Yep.

Not the first time that's happened - getting shot through penis and thigh has happened at least twice before under similar circumstances.

Also, always carry in a safe state.

yea dunno why people would carry a handgun with one in the chamber? would it really matter if you have to spend that extra second chambering a round :S

[Finn]

yea dunno why people would carry a handgun with one in the chamber? would it really matter if you have to spend that extra second chambering a round :S

Carrying a handgun with one in the chamber is safe, as long as it's de-cocked (and I don't mean de-cocked like the story above) A double action pistol in this scenario is a good choice.

[jono035]

Carrying a handgun with one in the chamber is completely safe, as long as it's de-cocked (and I don't mean de-cocked like the story above) A double action pistol in this scenario is a good choice.

Yeah, although that's only possible with a pistol that has a decocking lever or (with a little care) an exposed hammer. Can't do it on a Glock.

Also, you'd probably want to check that it uses the inertia of the firing pin to fire, not direct action from the hammer, otherwise you could fire it by a smart rap on the back of the exposed hammer. I don't know of any semi-autos that are like this, but it's the old S/A revolver problem.

[Wolf]

A lot of modern semiauto pistols not only use the inertia of the firing pin, they have a firing pin block or the firing pin rotated off track when the firearm is decocked or the safety is applied and is only released (or rotated back) if the trigger is correctly pulled (in DA mode) or the hammer is cocked (and even then, some don't rotate the firing pin or release the block until the trigger is pulled, just in case the hammer slips). From what I've read, Glocks are supposed to have internal safeties to ensure they only fire if the trigger is pulled, not if bumped.

[jono035]

A lot of modern semiauto pistols not only use the inertia of the firing pin, they have a firing pin block or the firing pin rotated off track when the firearm is decocked or the safety is applied and is only released (or rotated back) if the trigger is correctly pulled (in DA mode) or the hammer is cocked (and even then, some don't rotate the firing pin or release the block until the trigger is pulled, just in case the hammer slips). From what I've read, Glocks are supposed to have internal safeties to ensure they only fire if the trigger is pulled, not if bumped.

Sure, but still being a S/A pistol, if you're not disciplined with keeping your finger out of the trigger guard while drawing, you end up shooting yourself in the leg... At least with a D/A there is a bit of extra resistance. Clothing fouling on the trigger is also possible, depending on the holster and how you're carrying it, I guess...

[Wolf]

That's why I like the idea of the decocking DA/SA pistols like the Walther P99, Ruger P95DC, SIG226 etc, you've got the ability to quickly decock the pistol and the greater trigger resistance to prevent accidental shots.

That and the fact that the Glock just does not point well for me - the angle of the grip is "wrong".