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RTR...USN (ret) said:
Well, it's rather embarrassing, but here goes...
I have always carried a pistol, and one of my carry weapons is a Colt 1911 45 ACP. I have put literally thousands of rounds through that weapon.
I'd had the trigger worked by a gunsmith and the pull was only about 3 pounds... very light for those who aren't that familiar with semi-auto pistols. I was getting ready to leave one day and picked up my trusty Colt, popped the mag to check it, inserted the mag, chambered a round, set it to the "half-cock" position on the hammer, inserted it into my Bianchi Pancake holster and was putting it in the small of my back under my shirt when the weapon discharged.
A couple of things:
1. The Colt is NOT supposed to be able to fire from the half-cock position.
2. The holster I was using completely enclosed the trigger assembly so there is NO way I came anywhere near the trigger with my finger.
3. When the weapon discharged, the recoil made the weapon jump from my hand (because I wasn't gripping it to fire it, and was NOT expecting a round to fire) and land on the floor with a fresh round dutifully loaded in the chamber and now in the "full cocked" position.
4. It was loud. Damn loud. If you have every wondered just how loud it is to fire a .45 indoors without hearing protection, trust me. It's deafening!
5. The weapon was loaded with 225 grain Hydra-Shock hollow point ammunition. A very nasty round that can do a hell of a lot of damage.

After the initial shock, the first thing I did was retrieve the weapon, remove the magazine, actuate the slide to unchamber the round and put the weapon in a completely unloaded safe condition. The next thing I did was start assessing the damage. I had a rather large hole in the ass of my pants, but didn't see any blood and no real pain, just burning so I dropped my pants and went to the BR to look in the mirror. I had a pretty nasty looking burn and a "crease" in the cheek of my ass, but thankfully the projectile didn't penetrate.
I needed to get the wound looked at so I headed off to the Navy hospital. When I checked in at the ER, the corpsman asked me what the problem was. I said "I shot myself in the ass". The poor girl tried to keep a straight face but failed miserably. They took me on back and put me on a gurney. Because it was a gunshot wound the cops had to be notified, and since the hospital was on a military installation they notified base security. When they showed up it turns out that the military cop was a friend of mine. Same story, he asked me what happened, I said "I shot myself in the ass". HE unlike the corpsman didn't even TRY to maintain any professionalism but was laughing so hard he just sat down in the floor. It took him about 5 minutes to regain enough composure to take a statement and fill out a report.
I was lucky, DAMN lucky! The projectile only creased my cheek. They cleaned out the powder burns, and slapped a bandage on it with some burn cream and sent me on my way.
When I got back home, I started looking for the bullet. It had hit the floor, traveled under the carpet, exited the carpet and went through both sides of my recliner, entered the couch and went through it and imbedded itself in the wall. I kept that for a long time but over the years it got lost in all the moves.
My next step was to call a gunsmith and take the weapon to have it inspected by a professional. Turns out it was a malfunction of the sear. I had it replaced and the weapon was safe once again but I never trusted it after that. I still have it, and love to shoot it, but I won't carry it concealed.
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Well since you didnt get hurt I dont feel bad laughing.

Great story though :)
 
RTR...USN (ret) said:
Well, it's rather embarrassing, but here goes...
I have always carried a pistol, and one of my carry weapons is a Colt 1911 45 ACP. I have put literally thousands of rounds through that weapon.
I'd had the trigger worked by a gunsmith and the pull was only about 3 pounds... very light for those who aren't that familiar with semi-auto pistols. I was getting ready to leave one day and picked up my trusty Colt, popped the mag to check it, inserted the mag, chambered a round, set it to the "half-cock" position on the hammer, inserted it into my Bianchi Pancake holster and was putting it in the small of my back under my shirt when the weapon discharged.
A couple of things:
1. The Colt is NOT supposed to be able to fire from the half-cock position.
2. The holster I was using completely enclosed the trigger assembly so there is NO way I came anywhere near the trigger with my finger.
3. When the weapon discharged, the recoil made the weapon jump from my hand (because I wasn't gripping it to fire it, and was NOT expecting a round to fire) and land on the floor with a fresh round dutifully loaded in the chamber and now in the "full cocked" position.
4. It was loud. Damn loud. If you have every wondered just how loud it is to fire a .45 indoors without hearing protection, trust me. It's deafening!
5. The weapon was loaded with 225 grain Hydra-Shock hollow point ammunition. A very nasty round that can do a hell of a lot of damage.

After the initial shock, the first thing I did was retrieve the weapon, remove the magazine, actuate the slide to unchamber the round and put the weapon in a completely unloaded safe condition. The next thing I did was start assessing the damage. I had a rather large hole in the ass of my pants, but didn't see any blood and no real pain, just burning so I dropped my pants and went to the BR to look in the mirror. I had a pretty nasty looking burn and a "crease" in the cheek of my ass, but thankfully the projectile didn't penetrate.
I needed to get the wound looked at so I headed off to the Navy hospital. When I checked in at the ER, the corpsman asked me what the problem was. I said "I shot myself in the ass". The poor girl tried to keep a straight face but failed miserably. They took me on back and put me on a gurney. Because it was a gunshot wound the cops had to be notified, and since the hospital was on a military installation they notified base security. When they showed up it turns out that the military cop was a friend of mine. Same story, he asked me what happened, I said "I shot myself in the ass". HE unlike the corpsman didn't even TRY to maintain any professionalism but was laughing so hard he just sat down in the floor. It took him about 5 minutes to regain enough composure to take a statement and fill out a report.
I was lucky, DAMN lucky! The projectile only creased my cheek. They cleaned out the powder burns, and slapped a bandage on it with some burn cream and sent me on my way.
When I got back home, I started looking for the bullet. It had hit the floor, traveled under the carpet, exited the carpet and went through both sides of my recliner, entered the couch and went through it and imbedded itself in the wall. I kept that for a long time but over the years it got lost in all the moves.
My next step was to call a gunsmith and take the weapon to have it inspected by a professional. Turns out it was a malfunction of the sear. I had it replaced and the weapon was safe once again but I never trusted it after that. I still have it, and love to shoot it, but I won't carry it concealed.
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Have never felt comfortable with cocked and locked but from half cock I am amazed there was enough energy to set off the round. You are lucky you are a bad shot.😉
 
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