Ever have a gun just "go off"?

[YabuUS]

We've all heard stories about guns that just "went off" by themselves. I've never had a gun do that. It seems to me that with all the internal safety's built into modern handguns these days the chance of a gun just going off is pretty remote. Anybody here ever have any experience with this sort of thing? Is this pretty much a non-issue these days - or have I just been lucky?

[USA1]

the only reports i've ever heard of (and that's been very few) is when a gun is dropped .

one case i remember most was a mans gun fell to the floor and "went off" striking the man in the chest .
i don't know the exact details but its possible he may have tried to catch it and inadvertently activated the trigger .

[longtooth]

Never had one just go off. No such thing as spontanious combustion w/ firearms.

It amazes me that some folks worry terribly about this & carrying w/ one in the pipe w/ a handgun.
I have never yet heard anyone have either of these concerns w/ a rifle or shotgun.

Booger Probe away from the Boom Button & absolute silence is all you will ever hear from a handgun.
LT

[AEA]

Mostly what you hear is that "while cleaning the gun, it just went off"...........

Of course it did not just go off.........there is no way a modern gun will go off without someone pulling the trigger.

So, peeps who end up doing this, just say "it just went off" to try and get out of the Negligent Discharge rap.

It usually does not work though.......

[Abraham]

Peeps?

Is that a word out of the ebonics vocabulary?

I see these words sprinkled here and there and wonder what happened to standard English?

Props/peeps and the rest of cool-guy speak isn't effective if the word used isn't understood by all.

[Purplehood]

Peeps?

Is that a word out of the ebonics vocabulary?

I see these words sprinkled here and there and wonder what happened to standard English?

Props/peeps and the rest of cool-guy speak isn't effective if the word used isn't understood by all.

Some of us peeps don't have any difficulty with the term.

So y'all just keep on keepin' on.

[YabuUS]

Longtooth wrote: Never had one just go off. No such thing as spontanious combustion w/ firearms.

It amazes me that some folks worry terribly about this & carrying w/ one in the pipe w/ a handgun.

I have a lot of confidence in the safety of modern handguns - so much so that I plan to carry my Millennium Pro .45 in a "Smart Carry" rig that's worn around the waist. The gun sits in a pouch with the muzzle pointing directly at your private parts. How's that for "confidence"?

[AEA]

Peeps?

Is that a word out of the ebonics vocabulary?

I see these words sprinkled here and there and wonder what happened to standard English?

Props/peeps and the rest of cool-guy speak isn't effective if the word used isn't understood by all.

Some of us peeps don't have any difficulty with the term.

So y'all just keep on keepin' on.

Watch out with that "y'all"
Could be unknown by "some" as well!

[USA1]

I plan to carry my Millennium Pro .45

nice choice

just keep one in the pipe with the safety on , and you'll be fine .

[YabuUS]

Not taking back what I said about the safety of modern handguns - but I just noticed a thread about Ruger's recall on the LCP. The op said that an email from Ruger claimed the LCP could "go off" if dropped with a round in the chamber! Whoa, this is news to me. And wasn't there a recall on the Ruger LCR? What was that about?

[USA1]

Not taking back what I said about the safety of modern handguns - but I just noticed a thread about Ruger's recall on the LCP. The op said that an email from Ruger claimed the LCP could "go off" if dropped with a round in the chamber! Whoa, this is news to me. And wasn't there a recall on the Ruger LCR? What was that about?

Ruger has since corrected the problem with the LCP .
not sure about the LCR.

[YabuUS]

USA1 wrote:
Ruger has since corrected the problem with the LCP .
not sure about the LCR.

OK, amending my statement to read "a modern handgun in proper working order will not just go off."

[USA1]

would you like to learn how to use the quote feature ?

[Purplehood]

Not taking back what I said about the safety of modern handguns - but I just noticed a thread about Ruger's recall on the LCP. The op said that an email from Ruger claimed the LCP could "go off" if dropped with a round in the chamber! Whoa, this is news to me. And wasn't there a recall on the Ruger LCR? What was that about?

That does not qualify as just "going-off". It was dropped and considered a defective weapon.

[A-R]

I have a lot of confidence in the safety of modern handguns - so much so that I plan to carry my Millennium Pro .45 in a "Smart Carry" rig that's worn around the waist. The gun sits in a pouch with the muzzle pointing directly at your private parts. How's that for "confidence"?

Rule # 2: never point the muzzle of a firearm at anything you do not intend to DESTROY