Guy shoots himself while making a You Tube video

Yeah....that was a long time ago. I know the guy and that is all i will say. At least he had the stones to post the video as a lesson to others. Poor or non-existent training. If you watch closely you can see his finger disappear into the triggger guard when the muzzle has barely cleared the holster. Every CC holder should practice drawing from their normal method of carry, but it should always be done with an unloaded weapon.
 
My uncle was practicing drawing in front of the mirror that was part of the head board of his waterbed with his smith 29. Luckily he was the only one home 240 grain nosler made it through 2 walls.
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I had a rifle once (not going to name manufacturer) that had an adjustable trigger on it. I was at a gravel pit that was used as a range. It wasn't supervised. It was just a spot where people went shooting on state land. This had been the first time out with the new rifle. Wanting to see what all the rave was about with this adjustable trigger, the first thing I do is adjust it all the way down, right. I mean, why not, I'm wanting to see what kind of groups I can get out of this thing.

So I set up for my first shot at 50 yards. Got the gun pointed down range off the bags I have resting on my plastic table that I walked back with a hand cart. I look thru the scope and can see I'm on the paper. I reach over with my right hand and take the safety off and BANG!!! Gun goes off. Only thing I could think of was thank God I found this out immediately here out in the woods with no one else around.

In a matter of seconds that trigger was adjusted back up and test fired over and over again. It was the adjustable trigger being set too low. Never again!
 
Tex is lucky he shot himself where he did. A guy around here that was into Cowboy Action Shooting was practicing his quick draw and triggered a 250 gr. .45 cast slug through his leg in and out taking out the femoral artery. He managed to call 911 but bled out before help got to him. First responding officers said the shooter had evidently tried a tourniquet on himself but obviously it was ineffective. The scene was a real mess...
 
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A tourniquet needs to be tighter than most can imagine. A doctor once told me that if you are unable to apply one properly then someone standing on it can work.
 
Originally Posted By: tripod3A tourniquet needs to be tighter than most can imagine. A doctor once told me that if you are unable to apply one properly then someone standing on it can work.


I'm not saying everyone should have one, but I keep a CAT tourniqet with me, very effective.
 
Imagine this, Christmas morning at the in laws. My father in law is bored, starts pulling out guns from under the couch and closet. Hands my brother an old 1911, brother tries to draw and fire from the military holster. 45 goes off, sending a 230g Hard ball into the floor.

Next Christmas, brother shoots hole in the ceiling with an old 25/20 Remington Pump, father in law keeps all guns loaded, brother keeps all guns unloaded.

Brother and Father in law not allowed to play with guns on Christmas Day....ever!!!
 
I agree - commending the dude for making the video effectively denouncing his own actions. I've seen the clip many times over the years, but had not seen his release of it - honestly have watched a lot of his stuff and feel stupid that I didn't realize that was him!!

As an instructor, I have advised folks against the Serpa holsters, and other index finger released retention holsters, for this very reason. It develops the habit of pressing the index finger into the trigger guard during the draw. It's one thing to instruct students to hold their index finger along the side of the pistol, but it's another to teach them to PRESS their finger against the frame, and certainly yet another still to utilize a holster which requires that pressure. Many types of competitions, and many shooting ranges and clubs prohibit Serpa holsters for that very reason.

I've never seen the correlation between the thumbdrive holsters and involuntary deactivation of a manual safety, but I'm not certain I would personally care. I train to find the safety with my thumb, and deactivate the safety as the muzzle comes to level. If I accidentally switched off during my initial holster clearing upward draw, it's not functionally any different for me. Not ideal, but not a dangerous condition yet, in my opinion.
 
Had a couple of kids practicing quick draw in kid vs. kid mode in Riverton, WY years ago. One of them was a former HS student of mine. Long story short. Older brother shot little brother right in the head. DRT. What a shame.

Then there was the wanna be cowboy shooter from Casper, WY practicing quick draw in the mirror. Finishes off by pretending to blow the smoke off of the barrel, then tips his hat back with the barrel of the pistol. You guessed it, blew his brains all over the ceiling. Stoopid is as stoopid does.
 
My take, while I am not into that type of shooting, I thought it was a good video as he took blame for what happened and told his story of how and why it happened. Maybe it will help someone in the future.
 
My cousin shot himself in the stomach on Christmas morning after he unwrapped a loaded, chambered and cocked 1911 that his wife bought him. It went just like the video...tried the quick draw from his pj's and the bullet entered just below a rib and exited around the waistline.
 
Originally Posted By: Tom in WIIf you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning.

Truer words were never spoken!!!!!

We had a guard at the main gate on a local Navy base show all his buddies a "hey yall, watch this" trick one day...he took his personal auto pistol, dropped a single live round for all to see in the chamber, cocked the hammer and pressed the muzzle to the side of his head and pulled the trigger. Click it went, for 5 or 6 demonstrations to his friends and onlookers amazement as he made sure to depress the slide back just far enough out of battery so it wouldn't fire. Needless to say he did his neato demonstration one too many times and splattered the wall in the guard shack. Don't remember if he was Navy or a DOD cop.
If you noticed in the video the guy says, "after I shot myself, that's when my training kicked in".......and there in lies the entire problem!!!! "Training" should always kick in BEFORE you pick up a gun and shoot, never after.
 
I was just talking to someone the other week who had a brother who shot his own foot during 'quick draw' practice.

If one feels the need for such practice(there may be reasons) make triple sure the gun is unloaded. Then there are other protocols after the gun is checked empty, safe location and muzzle direction come to mind.
 
Do you guys think that practicing a fast smooth draw ever requires live ammo? I get that you want to simulate a real life scenario but practicing with snap caps will never get you shot (as long as you double check that they are indeed snap caps) and you might be able to practice draw and shooting separately. Thoughts?
 
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