Pardon me if this is a bit off topic but it didn’t really fit anywhere else.
I have had a couple experiences recently that were both weird and potentially life saving. I don’t often remember my dreams, and I rarely have nightmares but this has happened to me twice now.
A few months ago I dreamed that I was attacked and had to draw my weapon, but it wouldn’t go off. Just before the bg got me, and I jerked awake, I looked at it and realized that there was a wad of pocket fluff between the hammer and the firing pin. The next morning when I got ready for work, I took a close look at my weapon, and sure enough it was full of lint. (Yeah, yeah, I know, you guys never get lazy about cleaning a sidearm you haven’t fired lately) Out of curiosity I unloaded it, and dry fired it. It made a very muffled “click”. It probably would have fired anyway, but I wouldn’t want to bet my life on it. I gave it a cursory cleaning that morning and a thorough cleaning later that night. I have made it a point to clean it at least once a week since. The funny thing is someone posted something on here a day or so later about making sure your weapon didn’t get fouled with pocket lint. LOL!
The second experience was Monday night, of this week. I had the exact same dream in every detail, except when I drew my weapon, the pocket holster came with it. This would be very bad, in a real life experience, because the holster shrouds the hammer and the trigger. Well, that morning I removed the rounds from it, and tried drawing it in a hurry. Sure enough, the holster that used to stay in the pocket came right out with it, and took several seconds to dislodge. A few minutes of working with the leather, and it is fine again, although I will probably be trimming off the troublesome bit, and looking for a spare holster.
I don’t know whether to chock it up to, coincidence, an active subconscious, or divine intervention. At any rate, it has pointed out to me some areas where I had not realized I had become lax. For that I am grateful. Anyone had a similar experience?
I have had a couple experiences recently that were both weird and potentially life saving. I don’t often remember my dreams, and I rarely have nightmares but this has happened to me twice now.
A few months ago I dreamed that I was attacked and had to draw my weapon, but it wouldn’t go off. Just before the bg got me, and I jerked awake, I looked at it and realized that there was a wad of pocket fluff between the hammer and the firing pin. The next morning when I got ready for work, I took a close look at my weapon, and sure enough it was full of lint. (Yeah, yeah, I know, you guys never get lazy about cleaning a sidearm you haven’t fired lately) Out of curiosity I unloaded it, and dry fired it. It made a very muffled “click”. It probably would have fired anyway, but I wouldn’t want to bet my life on it. I gave it a cursory cleaning that morning and a thorough cleaning later that night. I have made it a point to clean it at least once a week since. The funny thing is someone posted something on here a day or so later about making sure your weapon didn’t get fouled with pocket lint. LOL!
The second experience was Monday night, of this week. I had the exact same dream in every detail, except when I drew my weapon, the pocket holster came with it. This would be very bad, in a real life experience, because the holster shrouds the hammer and the trigger. Well, that morning I removed the rounds from it, and tried drawing it in a hurry. Sure enough, the holster that used to stay in the pocket came right out with it, and took several seconds to dislodge. A few minutes of working with the leather, and it is fine again, although I will probably be trimming off the troublesome bit, and looking for a spare holster.
I don’t know whether to chock it up to, coincidence, an active subconscious, or divine intervention. At any rate, it has pointed out to me some areas where I had not realized I had become lax. For that I am grateful. Anyone had a similar experience?