AZ Desertrat

Damn lucky on that one! Learn from it, and stay safe.

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"Never advance cheerfully on your late opponent without reloading. You may have used your last round, and he may not be properly dead and still spiteful." Major Hugh Pollard, 1920

Glock 19, 20. FNP9, Taurus 85UL, Beretta 92
S&W M29, 60, 66, 686, 10, 36, 40, 42, 64, Ruger Single Six

Bark'n

Well, I can't say it can't happen to me.

It seems you are in the habit of checking the chamber, which you did on the first two. Who knows what was going on in your subconscious as to why you didn't open the chamber that time.

This was a scary situation, no doubt. Definitely went a long way to reminding you for the future.

I've said before, we all assume guns in the cases at gun shops are unloaded, and yet if a store worker passes me a gun which he did not open the action in front of me, that's the first thing I do.

So far, I've done it every single time.

However, I won't say that the same thing can't happen to me in the future.

As humans, we are all flawed and things happen. Things will happen in the future too. There's no excuse for being human, but it is reality.

Had there been a discharge, there would have been consequences. We all shudder to think of that.

Thank goodness it didn't happen.

Take some solace in that we are all human. I'm more than certain, you will do your best not to repeat that mishap in the future and that's good enough for me.

Stay safe!

By the way... I thank you for posting this experience! We all need to read it and know it can happen to any one of us. All it takes is a moments inattention or distraction.

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Semper Fi

"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, will prey on those of us who without one, would surely perish."

Rock and Glock

Don't audit your life. You've learned.

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NRA Life Member

"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything." Harry S. Truman

Tally XD

Since I started this thread a few months ago I thought I would check back in to the replies and add that this has, so far, been an isolated incident. Has not happened since!

Not only have I been very diligent in checking the guns the store owner, who left the round in the chamber, has his own carry pistol now and leaves the new guns alone.

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2ndsupporter

Keep your chin up and just learn from it!

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