I have a few heirloom antique 22 cal rifles. Nothing against guns but I don’t own a handgun. I have historically had a very short fuse and quick to fight. I have mellowed with age but I still don’t want to give myself that option.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2021, at 5:24 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My dad was USMC sniper...he loved to hunt and taught my brothers and me how > to shoot rifles and hand guns...my youngest brother had the best aim...he > took us hunting...thus is back in mid 1960s to 1972...folks divorced .. > None of us own guns....we prefer fishing and crossbows... > Only one who ever carried a gun was my sister when she worked for a three > letter guvment(in my best Steve Jones voice) agency and my son in combat and > afterwards as Air Force MP... > Neither own guns now... > Stay safe > >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 4:57 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: >> He is saying he did not pull the trigger. My first instinct was “yeah >> right”. But I had to remind myself that I had a rifle go off all on its own >> once when I was about 13. It was pointed at the ground. Stock was under my >> right arm. I was walking. My hand was no where near the trigger. >> >> I actually did not realize it went off. I realized someone very nearby >> fired a gun, but I did not feel it kick. It was either a lever action 30-30 >> or a 32 special, I used both on a regular basis. >> >> Everyone else in the hunting party all turned looked at me and asked me what >> I was shooting at. I initially denied I shot at anything but I felt the >> barrel and it was warm. There was also a crater in the dirt right in front >> of my toe. >> >> Maybe a button on a sleeve or a rivet on my pants caught the trigger or the >> hammer. When hunting I would frequently pull the hammer back half way. I >> think that was considered having the safety on with those old guns. You >> could not pull the trigger and fire from that position. If the trigger was >> all the way forward, it would fire if the hammer got struck by something. >> To fire you had to pull the hammer all the way back. Or if you used the >> lever to put one in the chamber it would also fully cock the gun. >> >> It has always been a mystery to me. Just glad I didn’t kill anyone that >> day. >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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