Where were you taught to keep your finger prior to releasing the safety? Is it inside the trigger guard?apostate wrote:Umpteen years ago, we were taught to disengage the thumb safety as the gun rotates on target, and not before. (Grip-Clear-Click-Smack-Look)
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- Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:33 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holster
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Re: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holst
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:21 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holster
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Re: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holst
It's possible he just has a training mistake...
I've seen other folks do this. They use the safety on a 1911 as an on/off switch and keep their finger inside the trigger guard.
He stated that he had been practicing with a different retention holster where the release is in the same general location as the safety on his 1911. When he switched holsters and weapon, he still reached for the release as if it was where the 1911 safety was and inadvertently switched the safety off. Here's where he made the first major mistake. Instead of halting the drill and re-applying the safety and then starting again, he continued with the drill, with the safety off.
This is where the training mistake could come into play. If he inserts his finger into the trigger guard as part of his draw (which it looks to me is what he did) it would take very little pressure to make the pistol go bang with the safety off.
He could have been doing this for months or years without an issue since the safety is on. But in this particular case, there was no safety to protect him.
I have tried to get students to stop doing this, but I'm not always successful. If they've spent a lot of time drawing that way, they do it without thinking. I've even had some say "What difference does it make where my finger is as long as the safety is on?" or "I've drawn this way for years and never had a problem...don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing".
I sure hope his leg heals and he works real hard at changing his draw!
I've seen other folks do this. They use the safety on a 1911 as an on/off switch and keep their finger inside the trigger guard.
He stated that he had been practicing with a different retention holster where the release is in the same general location as the safety on his 1911. When he switched holsters and weapon, he still reached for the release as if it was where the 1911 safety was and inadvertently switched the safety off. Here's where he made the first major mistake. Instead of halting the drill and re-applying the safety and then starting again, he continued with the drill, with the safety off.
This is where the training mistake could come into play. If he inserts his finger into the trigger guard as part of his draw (which it looks to me is what he did) it would take very little pressure to make the pistol go bang with the safety off.
He could have been doing this for months or years without an issue since the safety is on. But in this particular case, there was no safety to protect him.
I have tried to get students to stop doing this, but I'm not always successful. If they've spent a lot of time drawing that way, they do it without thinking. I've even had some say "What difference does it make where my finger is as long as the safety is on?" or "I've drawn this way for years and never had a problem...don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing".
I sure hope his leg heals and he works real hard at changing his draw!
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holster
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Re: Video: Guy shoot himself on leg while drawing from holst
Well I think the video is a fake...everyone knows that if you hit someone in the leg with a 45, the whole leg gets blown off and the person dies from massive trauma and shock 
What we do know from the video is the guy shot himself in the leg while practicing draws at contact distance and it appears to have been caused by his finger depressing the trigger (not a weapon malfunction). As to his level of training, we know nothing. We can of course infer all sorts of things, but they're just guesses.
What we do know from the video is the guy shot himself in the leg while practicing draws at contact distance and it appears to have been caused by his finger depressing the trigger (not a weapon malfunction). As to his level of training, we know nothing. We can of course infer all sorts of things, but they're just guesses.