Yeah, I can understand wiping off smudges and fingerprints, but I always unload my pistols first. Safety first.Keith B wrote:I think a lot of these 'cleaning' incidents are actually folks just wiping the outside of the gun down with a cloth and maybe a little oil. As they move the gun around wiping it, they end up getting their finger on the trigger or cloth caught in the trigger and BANG!
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- Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:48 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Another Gun Cleaning Incident
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- Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
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Re: Another Gun Cleaning Incident
I don't know about y'all, but back when I was a teenager and my father was teaching me how to clean firearms, the first step was to ALWAYS double-check to make sure the gun is unloaded, while holding it pointed at something you don't mind shooting (like the floor).
I agree...it's more than likely the father was "playing" with the gun rather than cleaning it. If you unload and double-check that it's unloaded, and then field-strip a firearm, how is it going to "go off" when it's lying in pieces on your bench covered in Hoppes #9? The only way it goes off is that you were pointing it at something while it was loaded, and to me that's playing with it, not cleaning it.
MojoTexas
I agree...it's more than likely the father was "playing" with the gun rather than cleaning it. If you unload and double-check that it's unloaded, and then field-strip a firearm, how is it going to "go off" when it's lying in pieces on your bench covered in Hoppes #9? The only way it goes off is that you were pointing it at something while it was loaded, and to me that's playing with it, not cleaning it.
MojoTexas