Pistol Accidental Discharge
BY Herschel Smith
7 years, 10 months ago
It wasn’t a negligent discharge.
But there’s more to it than meets the eye. It wasn’t just an equipment malfunction. According to the reddit/r/firearms discussion thread, this modification was done to the firearm.
- He installed an aftermarket hammer and sear that were labeled “gunsmith installation only”.
- He disabled the firing pin block safety on his firearm for a shorter reset.
So here are the moral(s) of the story. First, the rules of gun safety are considered “defense in depth.” Follow all of them, all of the time.
Second, if you cannot properly do sufficiently complex modifications to your firearms, then don’t do them at all and let a gunsmith tackle the job. That’s their job.
On December 20, 2016 at 8:59 am, Frank Clarke said:
For many years at IBM a sign hung in my office. It read:
If You Don’t Know What You’re Doing
DON’T Do It Here.
On December 21, 2016 at 2:32 pm, Duke Norfolk said:
Yikes! Yes, it’s tempting (and often quite good) to DIY, but not always wise.