Cameon had a life changing event due to some shoddy home gunsmithing. Take a look, and be careful.
https://youtu.be/KPxQsP7_ZQw
https://youtu.be/KPxQsP7_ZQw
Accidental Shooting
- Thread starter MarkCO
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The sear was dremeled (she shows a good and hers in the video) which allowed the striker to slip off the sear. Also, the geometry of the installed parts was such that the striker block was never engaged. This allowed the striker to move forward to the primer without the trigger being pressed. So it was really two bad mistakes. She was having dead triggers prior, but they thought it was an ammo issue.
Thank you for sharing the video. The accident sounded minor. 9mm (I assume) passed through the calf and exited without hitting bone. Only it changed her life forever. Very scary and a reminder about how dangerous this sport can be. I hope Cameon recovery is much better than expected.
themalicious0ne
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That is awful. I dont understand if it was made clear in the video, was her gun holstered or unholstered? With the time, I am assuming this was on the draw. She also said she did not rack her gun. Or everyone watching said she did not rack it.
I guess a little further explanation would help. I can completely understand if in the draw with the sear job that it discharged on its own. It is a little confusing with her wording of not racking her gun. She couldn't have had an empty chamber, was she indexing on the draw, did it go off while still in her holster? It doesn't fully explain at what point the gun went off. I am assuming from the angle it was still holstered. Am I correct? That would clear up a lot.
I guess a little further explanation would help. I can completely understand if in the draw with the sear job that it discharged on its own. It is a little confusing with her wording of not racking her gun. She couldn't have had an empty chamber, was she indexing on the draw, did it go off while still in her holster? It doesn't fully explain at what point the gun went off. I am assuming from the angle it was still holstered. Am I correct? That would clear up a lot.
"...I was having a lot of jams in my firearm, but nothing to cause any concern."
"I had previously ran less than 100 rounds through the firearm."
"But I had purchased it used and was assured it was in tip top shape."
I'm happy that she wasn't injured more severely. However I see this as a series of mistakes leading to her accident and a perfect example of what not to do.
1. The used firearm wasn't subjected to a thorough inspection by a qualified gunsmith who would have pointed out the modifications.
2. An extensive testing of firearm and ammo compatibility wasn't done.
3. The continued malfunctioning of the firearm should have raised concern.
"I had previously ran less than 100 rounds through the firearm."
"But I had purchased it used and was assured it was in tip top shape."
I'm happy that she wasn't injured more severely. However I see this as a series of mistakes leading to her accident and a perfect example of what not to do.
1. The used firearm wasn't subjected to a thorough inspection by a qualified gunsmith who would have pointed out the modifications.
2. An extensive testing of firearm and ammo compatibility wasn't done.
3. The continued malfunctioning of the firearm should have raised concern.
Aguila Blanca
Staff
Not everyone is qualified to look at the parts of a firearm and know whether or not any of the parts have been Bubbafied ... especially if it's a brand and/or model you're not familiar with. And most sellers aren't likely to be amenable to allowing every prospective buyer to take the gun to a gunsmith (who himself may or may not be qualified on that particular firearm) to inspect.Shane2 said:
Does she have any recourse against the person who sold it to her, and who assured her it didn't have any problems?
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dajowi, your points are valid and I have discussed those with others today who have sent me messages and wanted to know more. She has certainly self-evaluated and learned these lessons over the last 9 months time.
There are a lot of lessons to be learned. My personal policy is no used guns without a thorough check, as you can never be sure what has been done, even if inspected. Even with new factory guns, I check the safeties first time to the range, and then periodically when I am doing the routine maintenance. Especially on match guns, I periodically measure overtravel, take-up and break to make sure nothing has changed in the trigger.
Another aspect is making sure you have the numbers of EMS and range locations known. Also taking a TCCC course, knowing how to use the gear and making sure you take it with you to the range.
There are a lot of lessons to be learned. My personal policy is no used guns without a thorough check, as you can never be sure what has been done, even if inspected. Even with new factory guns, I check the safeties first time to the range, and then periodically when I am doing the routine maintenance. Especially on match guns, I periodically measure overtravel, take-up and break to make sure nothing has changed in the trigger.
Another aspect is making sure you have the numbers of EMS and range locations known. Also taking a TCCC course, knowing how to use the gear and making sure you take it with you to the range.
Jim Watson
New member
Really bothersome.
I don't know if there is a "qualified gunsmith" to inspect all brands of used guns in my metro area.
A friend had the opposite problem. The super duper tuneup on her match gun was great... for a while. Then it commenced misfiring, so we put in a full strength spring. That worked... for a while. Then it quit shooting altogether.
She had to have most of the super duper tuneup undone to get it back in operation. The super duper tuner offered no warranty work.
I don't know if there is a "qualified gunsmith" to inspect all brands of used guns in my metro area.
A friend had the opposite problem. The super duper tuneup on her match gun was great... for a while. Then it commenced misfiring, so we put in a full strength spring. That worked... for a while. Then it quit shooting altogether.
She had to have most of the super duper tuneup undone to get it back in operation. The super duper tuner offered no warranty work.