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    Don't clean multiple identical guns...

    Had a scare last night while cleaning a few of my guns..

    Yes I sometimes just clean them..

    Well I emptied them all checked to make sure they were unloaded..

    Started cleaning one..

    Finished one..

    Loaded it..

    Set it aside started cleaning the next..

    The process went on for a while as I was cleaning them..

    By the end it's nearly 3 am

    I pick up what I think is the last one go to strip it down and as my finger is the trigger.. I pause and check and one in the chamber..

    Lesson learned..

    I was half trigger pull from new flooring..

    Just figured I would share as I made multiple mistakes..


    Watched tv.. Kept loaded and unloaded together.. Cleaned and lost track of loaded.. And did it when I was tired..

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    Quote Originally Posted by nrich1979
    Had a scare last night while cleaning a few of my guns..

    Yes I sometimes just clean them..

    Well I emptied them all checked to make sure they were unloaded..

    Started cleaning one..

    Finished one..

    Loaded it..

    Set it aside started cleaning the next..

    The process went on for a while as I was cleaning them..

    By the end it's nearly 3 am

    I pick up what I think is the last one go to strip it down and as my finger is the trigger.. I pause and check and one in the chamber..

    Lesson learned..

    I was half trigger pull from new flooring..

    Just figured I would share as I made multiple mistakes..


    Watched tv.. Kept loaded and unloaded together.. Cleaned and lost track of loaded.. And did it when I was tired..

    Or maybe don't load any weapons until you are finished cleaning them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wizzi01
    Or maybe don't load any weapons until you are finished cleaning them?
    This is much better advice! ^^^

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    Also, if partaking of any spirits, no ammo should even be in the same room.
    If you are better off than you were 4 years ago....................you are probably an ILLEGAL INVADER.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nrich1979
    Had a scare last night while cleaning a few of my guns..
    Thanks for sharing, it helps to remind me how dangerous our sport can be. I had a similar experience last year. It scared me a lot and made me rethink how I was handling firearms at home.

    Complacency kills. I know a big part of my close call was just related to a messy/unorganized gun room and gun safe. I now keep everything more organized and ammo in two areas; 1) long term high volume storage in ammo cans, and 2) one box with half full mags and loose rounds of different calibers. No ammo floats around the house anymore in different locations.

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    Just check the chamber every time you handle another gun.

    If I would have done this I would have named this "I almost skipped a step and did something stupid but I didn't because I'm so bad ass"

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    All good advice..

    I don't drink or do drugs so I don't have that issue..

    but yeah.. I made a lot of mistakes last night because I was careless..

    I've cleaned dozens of guns hundreds of times..

    I love cleaning my guns..

    I just wasn't focused..

    but it was startling that something I could do without looking was so close to being an issue..

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    Quote Originally Posted by nrich1979
    All good advice..

    I don't drink or do drugs so I don't have that issue..

    but yeah.. I made a lot of mistakes last night because I was careless..

    I've cleaned dozens of guns hundreds of times..

    I love cleaning my guns..

    I just wasn't focused..

    but it was startling that something I could do without looking was so close to being an issue..
    Thanks for sharing. Its a good reminder.

    I try to always make sure ammo is not in the same room as any firearms being cleaned. We're all capable of mistakes.

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    Smile

    [QUOTE=RECON762WT]Thanks for sharing, it helps to remind me how dangerous our sport can be. I had a similar experience last year. It scared me a lot and made me rethink how I was handling firearms at home.

    Complacency kills. I know a big part of my close call was just related to a messy/unorganized gun room and gun safe. I now keep everything more organized and ammo in two areas; 1) long term high volume storage in ammo cans, and 2) one box with half full mags and loose rounds of different calibers. No ammo floats around the house anymore in different locations.[/

    Can never be too careful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wizzi01
    Or maybe don't load any weapons until you are finished cleaning them?

    I dont have any ammo where the cleaning is going on-ever!!

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