bossk95 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 A few months back I bought a Tanfoglio gold team used from a dealer on here that he took in on trade. I have put a few hundred rounds through it on the range just to get used to it and to get my handloads figured out and it ran perfectly from the start. This past Sunday my local club had our first match of the year, during the first stage the timer went off, I burned the first mag up and went to slide lock. I reloaded, grabbed the slide Rackers to send it home and the second themail slide was in battery the gun discharged. My finger was no where near the trigger and I stopped and cleared the gun right away knowing it wasn't safe. The RO's were not completely sure how to handle the situation since it was clearly a mechanical failure, how should this have this been called? I bagged the gun and did not continue the match with it. After the match I tried to see if it would happen again and it did. Once I got home that night I pulled the internals to see what had happened and the previous owner had modified the sear in a very dangerous way...lesson learned when buying a used competition gun look at the internals before taking it to the range... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC702 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) 10.4 ... An accidental discharge is defined as ... 10.4.3 A shot which occurs while ... reloading ... I don't see where the finger on the trigger is required. Looks to me that mechanical failures count. Edited March 26, 2017 by MAC702 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossk95 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 I was done regardless once it happened I knew the gun wasn't safe to shoot. My RO thought that it might be a warning since it was mechanical and if it happended again it was a DQ. I took a DQ because I knew it wasn't safe at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 If discovered before the accidental discharge, Rule 5.1.6 would have applied. 5.1.6 Handguns must be serviceable and safe. Range Officers may demand examination of a competitor’s handgun or related equipment, at any time, 19 USPSA Handgun Rules, February 2014 Edition to check they are functioning safely. If any such item is declared unserviceable or unsafe by a Range Officer, it must be withdrawn from the match until the item is repaired to the satisfaction of the Range Master. Unfortunately the defect was not discovered until an accidental discharge. 10.4.3 A shot which occurs while loading, reloading or unloading a handgun. I do not see anything in the rulebook that indicates Rule 10.4.3 would not apply if the gun was found to be defective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraj Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 A big part of the game is bringing stuff that works. The shooter is responsible for the rounds that leave the gun even if your finger is out of the trigger guard. Dq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossk95 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 That is what I thought and I didn't continue because of it, thank you all for the clarification. To me and all of our shooters it was an eye opener to look thoroughly at all the internals of a competition gun bought used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Very mature response ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge40 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 You may or may not have seen this but I think you got off lucky... https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2017/02/27/amateur-gunsmithing-nearly-costs-competitive-shooter-her-life/?utm_content=bufferd1cfa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 DQ for sure. RO 101! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossk95 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Edge40 said: You may or may not have seen this but I think you got off lucky... https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2017/02/27/amateur-gunsmithing-nearly-costs-competitive-shooter-her-life/?utm_content=bufferd1cfa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Yeah I saw that, I think I got off lucky too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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