Skeeter60
29-11-2009, 06:46 PM
Saquib Saigol lost his life two days befor eid in an Accidental Discharge.
I am writing this in the hand guns section as some pertinent points regarding hand guns have to be brought out.
He was under the influence of alcohol and showed off his new Browning Buckmark to friends.
When the friends left he removed the magzine and pulled the trigger but the magazine lock prevented the gun from firing.
He then inserted the empty magazine and casually pulled the trigger; not realizing in his stae of mind that the barrel was pointed towards him or being sure of having pulled the trigger earlier without any click the gun was empty.
The pistol fired and the bullet went through his liver.
He called his cousin on the phone and went to the hospital with his driver but after about 35 minutes or so he collapsed and died due to internal heamorrhage.
LESSONS
1.Alcohol and Guns do not Mix
2.It is always an Empty gun that kills a man.
3.When ever you make a gun safe always physically check the chamber, in case of a Rifle by inserting the small finger in the chamber if you cannot see it due to poor light or gun design.(make it a habbit)
4.Magazine Locks are notorious for accidents like this when the handling is casual. The person thinks the gun is not cocked when he pulls the trigger with the magazine removed ; and again when he inserts the empty magazine the gun will work and if there is a round in the chamber it will fire.
5. Extractors do slip over the cartridge rims leaving a round in the chamber. Very common in case of .22s
6.A gun must never ever point towards any one including your self.
Saquib belonged to the famous Saigol family and was a hunter and grew up around guns he knew what he was doing. Multiple errors combine to result in a loss of life he was 52 years old and avid marksman who frequently visited shooting ranges.
Girtay hain Shah sawar------- ( it is always the stalwarts riding ahead who lose their lives)
I am so sorry for him and his family and it is really very disturbing to see some one familiar with guns die at his own hands due to the reasons I mentioned.
May his soul rest in peace
I am writing this in the hand guns section as some pertinent points regarding hand guns have to be brought out.
He was under the influence of alcohol and showed off his new Browning Buckmark to friends.
When the friends left he removed the magzine and pulled the trigger but the magazine lock prevented the gun from firing.
He then inserted the empty magazine and casually pulled the trigger; not realizing in his stae of mind that the barrel was pointed towards him or being sure of having pulled the trigger earlier without any click the gun was empty.
The pistol fired and the bullet went through his liver.
He called his cousin on the phone and went to the hospital with his driver but after about 35 minutes or so he collapsed and died due to internal heamorrhage.
LESSONS
1.Alcohol and Guns do not Mix
2.It is always an Empty gun that kills a man.
3.When ever you make a gun safe always physically check the chamber, in case of a Rifle by inserting the small finger in the chamber if you cannot see it due to poor light or gun design.(make it a habbit)
4.Magazine Locks are notorious for accidents like this when the handling is casual. The person thinks the gun is not cocked when he pulls the trigger with the magazine removed ; and again when he inserts the empty magazine the gun will work and if there is a round in the chamber it will fire.
5. Extractors do slip over the cartridge rims leaving a round in the chamber. Very common in case of .22s
6.A gun must never ever point towards any one including your self.
Saquib belonged to the famous Saigol family and was a hunter and grew up around guns he knew what he was doing. Multiple errors combine to result in a loss of life he was 52 years old and avid marksman who frequently visited shooting ranges.
Girtay hain Shah sawar------- ( it is always the stalwarts riding ahead who lose their lives)
I am so sorry for him and his family and it is really very disturbing to see some one familiar with guns die at his own hands due to the reasons I mentioned.
May his soul rest in peace