Re: Gun just went off!!!!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It may not be the fault of the trigger job and/or of the previous owner.
Some LE teams that teach/require use of the safety have had discharges that way, with injuries, with otherwise good (factory adjusted) triggers.
I never use the safety. Cover Safe is bolt up. </div></div>
Lets try to answer Grahams comment:
What the LE Sniper community is finally coming to realize is that the connector design fire control ALSO has a potential susceptibility to fire when the bolt is actuated - firing on bolt opening or closing. With that said, the bolt raised method may not be a suitable alternative for Snipers in an urban environment.
One poster mentioned that LE operators are instructed to aim the rifle at a suitable back stop before releasing the safety... I am aware of Departments taking that precaution. An operator will go for the shot only when it is determined the situation has degraded to the point that the shot must be taken to neutralize the threat of impending harm to civilians, or in a life or death situation, or after all other alternatives have been exhausted to peacefully resolve a situation. In this instance if the rifle were to inadvertently discharge could serve to escalate the situation that may be rapidly degrading, ultimately can result in immanent injury, or death to hostages by the Sniper, or the individual that was supposed to be neutralized by the shot that went astray, after the element of surprise has been lost by an instant incapacitation shot by the operator. This situation also presents a condition to exist for collateral damage, if the back stop were to cause bullet deflection into an area that the operator would not have dreamed, or intended to send the bullet intentionally, or further by over penetration of a surface in the AO. The possibilities are endless, but in the end the operator should have the ultimate control over when and where his weapon fires at the time and place of his choosing, if not its a disaster waiting to happen that will change his life forever!
For more info (to LE operators), review the ASA letter in the restricted area of the ASA web site, or contact Derrick if you or your Department has a need for this info:
http://www.americansniper.org/
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