I can't believe I keep doing this to myself, but I went to the range today for a little quality time with my Glock and I almost left it there.
It isn't the gun's fault, I don't think, I think it was the ammo. Here's what happened. I got my first jam in the gun. I'm not sure what the heck happened, the round chambered, but the gun didn't appear to cock. It felt that way, anyway. It may not have fully chambered. So I dropped the magazine and ejected the round (it didn't eject right, it sort of plopped down the mag well instead). I inspected it, it looked fine, so I put it back in the mag and decided to try it again. That apparently wasn't a good idea. It fired that time but the explosion that came out of the gun threw the gun clear out of my hands and into the wall behind me and knocked me off balance. I picked it up, dropped the mag, cleared it, and walked off the range leaving the gun in the stall (with the rest of my belongings).
When I got out into the store, one employee and both owners were standing there looking at me. "What just happened?!" So I explained and the two owners went out to have a look at the gun.
They came back a few minutes later and didn't seem too concerned. I gave myself a few minutes to breath then went back and decided I had to shoot the gun again or I was in for the months and months of rehab like I had with my Sig. I didn't want to start over again. So I loaded it up, aimed, and stood there with the gun aimed for ten minutes because I was convinced if I pulled the trigger the gun would explode. So I finally squeezed the trigger, but shut my eyes when I did.
By the time I left I was shooting one handed and back in the game with an actual group. But now tonight I was cleaning it up and everything I looked at I couldn't remember from any other time I'd opened up a Glock, so I was thinking something is wrong. I think this whole event messed with my head pretty badly. I'm going to ask a Glock armorer tomorrow to inspect it so I can hear from someone who knows better that the gun is fine. But does anyone have any idea on how I can get over this now? I think that months of rehab is again going to be called for. I guess the IDPA matches have to stop for a while. I'm afraid of my gun.
I think I'm going to buy another revolver next time.
