Dreams of malfunction

[Akajun]

These are common dreams among police officers and soldiers. Some vary on the exact details. Mine for instance were that the gun would only misfire or I would miss every shot, bullets would not stop it, etc. Talking to others prove it to be common, even among those who have pulled the trigger and taken a life in real life. I dont think one has to do with the other.

 

[Leadslugga]

I have these sorts of dreams, only in mine the gun usually goes bang but the bullets don't seem to do anything, like they're blanks. Generally the BG just looks at me confused while I unload into him, like the bullets only have the effect of slightly dazing the BG.

Oddly enough, though, the dreams often end with me ditching the useless gun and attacking savagely bare-handed or with a knife, and thus far in all the dreams knives and fists work just fine. I mean there was one where the gun did nothing but I was severing limbs with ease with a kukri knife.

Maybe something about the human subconscious doubts what they really can't see, even though you know it is there. Like the frustration in real life when there is no hole in the target even though you pointed the gun right at it and it went bang. I don't think my mind can deny the ability of a knife to stick people, though.

 

[flamatrix99]

About once a month I dream that I'm in a situation where I need to use my gun. Unfortunately I get clicks and no bangs.
Most recently, I had to chamber a round, click, decock, cycle, click. And then bang.
Anyone else have this dream problem?

Can't say I have every dreamed about anything to do with guns. Now a scantly dressed 19 year old cheerleader... That might be different....

 

[jgreco15]

I just had my first malfunction dream the other night. It wasn't a regular malfunction though. I pulled out my G27 and fired one round into one of the 2 BG's forehead. As soon as that happened, the slide locked back and the magazine spit out the other 9 rounds. Quite odd and quite scary since the other BG was still after me.

 

[Yrdawg]

Nope......never happens, I'm 100% confident in my abilities with a gun and I carry GeeLock

My fear is the legal stuff, but then I have felt that first hand, and I don't know if I could survive financially if I had to defend my self again

 

[blackened1313]

About once a month I dream that I'm in a situation where I need to use my gun. Unfortunately I get clicks and no bangs.
Most recently, I had to chamber a round, click, decock, cycle, click. And then bang.
Anyone else have this dream problem?

Yes, every time I have this dream, I wake up surrounded by body parts.

 

[Yrdawg]

About once a month I dream that I'm in a situation where I need to use my gun. Unfortunately I get clicks and no bangs.
Most recently, I had to chamber a round, click, decock, cycle, click. And then bang.
Anyone else have this dream problem?

Get something that will never require a de cock to re engage....or anything that has a manual safety....get it down to point and click, maybe the dreams will get better

It worked for me....I carried Ruger P 90 and Taurus Millineum Pro...had problems with gadgets

Same with any thing that don't point and shoot

Just 1 Dawgs facts tho

 

[Sin-ster]

Dawg just dreams about oil-filled tsunami's and giant methane clouds.

Honestly, I don't think the dreams have anything to do with insecurity about our abilities, firearms or even willingness to use them against a threat. I think Pangris gives us the best example of the most likely cause of these dreams... A lot of us simply don't get to enhance/exercise our skills. Nor do we come anywhere close to the realism offered by good training and competition. As someone else pointed out, our brains have trouble reconciling the realities of a gunfight, so the guns just don't work.

I'd like to hear an "expert's" take on this whole thing-- someone "qualified" to analyze the meaning of dreams. Somehow, I think our collective love of firearms and dreams of them failing would end up in some erectile disfunction prognosis. And I don't know about you all, but... mine works just fine.

 

[Yrdawg]

Dawg just dreams about oil-filled tsunami's and giant methane clouds.

Honestly, I don't think the dreams have anything to do with insecurity about our abilities, firearms or even willingness to use them against a threat. I think Pangris gives us the best example of the most likely cause of these dreams... A lot of us simply don't get to enhance/exercise our skills. Nor do we come anywhere close to the realism offered by good training and competition. As someone else pointed out, our brains have trouble reconciling the realities of a gunfight, so the guns just don't work.

I'd like to hear an "expert's" take on this whole thing-- someone "qualified" to analyze the meaning of dreams. Somehow, I think our collective love of firearms and dreams of them failing would end up in some erectile disfunction prognosis. And I don't know about you all, but... mine works just fine.

SEE ABOVE POST

 

[derf]

N/M

 

[LouisianaAKman]

I have a recurring dream that a BG draws, I draw, and I crap my pants,...... violently! Or,..not.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I've never had that dream...but very similar is a recurring dream I have where I'm punching someone as hard as I can and it just doesn't even phase them. Feels like when you punch underwater, there's just no power. And I just get angrier and angrier. I usually wake up pissed!

 

[Matchgrade]

No malfunction dreams for me. I usually save the day and then realize that I'm naked.

 

[#1bambam]

About once a month I dream that I'm in a situation where I need to use my gun. Unfortunately I get clicks and no bangs.
Most recently, I had to chamber a round, click, decock, cycle, click. And then bang.
Anyone else have this dream problem?

Its your spirit telling you you need to practice clearing malfs more.And you need to clean your gun also.

 

[charliepapa]

used to have the one where the bullets come out and drop to the ground right in front of me. since 10mm *conversion*, not so much.

 

[KnightWolf09]

Get something that will never require a de cock to re engage....or anything that has a manual safety....get it down to point and click, maybe the dreams will get better

It worked for me....I carried Ruger P 90 and Taurus Millineum Pro...had problems with gadgets

Same with any thing that don't point and shoot

Just 1 Dawgs facts tho

don't need to decock to re-engage, da/sa. probably just something i reverted to in dream land.

 

[KnightWolf09]

Its your spirit telling you you need to practice clearing malfs more.And you need to clean your gun also.

i hear ya on the practice. i'm up to date with my cleaning tho. just haven't shot in a while i guess.

 

[KnightWolf09]

Dawg just dreams about oil-filled tsunami's and giant methane clouds.

Honestly, I don't think the dreams have anything to do with insecurity about our abilities, firearms or even willingness to use them against a threat. I think Pangris gives us the best example of the most likely cause of these dreams... A lot of us simply don't get to enhance/exercise our skills. Nor do we come anywhere close to the realism offered by good training and competition. As someone else pointed out, our brains have trouble reconciling the realities of a gunfight, so the guns just don't work.

I'd like to hear an "expert's" take on this whole thing-- someone "qualified" to analyze the meaning of dreams. Somehow, I think our collective love of firearms and dreams of them failing would end up in some erectile disfunction prognosis. And I don't know about you all, but... mine works just fine.

(probably shouldve done a multi-quote.) feel you on the lack of situational experience and +1 to Pangris' analysis.
as far as physical functionality, all systems go.

 

[BobKaro]

I have this one dream where I'm trying to retire this replicant. I work the bolt on my revolver and nothing happens.

 

[headshot]

This is crazy, I thought I was the only one...

I always get the heavy trigger dream. Occasionally I get the one where you have no power behind your punches and kicks. Another is not being able to run fast. It's so aggravating