There may be a difference between the person who has “shot all their life” and the person who shoots thousands of rounds a year with differnt styles of firearms. I had an AD last week. I came up on the target and rested my finger on the trigger and apparently it was too much pressure. The gun fired and I still hit the target just a few inches from the “A” zone. Oops.
I had a match .22 that I was benchresting and closed the bolt with two fingers and a thumb. The little finger hit the three pound trigger and the rifle fired. Oops. I still hit the target since it was benched.
A friend handed me his K98 Mauser without telling me he had installed a two pound trigger. I rested the rifle against my shoulder, aimed the sights and rested my finger on the trigger. It went off. I didn’t hit the target but I was close. Oops.
I fire thousand of rounds a year with all different sorts of firearms. Some I’m familiar with and some I have never handled before.
I’m really happy people have never had an ND. I wish I could say the same.
I suppose I was thinking that accidental discharges are like This.