Thank you for this insightful point. I know it should be instinctive, but oddly, no one ever mentioned the "don't try to catch it" rule in any of the classes I have taken. (The same rule applies with kitchen knives.) Your point is a good safety reminder. Even if it is a collectible and expensive model, one should just let it drop. (Although I might be tempted to use my foot to break the fall if it were a real nice one, since my shoe's toe won't fit in the trigger guard.)
owning glocks and sigs (no "manual" safeties), that hint stuck in my mind from a class i've taken somewhere, and
i wish i knew who to attribute that excellent advice to... i'm just passing it on...
i misspoke about the idpa rules... from the idpa rules (SO is the safety officer)...
"In the event that a contestant does drop a loaded firearm during a stage or string of fire, the SO will immediately yell the command ‘STOP’. It will be the task of the SO to pick-up/recover the dropped loaded firearm, and render it safe and unloaded before returning it to the contestant. The competitor who has dropped the loaded firearm will be disqualified from the entire event."
when the fit hits the shan, training is all.
shoot straight. shoot safe. practice. carry. glock rocks