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I don't remember if I told this story or not. I shot several hundred rounds out of my Dad's old PT99 and due to improperly holding the gun had managed to wear a blister on the inside of my thumb. Went to go shoot with my wife a few days later and she suggested wearing some kind of glove and it sounded like a good idea. The older model Taurus doesn't have a de-cocker on it, so after inserting the magazine and hitting the slide release I wanted to de-cock it by pulling the trigger while holding the hammer and slowly letting the hammer down like I had done many times before without incident.

Well the gloves caused a significant loss of dexterity and the hammer got away from me. I shot the concrete floor about 10 feet in front of me (downrange) and the spent brass that was already there went flying everywhere. The slide came back and my thumb stopped it. Despite what everyone says, no it won't tear your thumb off but I still don't suggest it. I decided then and there that my next pistol was gonna have a de-cocking lever on it.

I still get a sick feeling when trying to de-cock the Taurus but I sure don't try and do it with gloves on either.