"I don't know if you have finished testing the lab, so I might be jumping the gun, but I started retesting it and have run into a few issues."
So, in this case, jump the gun means doing something before it should be done.
This person might be jumping the gun because he might have started retesting too early.
You might find this idiom easier to remember if you think about its origin. The idiom was originally used in sports contests that began with the firing of a gun. If a runner, for example, started before the gun was fired, they would say he/she jumped the gun.
More examples:Investments are often acts of patience, which means you have to know when to act, and not jump the gun.
I’m not usually one to jump the gun on holidays. I like to enjoy them each as they come. That's why I never put up my Christmas tree before Thanksgiving.
They didn't want to jump the gun and launch them before they were ready, that's understandable. (http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2123988/Google-Brand-Pages-Lacking-But-Youll-Make-One-Anyway)
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