One really should not look down the barrel of a gun on a misfire. On the other hand if you’re putting cheese on raw hamburger what’d you expect?
I like to think of the Road Runner cartoons as safety advice for kids and as reminders to adults…
Heh.
When I lived in, and took the training for my Canadian firearms license, I discovered the Canadians have an absolute fetish for staring down the barrel of firearms – to confirm they’re unloaded.
Pick it up? Make sure it’s cleared
Put it down? Make sure it’s cleared before you put it down
Cross a fence line? Unload and clear it
On the other side and picking it up? Clear and load it.
They had an acronym for it: PROVE – Point in safe direction, Remove all ammo, Observe the chamber, Verify the feed path, Examine the bore for obstructions.
No real problem with the first three items. Verify the feed path? In a pump or lever action?
I think this little ditty needs another verse just for Canada.
One really should not look down the barrel of a gun on a misfire. On the other hand if you’re putting cheese on raw hamburger what’d you expect?
I like to think of the Road Runner cartoons as safety advice for kids and as reminders to adults…
Heh.
When I lived in, and took the training for my Canadian firearms license, I discovered the Canadians have an absolute fetish for staring down the barrel of firearms – to confirm they’re unloaded.
Pick it up? Make sure it’s cleared
Put it down? Make sure it’s cleared before you put it down
Cross a fence line? Unload and clear it
On the other side and picking it up? Clear and load it.
They had an acronym for it: PROVE – Point in safe direction, Remove all ammo, Observe the chamber, Verify the feed path, Examine the bore for obstructions.
No real problem with the first three items. Verify the feed path? In a pump or lever action?
I think this little ditty needs another verse just for Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
Open the breech and check to see it is empty …fine. Look down the barrel? Get me a cleaning rod first.
Saw that one coming.
Squinty McSchumerface?
Related: According to Google the Arabic for Brennschluss is نهاية الاحتراق “nihayat alaihtiraq”.
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