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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    About 1963 for a couple of years I worked for Tisdall's Sports (PNth) after school.

    Someone came in and slipped a Ramset blank into a .22 and left it cocked, and of course at some stage later a customer pulled the trigger. Fortunately it was still in the (public access) rack but it left a burn scald up the green wall paint from the muzzle. It could have easily been a live round, And it could have easily been pointed at someone.
    And it could happen at any time nowadays too. Sports shops need to remember this.

    Yup. Open the breach every time you are passed or pick up a firearm.
    Ha ha nothing like a purple charge to get peoples' attention.

    Went to a gun and hunting expo many years ago where an army instructor was demonstrating the 303's "safety" features.
    He was up on the stage a bit away from the audience (mostly local NZDA members a lot of whom still used 30s back then).
    After some handling and talking he closed the bolt and then proceeded to wack the butt down on the stage several times with the intention that he could make the thing "go off"
    What he hadn't bothered to tell the audience was that he had slipped in a blank round.
    Well, instead of just a click the bloody thing went off big time and the sound was extremely load in the small auditorium we were in.
    I still clearly remember that demo.
    Slightly OT for this thread but still a noteworthy lesson.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Ha ha nothing like a purple charge to get peoples' attention.

    Went to a gun and hunting expo many years ago where an army instructor was demonstrating the 303's "safety" features.
    He was up on the stage a bit away from the audience (mostly local NZDA members a lot of whom still used 30s back then).
    After some handling and talking he closed the bolt and then proceeded to wack the butt down on the stage several times with the intention that he could make the thing "go off"
    What he hadn't bothered to tell the audience was that he had slipped in a blank round.
    Well, instead of just a click the bloody thing went off big time and the sound was extremely load in the small auditorium we were in.
    I still clearly remember that demo.
    Slightly OT for this thread but still a noteworthy lesson.
    Imagine the impact if a demo like that was used during FAL test.
    It would sure focus the mind
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

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    Many moons ago in the army at Burnham, they were handing out magazines for a parade or something, and the guy next to me had a live round in his one... lucky bugger I thought...
    No doubt a few red faced armourers that day!... and possibly one red arsed one...

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    Open or closed action the first thing a lot of people do when handed a firearm is pull the trigger watch next time you hand one to someone

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    Quote Originally Posted by northdude View Post
    Open or closed action the first thing a lot of people do when handed a firearm is pull the trigger watch next time you hand one to someone
    Who do you hang out with? Monkeys? Smack them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Who do you hang out with? Monkeys? Smack them
    Priceless
    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Next time your in a gun shop watch when a customer has a look at a gun

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Who do you hang out with? Monkeys? Smack them
    @Gibo

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    always when passing a gun to someone i check breech is and mag is empty break gun if its a double. i expect the same if passed to me or i dont take it.

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    Here's a good reason to check that the firearm is unloaded before accepting it from anyone.

    VIDEO: Former GPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Gunstore Incident

    There has also been numerous examples in the states where malicious people have deliberately put a live round into a firearm on display at gun shows which has later been discharged by someone else.

    Cheers
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    Monkeys would probably have more intelligence than half the humans out there as well

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    Opening bolt before handling rifle.

    Quote Originally Posted by northdude View Post
    Monkeys would probably have more intelligence than half the humans out there as well

    Even tie i think

    If in doubt watch this

    Chimp catches Toad


    http://youtu.be/qVE60zwXx1k
    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmsaum View Post
    Even tie i think

    If in doubt watch this

    Chimp catches Toad


    http://youtu.be/qVE60zwXx1k
    poor Toad!

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    It's because of people like Micky Duck that the Hon. Peter Dunne wants to initiate yet another Firearms Safety Review in NZ.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Ha ha nothing like a purple charge to get peoples' attention.

    Went to a gun and hunting expo many years ago where an army instructor was demonstrating the 303's "safety" features.
    He was up on the stage a bit away from the audience (mostly local NZDA members a lot of whom still used 30s back then).
    After some handling and talking he closed the bolt and then proceeded to wack the butt down on the stage several times with the intention that he could make the thing "go off"
    What he hadn't bothered to tell the audience was that he had slipped in a blank round.
    Well, instead of just a click the bloody thing went off big time and the sound was extremely load in the small auditorium we were in.
    I still clearly remember that demo.
    Slightly OT for this thread but still a noteworthy lesson.
    Had the same thing done to us back in 1988 in school lot of boarded looking farming sons did not look so board once the semi auto went off after repeatedly raking the slide. Was a centre fire too. Never forgotten that lesson.

 

 

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