Originally Posted by
Mauser308
That might be fine, but operating in the public arena - if you look like you know what you are doing then you obviously do. If you look like you're fluffing around with no clue then that is the image you portray.
If you are going to do a manual-of-arms condition and operational status check of your weapon, then bloody do it don't pat the thing and then rub the dust off it like you've escaped from the kitchen and have just remembered you haven't finished wiping the bench.
Possibly correct action, but visually poor form. And, allowed the outfit's training level to be called into question leading me back to my statement No1. So, final score = FAIL.