What's wrong with this picture...

**Sideshow** · 17-02-2016, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by Danny

So you want HIM to say that firearm is 'safe' now... Cool, no worries then.

Exactly....I'd like him to let us have a little more information on what he witnessed if he was there and took this pic.
If he was there then he must have seen what lead up to and after the taking of this photo.
It is common practice when having a shotgun fit for this to be done.
But for all concerned, you more than double check that it's unloaded. This he must have witnessed.

**MSL** · 17-02-2016, 09:36 AM

Overly sensitive scaremongering causes more issues than anything in that picture

**300CALMAN** · 17-02-2016, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by R93

Depends on a lot of things.
I have seen BFA'S for M16, L1A1, gpmg, AUG, C9 and .50BMG all blown off when blank firing exercises go live.
Some blew the muzzles and flash suppressors to bits other made a perfect caliber sized hole with no damage to the barrel.
They could potentially kill at range imo.

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OUCH! those are some are some expensive and dangerous mistakes.

**Gibo** · 17-02-2016, 11:26 AM

I just think the guys who don't know about fitting shotties are freaking out.

**PerazziSC3** · 17-02-2016, 01:18 PM

Lol at this thread.

That is all

**outdoorlad** · 17-02-2016, 02:29 PM

I can understand someone who's right into there shotgun shooting being fitted up but in this case it's a novice shooter who probably doesn't have a FAL & very limited/maybe nil experience, what are they going to take away from it? That its ok to look down the barrel of a gun handed to them!

**gadgetman** · 17-02-2016, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

I can understand someone who's right into there shotgun shooting being fitted up but in this case it's a novice shooter who probably doesn't have a FAL & very limited/maybe nil experience, what are they going to take away from it? That its ok to look down the barrel of a gun handed to them!

That's a questionable assumption. I would pick that if it was a novice they would be supplied with an U/O. In the photo it is a camo semi with a mag extension so more likely to be the users own gear, and that is why it is being checked for fit.

**MSL** · 17-02-2016, 03:01 PM

I'm assuming it's a pump action machine gun rifle and it's a hostage situation

**Gibo** · 17-02-2016, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by gadgetman

That's a questionable assumption. I would pick that if it was a novice they would be supplied with an U/O. In the photo it is a camo semi with a mag extension so more likely to be the users own gear, and that is why it is being checked for fit.

That's not a questionable assumption though aye

**Gibo** · 17-02-2016, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by MSL

I'm assuming it's a pump action machine gun rifle and it's a hostage situation

Quite possibly the closest we have had to the truth

**Kscott** · 17-02-2016, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

but in this case it's a novice shooter

Assumption on your part.

who probably doesn't have a FAL

Assumption on your part.

& very limited/maybe nil experience

Assumption on your part.

what are they going to take away from it? That its ok to look down the barrel of a gun handed to them!

Here's an assumption - they may take away from the experience that shooting is safe and a fun sport ? If all of your assumptions were correct.

**gadgetman** · 17-02-2016, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. Watson

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Originally Posted by Gibo

That's not a questionable assumption though aye

Well it looks like camo to me.

I can see a gas port at the from end of the fore end which indicates a semi.

There is a black tube sticking out in front of the fore end which looks awfully like a mag extension.

Other than sponsors products or participants own gear at a sporting clays shoot all other shotguns supplied by organisers at clay bird shoots have been U/O.

Consider it a possible rational deduction rather than a snap assumption.

**screamO** · 17-02-2016, 07:38 PM

Well, I don't like the look of the photo, but i certainly don't know anything about shotgun fitting, that might explain my issue with my shooting. To be fair I don't even like looking down the end of my own barrels,bolt out and everything. I still don't think a firearm should be pointing in the direction of another person, loaded or not!!! Unless that so called person is somewhere they shouldn't be, eg: your bed, paddock, wife, kids, down the road with your bike, car ,etc.