When I hear the left cry about our gun culture in the US I always wonder if we even really have one anymore...

 

Now this is a gun culture!

 

Gun loving folk

Hmm, methodology seems to be a little lacking....

 

Ja, Ich denkst das ist klar, bitte ziehen Sie den drücker...

 

(Yeah, I think it's clear, please pull the trigger)

Thats a lot of guns for a country who likes to remain neutral. haha

Hmm, methodology seems to be a little lacking....

 

 

Looks like the bolt is locked back and no magazine... Still can't say I would do that with someone else holding it though...

Looks like the bolt is locked back and no magazine... Still can't say I would do that at all...

Fixed. This is exactly how accidents happen. Bolt locked back and no mag does not mean safe. #1 firearm safety rule is to ALWAYS point a gun in a safe direction. ALWAYS treat a gun as if it is loaded. Even if it is MY gun that I know inside and out, and I triple check that there is no magazine in the gun, and I triple check that the chamber is empty......there is still no way in hell I would look DIRECTLY down the barrel like that. I can disassemble each of my guns to the point of being able to look down the other end of the barrel in under 60 seconds, just doesn't make sense to me.

Looking down the barrel is not a big deal as long the bolt is pulled out and the chamber has been verified to be empty. Everytime I go to buy a milsurp gun, I pull the bolt out and look down the barrel.

Looking down the barrel is not a big deal as long the bolt is pulled out and the chamber has been verified to be empty. Everytime I go to buy a milsurp gun, I pull the bolt out and look down the barrel.

 

Exactly, I'm not field stripping a gun on the range to check the bore... I would generally do something like that only if I was in complete control of the weapon and have either a bore light, bore illuminating device or my pinky nail in the open chamber.

Looking down the barrel is not a big deal as long the bolt is pulled out and the chamber has been verified to be empty. Everytime I go to buy a milsurp gun, I pull the bolt out and look down the barrel.

 

 

people overly emphasize not looking down the barrel..

 

in firearms there are IMO two contexts.. 1)the lay firearms user.. weekend hunter.. someone not really interested in modifying, working on, etc.. there are lots of people who mostly buy new.. and are not really as into guns as the "rest of us".. 2) your more involved firearms enthusiasts.. people who purchase.. modify.. work on.. etc.. gun.. collectors.. and so on..

 

if you buy used guns.. work on them.. and so on.. you WILL without question look down the barrel of the gun.. when I clean my guns I often use a light and inspect the bore of the gun.. check out the rifling.. and so on.. when you look down the barrel of the gun you obviously must be very careful.. because obviously you could kill yourself.. but just to put it into perspective you can die working on the electric in your home..

Looking down the barrel is not a big deal as long the bolt is pulled out and the chamber has been verified to be empty. Everytime I go to buy a milsurp gun, I pull the bolt out and look down the barrel.

Pulling the bolt is different. You are disabling the gun from firing. However in some milsurp guns, you can look down the safe end of the barrel by pulling the bolt out.

Pulling the bolt is different. You are disabling the gun from firing. However in some milsurp guns, you can look down the safe end of the barrel by pulling the bolt out.

 

Not with the two ends in my face. I can't see anything that way.

Thats a lot of guns for a country who likes to remain neutral. haha

 

I read that all the swiss men have to join the military for said time after school, when they are done they keep their issued rifle..? so families have generations of military issued rifles..?

I read that all the swiss men have to join the military for said time after school, when they are done they keep their issued rifle..? so families have generations of military issued rifles..?

 

Correct...

 

After Swiss military training, they are allowed to keep their rifle along with what ever equipment they may need in a time of national emergency. They are also given a sealed 1000 round case of ammunition. Each male of age in the family is sent to training, and given their service rifle, service side arm, and ammunition for each. So yes generations of males have generations of state sanctioned service rifles.

 

I so want to live in Switzerland...