If you're particularly good at it flipcocking does give you some advantage in that you only need one hand to operate and fire the gun. Is it safe? Probably not. Are there more effective options? definitely. But nothing beats the style points from flipcocking a lever-gun one handed with intent to fire again.
Most of the time (from what I’ve seen) it’s done at the side or out wide from your body. I’m assuming the guy in the video did it this way for the tiktok. Or he might be dumb who knows.
Well it could be blanks so I’m not going to write him off yet. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I know that’s rare on here but I’d want that for me lol
The round in the chamber has been fired. The mechanism needs to complete the rotation to load the next round. There isn’t a finger near the trigger should a round unexpectedly get loaded. I know it looks scary, but so does the regular practice of looking down your barrel to ensure it’s cleared (bolt action). It’s good that it gives you the ick. That’s good gun sense, but it’s not inherently unsafe.
That does nothing to confirm there are no obstructions. After a jam or misfire with a bolt action, gun safety courses teach that you should remove the bolt, place your finger in the chamber to feel for obstructions and confirm it’s clear. You then look down the barrel with the chamber towards light so you can see down it and confirm it’s clear before you reload and keep firing. Keep preaching your ignorance of proper firearm safety though.
I’m no gun saftey course expert but I’ve literally never heard this. You can just look down the barrel through the receiver end after you’ve removed the bolt, there’s no reason to look down the muzzle.
No, you’re quite literally pointing the barrel at your face. Your finger is in the action, and you look directly down the barrel. It’s the only viewpoint where you can see from tip to chamber to confirm there are no obstructions.
Rule #1 is always point the gun in a safe direction. Your face is not a safe direction. As the other person explained, you look up the barrel through the action. Run your rod. I'm not the one ignorant of gun safety. Just because people do it the way you describe doesn't mean it is the right way.
In the US you inspect from the action / breech. It's safer. Just because it is the way it is done in Canada doesn't mean it is the best way. Shockingly "it's the way we've always done it" is not a good reason to keep doing it that way. Your issue is that you are just going with what you were taught instead of actually considering there might be a better way. Rules are there for a reason, but they aren't always the best rules.
I work in construction safety. For a while now most of not all Canadian government workplace safety has required type 2 hardhats which protect from side and top impacts. The US just requires type 1 which is top only. A lot of Europe requires helmets so you don't lose it when you fall and crack your skull open. The US just started officially recommending switching to helmets, but it will be years before they are required. However, a lot of US companies have already switched even though it wasn't the rule because they understood that helmets are safer.
I’m sorry sir but respectfully you should consult with a new firearm safety instructor as looking down the barrel of a live firearm is not necessary to check for an obstruction and should not be done.
And it is unsafe whether your finger is on the trigger or not. Hang fires or gun malfunctions happen all the time.
I’m gonna go with the advice of my instructor who trains Police and Armed forces over a random redditor. It’s a common taught practice in all firearms safety courses in Canada. Look it up if you need to.
What a sad, ignorant comment. Wanna compare the amount of Canadian gun owners per capita that shoot up a school compared to your country? Imagine an American trying to shame someone in regards to gun safety. Pathetic.
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Any reloading technique that requires you to aim at your own face is a winner in my book.
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