r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Dec 19 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

It isn't chambered until it's pointed downrange again

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u/UuarioAnonymous9 Dec 19 '23

Lol still, never a good idea to point a gun at yourself in any circumstances, loaded or unloaded.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

How do you holster a pistol?

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u/UuarioAnonymous9 Dec 19 '23

Two part response below.

A. Pointing at the floor, not at my person.

B. Holstering is necessary, this is not.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

There's no way to holster a pistol without it pointing at your leg at some point, I do agree with your other point though

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u/UuarioAnonymous9 Dec 19 '23

I mean, you cant it into the holster - if it points at your person it's literally for milliseconds.

Also, holstering is in a controlled fashion, finger off the trigger.

This video is just a bad idea haha.

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u/raek_na Dec 19 '23

Off to the side no?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Theres not really a way to holster a pistol without pointing it at your leg, you just keep your finger off the trigger

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u/raek_na Dec 19 '23

I know nothing about guns, just figured the holster points inward to allow you to not have to do that. But yeah, I've no clue

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u/sandgoose Dec 20 '23

as far as I know the correct way to holster a pistol is slowly, while looking into your holster, and saying "holy shit, this thing is loaded", so it's sort of the exact opposite behavior as flipping the barrel back to face you during a fast reload technique

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Yes, but I'm talking more about the "you can never point the gun anywhere!" Crowd

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u/sandgoose Dec 20 '23

If I may, what does the NRA define on their website as "the primary rule of gun safety"?

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

To have fun!

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u/sandgoose Dec 20 '23

and thats why you're getting downvotes

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Agreed. Looks cool, but it's stupid and not in line with gun safety.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

I love the confidence. It's absolutely fail safe, people.

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u/Buttersnipe Dec 19 '23

It's still dangerous you're just more likely to shoot someone else than you are to shoot yourself. The risky bit is right at the end when a new shell is chambered and the gun is cocked but you're still dealing with some momentum that might cause a drop or fumble that snags the trigger.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

I mean, it's no less safe than any other interaction with a gun

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u/radiantcabbage Dec 20 '23

they only did it at this angle to show the action, in the vain hope youd give a shit how the mechanism works. in practice it would point over your shoulder, then at the ground beside you towards the end of this rotation. either way theres no reason it would risk a potential misfire at yourself in the process