heavyshooter
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I was wondering if you guys have a policy of telling friends how they will handle your guns BEFORE you hand them over. In the past two weeks I have had the same experience and it has me wondering how I could have avoided it. The list of people that I allow to fire my guns is very short, but I am wondering if I should give a course on proper gun handling.
Two weeks ago I went to the gun range with an acquaintance. After we had been there for about 30 minutes he handed me his Smith & Wesson 629 and I handed him my Ruger GP100 (he is considering whether or not he wants to purchase a Ruger). Each of us loaded up and fired at our targets. After he fired his 6 shots he opened the cylinder, unloaded the spent shells, and then he did the unspeakable. YES, he did the movie star wrist flick to swing the cylinder shut!!! Dude, what tha fat!!! I politely retrieved my gun and explained why he should not do that. I was surprised because he is 20 years older than me, and he owns a few guns; not the least of which is a Smith & Wesson 629!!! I did not think I had to tell him that swinging the cylinder in this manner is a major gun sin.
Two weeks go by and I recover from the traumatic range experience; which brings us to today. My wife asked if she could have my Smith & Wesson 37-2; being the great husband that I am, I said no. But I went out and bought her a Smith & Wesson 442 and I was showing it to my Father-in-Law. I opened the cylinder and then I closed it the proper way. I did this for two reasons. 1) I wanted to show him that it is unloaded and 2) I wanted to show him the proper way to handle it. After I handed it to him he promptly opened it and flicked it shut! It all happened in less than 2 seconds! WHAT THA FAT!!!!! Twice in as many weeks! In his defense, my FIL is new to firearms so I explained it to him. But I also made a mental note to quiz/inform anyone that is going to handle a gun of mine before I hand it to him.
How do you guys and gals handle this?
Two weeks ago I went to the gun range with an acquaintance. After we had been there for about 30 minutes he handed me his Smith & Wesson 629 and I handed him my Ruger GP100 (he is considering whether or not he wants to purchase a Ruger). Each of us loaded up and fired at our targets. After he fired his 6 shots he opened the cylinder, unloaded the spent shells, and then he did the unspeakable. YES, he did the movie star wrist flick to swing the cylinder shut!!! Dude, what tha fat!!! I politely retrieved my gun and explained why he should not do that. I was surprised because he is 20 years older than me, and he owns a few guns; not the least of which is a Smith & Wesson 629!!! I did not think I had to tell him that swinging the cylinder in this manner is a major gun sin.
Two weeks go by and I recover from the traumatic range experience; which brings us to today. My wife asked if she could have my Smith & Wesson 37-2; being the great husband that I am, I said no. But I went out and bought her a Smith & Wesson 442 and I was showing it to my Father-in-Law. I opened the cylinder and then I closed it the proper way. I did this for two reasons. 1) I wanted to show him that it is unloaded and 2) I wanted to show him the proper way to handle it. After I handed it to him he promptly opened it and flicked it shut! It all happened in less than 2 seconds! WHAT THA FAT!!!!! Twice in as many weeks! In his defense, my FIL is new to firearms so I explained it to him. But I also made a mental note to quiz/inform anyone that is going to handle a gun of mine before I hand it to him.
How do you guys and gals handle this?