AlexanderA
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I've learned the hard way never to let other people mess with my guns.I know how you feel! You should hire or find volunteers to shoot your guns! That’s what I would do… also get them to clean it
The worst example was when I was persuaded to take my M60 machine gun (adapted for blanks) to a timeline demonstration at the Soldiers' Home in DC. Two actual VN vets were supposed to do the firing demonstration (with me watching, of course). Well, when there was a jam -- which is common when firing blanks -- they followed their training, stood the gun on its butt, and stomped on the charging handle. This resulted in a bent charging handle and a dented receiver channel. I fixed it, but the gun will never be the same.
This just goes to show that people's attitudes are different when they don't have skin in the game, such as when the gun is provided by Uncle Sam (or some naive collector).
Keep in mind that this is at least a $35,000 gun. Probably a lot more.