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[–]GodOfThunder44 50 points51 points ago

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James May is actually showing how to check the barrel for ice. There's a behind-the-scenes clip from a later episode where May explains that he had already opened the action and placed his finger in the chamber to ensure it was unloaded. If they were in an arctic environment, and ice did become lodged in the barrel firing the shotgun would cause the barrel to explode, giving everyone around the gun a very bad day. Looking down the muzzle after ensuring the gun is unloaded is proper technique for checking these sorts of things.

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[–]GodOfThunder44 13 points14 points ago

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Good point. But if you've checked the chamber to assure the firearm isn't loaded there isn't anything unsafe about looking down the barrel. Without a round chambered a gun barrel is just a metal tube.

[–]SmartPhoneRetard 11 points12 points ago

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The point is this...

You don't ever want people looking down the barrel as it creates a idea that this is sometimes safe.

Sure, this time he has his finger in the chamber, but repeated often enough it is easy to forget that step.

I am not saying you are wrong but it is just as much about building patterns/habits as anything else.

[–]GodOfThunder44 5 points6 points ago

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I think education and constant vigilance are the biggest keys to firearms safety. That's why the 4 rules are good to follow. But there are some situations, IE: being in the wilderness and unsure if you have a plugged barrel, where it is acceptable to violate a rule or two (only after assuring yourself of a safe weapon) in order to prevent a mishap. I personally never look down the barrel of a firearm, simply because I'm not in any situations that would require it. But there are some cases where you can violate one rule (while observing the others) in order to make sure you aren't about to blow yourself up.

[–]SmartPhoneRetard 0 points1 point ago

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I don't mean that you can never, ever look down the barrel.

I am saying that it is always preferable not to, even when sure it is safe, to keep a habit from forming.

[–]antonbe 0 points1 point ago

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Driving a car isn't exactly safe either, but people do it anyway. It's about education and proper use.

[–]majorkev 10 points11 points ago

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Looking down the barrel of your gun is actually the last step in ensuring that your firearm is safe.


  • Point in a safe direction
  • Remove magazine/ammunition
  • Observe chamber
  • Verify feeding path
  • Examine the bore

[–]sniffles_snort 2 points3 points ago

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that looks like and over-under. Better to break the gun and look from the stock side, no?

[–]vinsanity406 2 points3 points ago

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What type of gun is it? A break action could be inspected from the rear end couldn't it? Also, aren't all barrels removable for cleaning? If you're going to inspect it for ice wouldn't it be safer and only slightly longer to remove the barrel and inspect it then?

I'm probably over cautious about such things, and it's virtually impossible after checking the action and chamber to still shoot yourself in the face. However, it's impossible to shoot yourself in the face if you don't look down the barrel at all.

[–]GodOfThunder44 1 point2 points ago

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The gun he was looking at was a pump-action shotgun. To remove the barrel one would have to go through the process of field-stripping the gun. The barrel is, indeed, removable for cleaning, but it requires much more familiarity with the gun to remove the magazine nut and remove the barrel to inspect it for lodged items. It's much simpler (and just as safe) in such a gun to open the action and ensure that there is no round chambered as it is to go through the process of removing the barrel completely.

[–]SirSandGoblin 0 points1 point ago

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he was never in any danger anyway since top gear is almost entirely staged

[–]goodsmellin 14 points15 points ago

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WOW! Hammond's teeth are whiter!

[–]supergamerz 8 points9 points ago

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I don't care how many times this is reposted, I will laugh at it every time.

[–]skmojo 5 points6 points ago

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what episode was this?

[–]AUSternum[S] 8 points9 points ago

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The north pole episode. They raced a Toyota Hilux vs dog sleds to the north pole, it was great.

[–]Darqfallen 2 points3 points ago

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Do you know the season / ep#?

[–]AUSternum[S] 4 points5 points ago

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It's season 10, here is the link

[–]Darqfallen 2 points3 points ago

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Much appreciated :D

[–]wild-tangent 2 points3 points ago

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Alternatively, netflix.

[–]antonbe -1 points0 points ago

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Fuck Netflix for TG episodes. You can get all of the Top Gear episodes at ridiculous speed from FinalGear (and stream them too, if you are so inclined, using uTorrent) or you can watch cut-up crap on Netflix.

[–]wild-tangent 0 points1 point ago

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No, you get the full episode. You're thinking hulu, which typically abridges things.

[–]EnhancementShaman 8 points9 points ago

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"...and James was rubbish with the shotgun."

[–]HanumanMan 5 points6 points ago

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Richard Hammond's reaction should be it's own GIF.

[–]cowsniperz 15 points16 points ago

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He's called Captain Slow for a reason.

[–]ninjamuffin 6 points7 points ago

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I love how the guys in the background don't even try to help, they just want to protect their sanity by not having to view someone get their head blown off.

[–]fatphuck 6 points7 points ago

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I cringed at the guy who grabbed the barrel. It's way safer to tell the guy to point it to safety than to try to re-point/grab/disarm whatever.

It's like seeing your buddy dangerously close to a cliff edge and running up behind him and screaming. Don't do that, just calmly point out the cliff..

[–]womanisadangercat 2 points3 points ago

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Idunno about you but I don't want brain matter in my eyes. I have priorities.

[–]AUSternum[S] 3 points4 points ago

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Now that's who I want to bring to the north pole with me.

[–]freb 0 points1 point ago

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Every time the gif repeats, my heart jumps

[–]LumpySpacePrincess14 0 points1 point ago

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I love Hammond :D

[–]MJC93 -1 points0 points ago

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I hate top gear now all the banter is so forced and set up.

[–]foxmtbr -4 points-3 points ago

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Must be related to Dick Cheney

[–]puravida1024 -3 points-2 points ago

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I reacted like the 2 dudes in the background.