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November 19, 2006
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This is something I wouldn’t normally miss as I am usually acquiring vintage rifles and I am always very interested in what the bore looks like. However, this brief video is something I will remember. There are lots of versions of this how a shooter could end with quite the disaster. A very easily averted disaster.
I read some of the comments and was struck by the example where a fellow bought a shotgun from a widow and it blew up when he shot it. The clue in this story was, “widow.” Her deceased husband had hidden his cash in his shotgun barrels. Using rolled up $100 bills – a lot of cash could be stashed!
I will pass this along to fellow shooters. I do know some shooters who would likely not even think about looking down a new gun bore before firing it.
August 27, 2014
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I would never fire a new gun without checking the bore, actually I check my guns that I’ve owned for years before firing.
Paranoia or heightened state of awareness?
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
November 7, 2015
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Good point! I bought a new R-word in 17HMR years ago that had some stubborn heavy goo in its tiny bore. It took several passes with a brush and more than a few patches to get it out. That could have been ugly.
Mike
