I saw a question this evening while visiting a firearms website that answers questions pertaining to many makes and models of guns and firearms in general. This question left me scratching my head.

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I thought it was going to be "Why should I join the NRA?"

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LIVE FROM THE DAWGHOUSE

some folks are not meant to breed.....

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" I live in the city and have never fired a gun. Which xxl loudenboomer magnum do I need for self defense/ plinking and Alaskan bear attacks" ? ( even though I have never been to Ak, or have any intention of going). Sound familiar? OR Here's a pic of a gun I just acquired/ stoled, in a paper bag, how much is it worth, and when was it made?

But wait! I saw Foghorn Leghorn do it to Elmer Fudd once!

And here'ssssssss Bugs!

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Really? U saw it in Wikipedia?

If you cut off your finger, jam it in the barrel and drive it home tightly with a hammer that MIGHT be sufficient obstruction to stop the bullet but there are no guarantees. It may just spray your finger out of the barrel and continue on until it hits something else, like your head.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

There is an old myth about pushing your hand or body into the muzzle of a cocked Model 1911 held by an opponent to force the slide out of battery so it won't fire. I doubt if that trick works very often.

"Just being an American doesn't make you a gun expert".

That question shows just how far from an expert some people are.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

What would you do/ please take this poll ?'s. What would you do when strolling thru the worst part of town at 3am with 100$ bills overflowing from my pockets, and are jumped by 6 terrorists with AK 47's and fixed bayonets. Some of the answers can be worse than the ?

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Turns out, mythbusters must have read the same post.

Finger In Gun Barrel Causes It To Backfire | MythBusters | Discovery

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Really? U saw it in Wikipedia?

Fling your poo at them, while it just might work, could get you dinged.

About 45 years ago I worked with an old man from Mississippi who told me he'd had a friend who'd heard about that trick when he was in the army. Sometime after his discharge, he got into some squabble with a guy who pulled a gun on him at fistfight range. Of course, having been in the army, he knew just what to do. He pushed his palm hard against the muzzle of the other guy's...revolver.

He lived, but his guitar playing was never the same.

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Yessir, some dufus has watched himself a few too many Looney Tunes cartoons...

And for the gun handling thread!

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Really? U saw it in Wikipedia?

Really is "do I need more guns ?"

There was a scene in "Support Your Local Sheriff" Where James Garner puts his finger in a barrel of a gun and convinces the gun holder it will cause the gun to explode if he shoots it. This movie was of course was a spoof and a very funny one. I would guess that is the source of the question.

Whoops. I should have read all the posts before posting. Someone already beat me to it.

Me thinks a troll was having some fun.

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I reckon so

How about Bug's carrot in Elmer's shotgun barrel?

https://youtu.be/nVuWs1n2sQk

No you put your finger in the barrel, better to lose a finger than your hand. Lmao

Maybe he was thinking of a 1911 if you push the barrel towards the rear it won't fire. Would I trust doing that nope.

I believe you can push the slide back far enough the disconnector won't let it fire.

I fear these are the new first time gun buyers today. Be afraid, very afraid. Hide below ground.

That sounds like an IDPA stage description to me.

At 3am I'm as snug as a bug under a electric blanket.

Im strolling through the bad section and you have $100 bills overflowing from your pockets? Your on your own I'm out of there. Lol

While I was CMC of the Navy detachment at Dover AF base Port Mortuary during Desert Storm and on the Mid watch till 08:00 in Command Control Center received a call of one HR coming in.
At 07:00 the AF Captain comes in with the secure mail.
He reads it and starts laughing.
Says "Master Chief, read this."
The report had that a 1st Lt, National Guard was showing his men the safeties of the 1911, that if you pressed the muzzle on a 1911, it would not fire by pressing it on the side of his head and pressed the trigger......

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Here's my dumbest question on a gun forum...
Why did I click the link when I knew what the outcome would be?

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I saw one on a California gun forum:
"Which barrel length in a Colt SAA should I get if I want to twirl it?

I don't know for sure, but I think it just might work, UNLESS the gun is loaded with Plus Pee ammo.

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And yet a ANOTHER candidate for the Darwin Awards

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Don

In this book, which I've had for thirty years or so, there is an article about twirling a SAA.



In the article it says that, for the author at least, a 7 1/2" barrel 45 is the easiest to twirl. The extra weight sticking out balances it better than a 4 3/4".

The twirling itself is kinda stupid, especially with a Colt (ye gods, they is expensive). But if you already plan to twirl it, getting an idea of which barrel length twirls better ain't a bad idea.

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Go to Calguns forum. There are tons of stupid questions there.

Oh, and the maturity level is 2/10

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Here in Iowa that would be 1/5 as we do not have as many people as CA. 😉

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I don't see any problem twirling a SAA (unless you do it with the hammer cocked ) Sammy Davis Jr comes to mind.

If you were to carpet the state of Florida how long would it take you to vacuum it and would it have to be a +P vacuum? Would it take longer if you were carrying concealed or open? I like hickory spam.

Sure the OP's example is a dumb question. However I see a lot of people new to guns and shooting that post legitimate beginner questions and get insulted for their lack of knowledge. Not so much on this forum, though. Thank you mods.

Remember kids, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

I once herd "which end does the bullet come out?"

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Well, it just stands to reason that it comes out the back, 'cause the front has a muzzle on it.

Hey now,my brothers are 10 and 9 years older than me so I was on the receiving end of a lot of things I needed someone to explain. I still get angry when I see birds roost on the electric line because I ran like heck in and out of the house in my formidable years (4-5) turning on electric items to zap them darn birds every time I saw them. It never worked but I was constantly reassured that I "just missed".

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Really? U saw it in Wikipedia?

My favorite question is, what does Ctg. stand for?

Considering that it's there on the S&W barrel right after the caliber, I would think that the answer is obvious. Not to some people.

Fishslayer, you might be familiar with 5/7 from Calguns.

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Not really.
Many non-gun people have never heard the term 'cartridge' used with firearms or ammunition. TV calls them 'bullets'.
Cartridges are for putting toner in your printer.

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Lee Jarrett

Heck, the guys at my LGS call them "bullets," 'cause that's what 90% of their customers call them.

"Cartridges."