Most of us have seen it or heard of it... in TV and movies, the numbtwit swinging open the cylinder, and then with a quick flick of the wrist whips it closed.
Last night the wife is watching "Auction Hunters" on the Spike TV cable channel. The pair are going through a storage locker they bought at auction... I'm pounding away on the laptop when my attention is grabbed by a pair of S&W's found in gun rugs, a 500 Magnum and a "It's a .44 Magnum!!" by excited proclamation from the skinny guy, both guns look to be in great shape.
So both idiots grabs one, not only do they swing open the cylinders with a flick of the wrist, but they spin them like they're trying to make it fly and then the same wrist flick action to close the cylinder.... SLAM, while the cylinder is merrily spinning away like mad.
I cringed and mumbled the appropriate obcenities... next they hook up with a dealer to get the 2 guns appraised and broker a deal... the "44 Magnum", turns out to be just that, a pre-29... double cringe, slightly sick feeling in stomach imaging what may have just happened to a relatively nice pre-29 when that cylinder was thrown shut while spinning.
Another prime example and confirmation that the world is indeed filled with screaming idiots.
Last night the wife is watching "Auction Hunters" on the Spike TV cable channel. The pair are going through a storage locker they bought at auction... I'm pounding away on the laptop when my attention is grabbed by a pair of S&W's found in gun rugs, a 500 Magnum and a "It's a .44 Magnum!!" by excited proclamation from the skinny guy, both guns look to be in great shape.
So both idiots grabs one, not only do they swing open the cylinders with a flick of the wrist, but they spin them like they're trying to make it fly and then the same wrist flick action to close the cylinder.... SLAM, while the cylinder is merrily spinning away like mad.
I cringed and mumbled the appropriate obcenities... next they hook up with a dealer to get the 2 guns appraised and broker a deal... the "44 Magnum", turns out to be just that, a pre-29... double cringe, slightly sick feeling in stomach imaging what may have just happened to a relatively nice pre-29 when that cylinder was thrown shut while spinning.
Another prime example and confirmation that the world is indeed filled with screaming idiots.
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