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MikeP · 08-12-2001, 02:28 PM

Guns and idiots-remember-if you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough-hopefully it isn't an innocent bystander that gets waxed.

The huge influx of military surplus weapons the last few years has spawned numbers of would-be collectors and buffs who to a significant extent have no real background in the basics of firearms.

This added to the fact that that a lot of this stuff is cobbled up reworked junk turned out by some "armory" somewhere in lower south-eastern slobbovia really adds to the potential for tragic entertainment. People insist on glomming onto these things and proceed to blast away and then want to know why their "brand new" collectors dream malfunctioned or exploded. I think a lot of this stuff is inherently dangerous and is best left alone. You can have them examined by gunsmiths to your heart's content and still end up with a bloody stub where your hand was. I admit I am a little overboard on this but I have seen the look on peoples faces when it dawned on them they were maimed for life.

I have a near mint BYF 41 that shows little use-however it can be fired with the safety engaged-I don't shoot it anymore.

I used to carry a 1911 cocked with safety off-since they forgot to make them double action it is the only safe way to carry it if you need it. I don't have to do that now.

08-12-2001, 02:28 PM	#7
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Re: You'll shoot your.......Hand off!! Guns and idiots-remember-if you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough-hopefully it isn't an innocent bystander that gets waxed. The huge influx of military surplus weapons the last few years has spawned numbers of would-be collectors and buffs who to a significant extent have no real background in the basics of firearms. This added to the fact that that a lot of this stuff is cobbled up reworked junk turned out by some "armory" somewhere in lower south-eastern slobbovia really adds to the potential for tragic entertainment. People insist on glomming onto these things and proceed to blast away and then want to know why their "brand new" collectors dream malfunctioned or exploded. I think a lot of this stuff is inherently dangerous and is best left alone. You can have them examined by gunsmiths to your heart's content and still end up with a bloody stub where your hand was. I admit I am a little overboard on this but I have seen the look on peoples faces when it dawned on them they were maimed for life. I have a near mint BYF 41 that shows little use-however it can be fired with the safety engaged-I don't shoot it anymore. I used to carry a 1911 cocked with safety off-since they forgot to make them double action it is the only safe way to carry it if you need it. I don't have to do that now.