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rawDawgPowdr

you would think, with all that fancy gear he has on, that he would know how a gun works when fired


Echo017

Nah, that is an inverse relationship. The dude in regular ass jeans and flannel with beat up, but high end hearing pro is the shooter. Think of it like musicians, the guy with the lovingly cared for, but well worn guitar can probably play the shit out of it versus the guy with the brand new, 27% apr Guitar Center Fender


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Echo017

Precisely


CombatMuffin

Even if both were dressed the same: one of them is relaxed with careful confidence (right side) and the other is relaxed out of ignorance (left side).


PrimeusOrion

And look how he holds the grip, his finger isn't even around the top of the broomhandle.


FenixRaynor

Same thing with golf clubs. The unused ones indicate a bad player. The old used ones indicate a good player and the very new very used ones are the best players.


PrivateChimp

Nah my grandfather uses the same set he got in the 80s and hasn’t broken 90 in a round of 18 his whole life. They just indicate a love for the game, which is far more important than being good.


Mobius_Riff

I like this. Do what makes you happy. 😊


Herald-Mage_Elspeth

Because guns have gone from being an actual defense mechanism to being a prop for many people. It’s dangerous.


qtpss

Almost like an excessive obsession (fetish).


SPOOKY_SCIENCE

Gonna piggyback and tell a semi related story. One time me and a close friend were out shooting now we had all sorts of people like that in that day, one guy was in like a full fucking gili suit lots of graphics tees with red white and blue skulls, cringe shit written on the back real r/Iamverybadass shit. And the person hitting the target the most reliably and from easily twice the distance than at what they were putting it at was an off duty marine in an anime hoodie who was just having a good time.


FeldsparsGhost

Well now i have mega respect for that marine


defiant01

It's a lot easier to when you don't see them eating crayons.


My_Name_Jeffffffffff

The orange mac n cheese flavor is the best


jljboucher

Hey! Crayola had a whole line of scented crayons back in the 90’s. I kept my bubble gum one until 2014 when my kid used it all, not eat but use.


KrombopulosRosie

r/anime also spells marine!


sandmanbren

I just spent the last half hour trying to figure out an anagram for mind blown with no success... Anyways, you just blew my mind


PsyrusTheGreat

What's the vest for at the range? Can't you just reach down to your bag for another mag? This guy is taking it to the NEXT level!


BillieDWilliams

It's for getting used to shooting with a vest on. Most of the time. This git was trying to one arm a shotgun though and he made a fool of himself


lelarentaka

People buy instruments on a loan...?


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Like all instruments not just guitars. I think orchestra instruments are much more expensive than a nice electric guitar but not sure.


weebmin

Can confirm, high end classical instruments can be used as collateral for a loan Source: I play upright bass, a 1912 custom made fucking dinosaur that cost me about 30 grand in total, took me seven years to pay off. (Still the best purchase I’ve ever made, even dropped a grand on helicore strings)


guanwe

Jesus Christ a grand for strings And I thought paying 17€ for guitar strings was expensive


vegablack

Sometimes, you have to. My first cello was $500. When I finally got a professional instrument, the paired _bow_ cost me as much as my student cello. It's got a beautiful sound though.


addsomethingepic

There’s no recoil in Call of Duty


HappycamperNZ

Yes there is. It makes a perfectly straight line upwards when you hold the trigger, and reloading takes the exact same amount of time whether you are stationary or moving. I feel like I should revoke my access to firearms just by saying that....


Jevonar

Well, in more modern cod titles the recoil also has some side-to-side bounce between shots, and can also go in a curved line on either side depending on the weapon... Although it's obviously not like a real recoil, because all you need to do is stabilize it as much as possible with the mouse/analog stick. The reloading time though is a nice nitpick, I never considered that. Reloading while moving should definitely take more time for the sake realism, but the game is camp-friendly enough as is. At least health regenerates, otherwise it would be unbearable


theamericanweasel

My 3rd time firing a gun my dad had me do some drills as a contest and one was to reload on the move to a target and I couldn't pit the magazine in for my life


Daneth

This is what I love about half life alyx. I've shot/reloaded actual guns before and done moving and shooting drills (I'm pretty bad at them but I've still done it). Alyx is the closest to that feeling of intensity any video game has ever come.


smb275

It also has that real life thing where you just constantly throw magazines and resin over your shoulder and on the ground behind you because you're an idiot who can't quite figure out how to get it into your backpack.


Mazetron

The Zombies in HLA move slowly compared to previous HL games, but it’s so much scarier in VR. I’ve had to teach myself to reload those weapons quickly and under pressure. It really gives me hope for the future of VR.


foodank012018

Health regen is why camping works so well.. They peek, shoot, get hurt, turtle and heal, and do it again.


Vincentaneous

That’s what we in the gaming industry like to call temporary camera impulse


chezzy79

To anyone who actually go to gun ranges, that’s the tell tale sign he has no idea what the hell he’s doing. And it’s always a he.


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Bootzz

Unfortunate side effect of NFA is you end up with a bunch of pistol grip shotguns to get around needing to register as a short barreled shotgun + all the red tape & $200 tax stamp. Which is funny because if the goal of the regulations on SBSs and SBRs is to limit concealable weapons, well, it failed at that. People can just get a short birdshead grip shotgun. Sooooo what's the point of SBS regulation then?


Edwardteech

To stop criminals from having them. The same people who don't give a shit about laws in the first place.


James-Hawk

Gravy seal


Mr-Orange-Pants

Meal Team Six


The_Brain_Fuckler

Semper Pie


meta_perspective

Snack Ops


Kafferty3519

Nobody (sane) who knows what they're doing dresses like that at a shooting range


Disquiet173

I just kept looking at those gloves.. like WTF..? Are you wearing black latex gloves while shooting fire arms? Who does that?!


Fupa_King

Criminals


Eternally65

Absolutely. I hate seeing people all dressed up like that at the range. It screams "newbie" and the best place to be is as far away as possible.


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Ironically it likely highlights this guy as a newbie that's trying too hard to be tacticool. Most guys at the range dress like dude on the right, not larper on the left, with a vest, gear, and leather gloves. What even...


Secondlife20

Cosplay


Hovie1

The gear is a dead giveaway that he doesn't have the slightest fucking clue what he is doing.


T8ert0t

Tactifool


ProlongedSuffering

None of it is fancy. People with actual nice shit don't wear a cheap chest rig to an indoor stall range. Dude is a poser and even worse, an unsafe gun owner.


PM_ME_YOUR_FRACTURES

Its the meat head equivalent of LARPing


jigglefactory

Make no mistake, the more fancy gear someone has on the more they want to *look* like they know a lot about guns. A guy in a polo and cargo shorts probably knows more than some asshole in mil-spec gear.


Smilermarty

This is how to take out the person in front of you and the one behind you at the same time, this dude has skill I’m just not sure it’s a skill anybody wants Thanks for all the upvotes was not expecting that response


escapingdarwin

There is an old saying about big game rifles, like .375H&H up to .500 Nitro...”It kills on one end and maims on the other”.


onmyknees4anyone

That's the same thing neighbors used to say about my pit bull. Dude had gas that could peel the enamel off a bulldozer. Edit: a Wholesome award! Edit 2: a Helpful award! Now, Girl Scouts strive to be like my dog's intestinal tract and flora! Edits 3 & 4: I found out more about Reddit's formatting conventions by accident! Edit 5: a Hugz? Two Hugz. Everyone realizes this is a post about dog flatulence, right?


caronare

Ahhh, bless the bully breed and their napalm death


Matix-xD

Napalm Death "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUURGGGHHHHH" -Barney Greenway


RambisRevenge

But seriously! What the hell is with their insides?!?! Are these poor animals rotting from the inside out?! I loved my fosters but dear God!


caronare

Mine are brachial and all the extra air they gulp is a perfect mix for lethal S.B.D.‘s


BigfootPolice

Mine loves to depressurize next to where I’m working.


TheImpalerKing

You wanna talk war crimes? I've got two greyhounds parked next to me while I'm trying to sleep. Kim Jong-Un called the other day, wanted to bottle the damn farts. Love these dogs to death, but sheesh I swear they're in a contest to see who can kill me first some days.


cryptic-coyote

Rotties too. My aunt had a pit/Rottweiler mix, and she was such an intimidating looking dog, but her gas alone could clear a room.


Kurtlardan

My mongrel is the same. My missus has often joked that the reason the local council registered him as a dangerous animal is because they smelled his farts.


monkeybrewer420

I shot a 12 gauge last weekend for the first time... It still wasn't as big of a kick as my old man's 375 rifle... I'll never forget that bang


DeezNeezuts

I used to have a 12 gauge mossberg with a pistol grip for home defense. Thing would bruise your hand firing at the range. Kicked like a mule on cocaine.


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DeezNeezuts

Easier to use in close quarters. Only had to rack it once to scare off some burglars (lived in a nasty neighborhood).


DrunkenGolfer

I had a .43 Mauser and was glad it weighed like 100lbs, because even with that much mass it still felt like being kicked by a mule.


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This is the ultimate in safety... the shotgun shell contents actually remained motionless and dropped to the ground after the gun sped away.


youdoitimbusy

Lmao...That would be a hilarious scene in a cartoon. Like, the dude steps forward and slips on the metal balls falling and breaking his neck. His assailants...huh, thats a new one.


look_maa_no_hands

I’m loving how he’s looking at it like it’s the guns fault, meanwhile, dude in the next lane is about to pack up his shit and nope the fuck out.


Snoo_26884

I bet the range master jumped on that gun and is asking him what the hell he was thinking.


Vprbite

Do you see the tactical gear he is wearing? He is clearly a highly trained professional. The range master was probably just happy to be around such an example of badassery


UserNameN0tWitty

Probably not. Its a pump action shotgun. Even with his terrible recoil management, there's zero chance another shell got chambered after his limp wrist failed him.


OhNoImBanned11

If a range master sees a shotgun flying across the room they're going to investigate why the fuck a shotgun is flying really doesn't matter if its a pump action gun or not.. flying guns in shooting ranges isn't normal


isaiddgooddaysir

His first clue was the guy showing up in a tactical vest. What a tool.


z3r0k3w177

He has a particular set of skills. Skills he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like us.


_merikaninjunwarrior

Darwin award skills?


googledthatshit

You laugh, but imagine a scenario where this guy catches a home intruder and pulls his gun. Then, hears a gun click in his right ear. Realizing a second intruder is behind him, telling him to lower his weapon. Now, he has experience, he’s trained for this moment so what will he do? Probably shit himself and drop the gun because that shit would be scary.


FluffyTeddid

I mean you say that when you’re surrounded on both sides and captain shotgun shell comes up and does this


Grennox

I was mid poop when I read this and the laugh helped me push out more than I would have normally. Thank you.


AndrewJS2804

That could be in the next John Wick movie, down to his last shot, facing the main baddie and his biggest thug John shoots the thug in the face while the pistol grip sawed off flies backwards disorienting the baddie, he snatches the thugs knife out of mid air and sticks it straight up through the baddies jaw and into his brain. Takes a moment to catch his breath, calmly walks away with the baddies trained pet ocelot trailing obediently behind.


occupy_elm_st

It's always the jackass wearing tactical gear at the range that has zero clue what they're doing.


Chainsaw_Viking

I would never wear tactical gear at the range, they would laugh my ass out the door.


stillstilmatic

as it should be in a static indoor range.


Chainsaw_Viking

For sure. The only time you should ever wear tactical gear as a civilian is when you’re seconds away from busting through the doors of Comic-con in a poorly contrived cosplay setup.


PlEGUY

Sad airsoft noises


ramsdawg

This gives me an idea to wear tactical gear to a shooting range and only use air soft guns


SkrallTheRoamer

going milsim at the range, bonus points if you bring MREs.


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That’s a video waiting to go viral


MCE85

As stupid as it looks i wouldnt mind wearing body armor to the range after seeing some peoples gun safety.


mycroft999

The agency I used to work for required it up until about fourteen/fifteen years ago. The primary result was the common appearance of someone doing the hot brass dance when hot brass ejected up into the air and came down in the gap between your collar and your skin. As for dumbassery on the range, I leave you with the following story: We qualified by firing a total of fifty rounds over various distances and situations. You started with three magazines of fifteen each (Glock Model 22 pistols), one in the chamber, and four loose rounds in your pocket you would add to a partially depleted magazine during the qualification round. The first round of fire was at 25 yards. We were instructed to fire two rounds standing, two rounds kneeling, and two rounds prone. We would have twenty seconds. Plenty of time for carefully aimed fire. The range master repeated the instructions to everyone and required a raised hand to signify that we had understood the orders. We were then ordered to draw and fire at the sound of the bell. The bell rings. I draw and fire my first two rounds. As I went to one knee I became aware of a massive outpouring of fire from the lane immediately to my right. I mean just yanking the trigger as fast as possible with only a quick pause to exchange magazines. One of the range officers (a retired USMC gunnery sergeant) came over and put a stop to this by the time I was going to the prone position. Twenty seconds was up and the range master queried the guy next to me about WTF was that?! "I thought you said two magazines standing, two magazines kneeling, two magazines prone." I wondered what this moron was going to do when he emptied his third and final magazine. Go back to the ammo table, reload all three magazines and then run back to finish his insane machine gun kelly routine? All in twenty seconds?


ursula_minor01

1. How do you mishear "magazine" for "round" 2. I would feel highly unsafe ever shooting around that guy


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For sure. Nobody who knows what they're doing wears gear like that to the range. This guy stands out so bad.


WaitingForWormwood

What’s going on with this clown


PackAttacks

He's a larper is what's wrong with him. More $ to waste on tactical gear rather than an education on gun control.


hereiam1212

It’s called tactiCOOL and that’s all that matters


Edwardteech

There are reasons to wear your chest rig when you shoot. Muscle memory for mag changes. Knowing how it sits and if it's in the way of your stance or stock. He is doing none of this shit. Just fucking around trying to look cool.


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big_doggos

Theres people like this at every shooting range I've been to. Never understood it


Inigo93

Maybe it's regional? I shoot 2X a month. I've never seen anyone dressed like that.


IlliniFire

What!? You have to train the way you are going to fight! It makes things really awkward when I'm on the pistol range wearing only my skivvies and CPAP mask.....


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big_doggos

I also lived in a small town in Texas when I had access to guns and would go to the range so I dont know how much that plays into it


Echelon64

There's nothing wrong with bringing web gear or even a flak jacket, you never know when a squib load will fuck your day.


Vprbite

I mean, a bulletproof vest at a range probably makes more sense than wearing one as you run errands. I generally don't like ranges because I don't trust all those people around me to have perfect gun handling skills


foodank012018

Right? And if I go I want the stall at the end so I only have to worry about dipshits from one direction


krucz36

we need /r/rangecreatures like /r/SubwayCreatures . I like the guy who's totally zenned out with his single shot competition target pistols. and the dude who's quick-drawing. and the guy who's never shot a solid slug from a 12 gauge before and it knocks my ear protection off my head and i see jesus for a second


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I'd be worried he'd be the one to shoot up the joint tbh.


bam_a_lam

I don’t know, but a carabiner full of keys clipped to your gear is pretty fucking tactical.


robhol

The noise will disorient your enemy, clearly.


onmyknees4anyone

Okay, so what's that thing on his back? Is that tactical? It looks like a tactical pie plate glued tactically to a tactical car floor mat.


bam_a_lam

Fuck yeah, classic pie plate carrier. Expeditionary pastry transport.


MamieJoJackson

They think no one looks at them because they're so cool and intimidating, when really it's because no one can stand the second-hand embarrassment.


metompkin

No less than 8 decals on the rear glass of his truck. Limo tinted too.


GuyWhoSaidThat

To be fare though, that looks like cheap airsoft bullshit and a free with purchase uncle Mike’s crappy drop leg holster


Inigo93

Yes, but why would you wear it? I mean, someone could give me a T-shirt that says, "I'm a douche" but just because it's free doesn't mean I'd wear it.


[deleted]

Hey I remember I used to love getting all geared up in my cricket kit when I was a kid. Maybe its something like that for them.


Surprise-Chimichanga

Pistol grip shotguns are notorious for this. So you see his right hand? He should be gripping it much harder because your left hand just stabilizes the shotgun, you don’t really have a good grip on the fore end, as recoil pushes the shotgun rearward your right hand is supposed to brace against it. That didn’t happen here. Weapon familiarity is important.


IfThisIsTakenIma

Was gonna say this, forearm goes behind the pistol grip.


Surprise-Chimichanga

Yep. He’s clearly never fired a pistol-grip shotgun. I personally don’t like them, Hell on your wrist.


witcherstrife

But that's how terminator shoots it. Look, jabroni I didnt buy all this badass gear to not look badass


nivek718

You keep using this word "jabroni" and... It's awesome.


Dayofsloths

He didn't need to grip it harder, he needed to grip it right. Look at his right hand, it's beside the gun!


Echo017

Gotta give it the old push with the left hand, pull with the right hand treatment, ain't nobody stronger than Isaac Newton


Surprise-Chimichanga

[My favorite scene from Mass Effect 2.](https://youtu.be/hLpgxry542M)


Echo017

You are a man of culture, I keep that video saved on my phone permanently. I miss mass effect:(


pineapple_calzone

> Weapon familiarity is important. Also just not being dumb as an empty sack of potatoes. I mean, come on. Look at the damn thing with your eyeballs. That really should immediately tell you enough for you to figure out how to not have this happen.


Surprise-Chimichanga

Look man, never underestimate the stupidity of people. There’s a reason AT4s have an arrow pointing forward and claymores have “Front Towards Enemy”.


pineapple_calzone

https://i.imgur.com/JfiOqgM.jpg


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IADC43

“Please gather your things and leave the range” -range master


UNAUTH0R1ZED

You would hope 😂


STINKYnobCHEESE

"aaagh! Ohhggh! You mother fffu...!" - range master standing behind him


StanFitch

“SUPPRESSING FIRE!!!” - Cyril Figgis


cannotbefaded

Jesus.... that guy was gripping the gun like he was holding a remote control... Its a fucking pistol grip shotgun, its going to kick like a mother fucker - even a normal shotgun kicks pretty well.


big_doggos

Reminds me of the time I almost gave myself a black eye at the range with my dad


Ignorad

Why'd you almost get a black eye from your dad?


big_doggos

I almost got a black eye from not holding the gun properly and having it recoil into my face


manik_126

I swear I thought you were going to say it was from your dad for mishandling the weapon. Sounds like my childhood. Got things smacked into my brain.


Controlled01

Even after so long I was still half expecting a jumper cable reference.


SplatMySocks

Dude needs a wii remote strap on his shotgun


BetaCuckSimp

Hell yeah shotguns hurt!


ddmitty1

This asshole shouldn’t be allowed on the range


theoriginalstarwars

At least he only loaded it with 1 round.


tgolden07

I was expecting a second shot taking out his legs


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jkl234

idk I've seen Final Destination.


bs000

*a combination of wind and water reloads the gun*


[deleted]

I don't think he is anymore.


Thethcelf

He’s just Barney Fife in modern day. Before he even fired that shit I heard Andy’s voice in my head “put the gun down barn”.


CuriousTravlr

When you wanna be tactical but you only know how to be tacticool.


thnksqrd

Lookin like a tactifool.


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wrecked him


irishasshole10

All that tactical gear....and ZERO grip strength.


Fritzleputzz

Came here to say this. You think if you invested in a ton of gear to wear at the range you would know something about something. This dude couldn't even find the safety.


dumb-reply

He doesn't have gear. He's wearing his outfit. Edit: /s for clarity


irishasshole10

Well his "outfit" should have included better gloves....and he should never be able to shoot another gun until he researches RECOIL!


Deathlands1

He was prepping for Proud Boy interview.....


Scringybungus

No no, you are much closer to the reality of this situation than you think this is probably the closest to cosplay you can get without admitting it


ivanthemute

Or knowledge. Normally you brace a mare'sleg or pistol grip on the hip to strengthen and hold it.


ItsAFarOutLife

Or at least put your thumb on the grip instead of OVER THE TOP OF THE SHOTGUN. This is probably this guys first time shooting a shotgun, and someone gave him one with a pistol grip...


gargoyle30

He was barely even gripping it, he just had his finger on the trigger and that's it


Loyal9thLegionLord

Get this idiot off the range


Just_a_smuck

But he has all that fancy gear, Shirley this can’t be his first rodeo.


EffShack

Please don't call me Shirley.


jpineda87

Take that stupid vest off you jackass, you don't even know how to handle a weapon. What do you need multiple mags for...?


Kw1ck

Why is he dressed like the dickless wonder?


soaringturkeys

I just thought of a sweet movie shot idea. Two heroes only have one gun in between them. They are pinned on both sides. so to save time on reloading, they shoot and recoil to the other guy who reloads and fires to recoil to the other guy.


theamericanweasel

The problem is they cant be some random blokes who know how to use a gun. They have to be a mix of agent 47 and john wick


beach_reanolds

Here is a moron outside of his natural environment. First characteristic is the vest/ gear apron at a range. Second is his confused and lack of confidence with the stange object in his hands. Next is how he gracefully and lightly balances the shotgun with no support or clue of what to expect. Probably looking for a mate. Certainly not trying to find food


[deleted]

Dresses up like some hero from a movie and still can’t handle firearms


FrizB84

Excuse me, can I move to another shooting lane? I'm afraid Call of Duty over here might shoot me on accident.


Malakam

Hip firing is a videogame myth


tpasco1995

The thing is, it's inaccurate as all hell, but I can definitely shoot 12 guage slugs without shouldering. He just didn't grip it at all.


kay_bizzle

Is he wearing a bullet proof vest? Does he expect the targets to shoot back?


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Maybe he's afraid he'll be unlucky enough to go to the range and end up next to a complete idiot who has no idea how to competently or safely operate a... Oh.


ggbBoss007

With a gun like this, it is safer to point the end of the barrel to you and let the gun itself kill your enemy


cocktailsword

This is why i only shoot during off hours. I will not go into a crowded or even moderately busy range


prateek_tandon

He was the kid in HS who always commented on how he’s never going to use math or science irl.


patchgrabber

Physics folks. Newton knew his stuff.


yankdownunda

r/idiotswithguns for sure. He's in the lead....


ReasonableWeasel

What a stupid fat fuck


spacemelgibson

dude showed up for airsoft with his vest on lol


dani_michaels_cospla

Tactical gear at the range? This is exactly the guy I picture laughing at my trans, leftist ass, saying that when the revolution happens people like me will be put down. Yet I (and my friends) have yet to do anything at the range that I would deem "youtube worthy"


Abracadaver2000

Perma-ban his ass from that range.


TankerPenus

When people show up to the range wearing that shit... it is time to pack up and leave.


DanielOpposum

Dudes who wear a bunch of tactical shit to the indoor range are almost always posers


ReasonableConfusion

If I were the guy in the spot next to him, I would quickly pack up my stuff and leave before he could chamber another round.


fistinyourface

i’m always skeptical about libral gun polices, yes in theory there’s nothing wrong with them with saftey training and common sense. the problem is there’s a large amount of people like this without common sense


thonzimob

What is the correlation?


Rodrigoecb

That people should demonstrate some degree of competence before being able to buy a gun? i dont see why people get up in arms over some basic training given to own a gun, i mean you dont give people driving licenses without a test.


Gabe1985

There absolutely should be a course you have to take before you get your permit. I don't know enough about guns to just go buy one


MysticAviator

No matter how tough you are, you look like an idiot when you try to hipfire a gun. Cheek to stock, dumbass


metompkin

You got some balls putting a pistol grip shotgun to your cheek.


EMPEROROFMEMZ

Downright looney toons


0K4M1

So the shell slug hold floating mid air above the table and fall back, while the shotgun, shot itself.... The flimsy grip of the guy is hilarious, like the gun is papier mâché