Dual Survival faux pa

upnorth

upnorth

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I just caught most of the ''One shot, one kill'' episode and I'm a little disappointed. Back when I was 16 years old and had to do a firearms test I was taught that when you look at something through a rifle scope, you are pointing the weapon at that object. Joe Teti looked at a hunters camp twice through a rifle scope in this episode with a seated\closed rifle bolt. I was under the impression that Mr. Teti had an extensive military back ground and was familiar with firearm safety. At the very least the rifle bolt should have been pulled back out of the breach to temporarily disable the firearm. That's my take anyway.
 
I haven't seen the show your talking about but I have seen a lot of shows with improper firearms handling. It's sad because you know people mimic what they see on tv!
 
I've seen that episode and I agree.
I know that it is a TV show and that "drama" helps encourage viewers, but doing the right thing is paramount IMO.
 
upnorth said:
I just caught most of the ''One shot, one kill'' episode and I'm a little disappointed. Back when I was 16 years old and had to do a firearms test I was taught that when you look at something through a rifle scope, you are pointing the weapon at that object. Joe Teti looked at a hunters camp twice through a rifle scope in this episode with a seated\closed rifle bolt. I was under the impression that Mr. Teti had an extensive military back ground and was familiar with firearm safety. At the very least the rifle bolt should have been pulled back out of the breach to temporarily disable the firearm. That's my take anyway.
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Couldn't agree more.
"Glassing" or "scoping" a human instead of using binoculars is totally unacceptable, unfortunately it happens quite frequently in the bush. That they would show a "professional" doing it on TV is a surprise. Should be using binoculars...
 
I agree that glassing with a mounted scope is a big no no and I don't do it myself while hunting as I carry binoculars also but, in a true survival situation conventional rules don't apply IMO.
Especially if the scope is the only glass available to help asses a situation before deciding whether or not to approach strangers who may or may not be friendly.
I hope Joe at least had the safety on & his finger off the trigger while glassing the peps.
 
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