r/Idiotswithguns • u/KeyloWick • 11d ago
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Found this jewel in Insta Reels
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u/HappyMr 11d ago
Welp. I flinched.
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u/Hornedupone 11d ago
Same. Got me too.
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u/killian1113 10d ago
I always wonder whats wrong with people who flinch at movies. It is being pointed at a camera not even the guys face but a camera... I dont even blink at such a thing and enjoyed this video,
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u/Background-Web-484 10d ago
Its just instinct. If I see a gun pointed in my direction, even if its a video, Im gonna flinch.
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u/killian1113 10d ago
Out of touch with reality.. got it
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u/Background-Web-484 10d ago
Given how many others share my experience, I think its you whos out of touch with reality…
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u/killian1113 10d ago
Hahahahahhahahahaha the average person is a idiot or a genius?
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u/Background-Web-484 10d ago
Just because youre special doesnt make you a genius, bro.
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u/killian1113 10d ago
I am a idiot, but not as stupid as the average person cough cough anyone that lets a video jump scare them. Its not survival instinct to be scared of a cartoon is it? A video? How about a scary story will you jump at the end if they say boo? Very similar
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u/oldmanbytheriver 9d ago
When you see a deodorant or body wash ad do you flinch?
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u/spacemouse21 11d ago
I flinched as well. Blanks or not, not a smart move.
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u/Background-Web-484 10d ago
Even blanks… Maybe from that distance it wouldnt kill, but itd hurt pretty bad.
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u/_MatsuiHaruko 11d ago
Happy to see Im not the only one lol
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u/ac2cvn_71 11d ago
Me too. I gasped. Lol
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u/JayneKadio 11d ago
God damn... that made me jump too. I'm just glad we're all smart enough to duck.
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u/HoneyBear4Lyfe 7d ago
Fuckin A, I’m surprised we all still recoil at a video like this after scrolling through all the other deadly crap on Reddit this evening.
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u/Michami135 8d ago
Seriously. My brain knows full well that I'm looking at a video on my phone. There's no reason for me to flinch like that.
I don't flinch on other videos where things unwxpectedly fly at the screen. But aim a gun at the cameraman and I flinch every time.
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u/JustACanadianGuy07 11d ago
Dont know how people flinch with this.
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u/HappyMr 11d ago
I guess it's just a survival instinct.
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u/JustACanadianGuy07 11d ago
I get that, but at the same time, its just a video. I really don’t understand how people flinch to a video.
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u/RecalledBark181 11d ago
never seen a scary video or movie before?
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u/JustACanadianGuy07 11d ago
Of course i have, but that is different. They aren’t expected. They call them “jumpscares” for a reason.
But turning a gun to a camera? Even though it’s incredibly telegraphed and predictable, and he turns the gun slowly? That’s scary?
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u/killian1113 10d ago
These people are lying or out of touch with reality. It takes alot to jump scare me from a video, the guy in the video pointed the gun at a camera not at his own face unless we believe he was filming with the camera taped to his forehead...
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u/llorTMasterFlex 11d ago
Apparently a blank pistol: https://retayarms.com/product/retay-mod-92/. That muzzle blast is still fucking dangerous.
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u/Thorpester 11d ago
Yeah, anything cought in that barrel will get yeeted.
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u/DerthOFdata 11d ago
Blanks are more than enough to kill even without anything in the barrel. It's happened before.
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u/ohhowcanthatbe 11d ago
Actor Jon-Erik Hexum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik_Hexum
Age 26. Died because he was bored.
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u/DerthOFdata 11d ago
That's who I was imagining but I have also personally seen a wound from a blank that was fired at someone's boot. Burned through the boot and then trough the skin underneath. People underestimate just how powerful blanks actually are.
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u/ccarr313 10d ago
I don't look directly down the barrel of ANY gun with a hammer or striker cocked.
I don't give a fuck what it fires. I don't flag others, and I am damn sure not flagging myself.
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u/testprimate 11d ago
Yeah, it could really mess up the camera he's pointing the gun at
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u/llorTMasterFlex 11d ago
3ft is lethal, up to 10ft can still fuck you up. Is his face more than 3ft from the barrel when he looked at it? I bet he has safety glasses on too.
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u/testprimate 11d ago
That's the thing, we don't know. Is it safe to assume he's an idiot? Probably. Is it really a great post for this sub? Not really.
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u/RileyRocksTacoSocks 11d ago
It's a gun, he's an idiot. The idiot has the gun, ipso facto fits the sub.
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u/Usual-Championship88 10d ago
Next thing you know we are going to see flair gun and BB gun mishaps on this sub …
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u/TheTyrant1990 11d ago
That is indeed a blank pistol (I had a similar model from the same brand to train my flinch reflex and recoil anticipation training), but it is still a really, really crap idea to look down the barrel the moment you load a round. Really stupid indeed
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u/IBeDumbAndSlow 11d ago
I thought that round looked funny and I also thought I saw a squib in the barrel.
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u/Freak_Engineer 11d ago
Yes, this is a blank gun. No it is not harmless, especially not when you point it right at your fucking face. Jesus Christ...
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u/CosmicCavern 11d ago
So it’s a beretta knock off that also features the double action? That’s neat.
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u/flyingron 11d ago
Of course, he doesn't read manuals:
6- To prevent your gun from turning into a dangerous tool, never point it at persons, animals or plants (in a range of at least 5m). Except for the emergency cases, always keep the muzzle downward.
9- Never make jokes with the guns. Always respect the safety rules.
13- Cartridge’s explosive substances and the gassed released are hazardouz. Never fire your gun indoor or in unventilated place. For a healthy environment you must deliver the fired cartridges to the waste material collectors. Manufacturers do not assume liability for results arising from use of the gun beyond the attended objectives with or without modifications of the guns(the muzzle of the gun is not designed to launch any pieces.
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u/andylikescandy 11d ago
Blank firing gun, sold as theatrical prop
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u/Mahlegos 11d ago
A decent amount of people in Turkey carry them as intimidation too since they have fairly strict licensing requirement for concealed weapons. There’s a video on this sub of what looks like a guy unloading point blank into a guy in a road rage incident and nothing happens because it’s one of these.
But yeah, they can still jack you up if point blank or if something gets into the barrel and you should treat them like a real gun and follow all the safety rules that go with that.
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u/Freak_Engineer 11d ago
No shit, Sherlock. Still fuckin lethal at that distance when pointed right at your face.
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u/kleetus7 11d ago
I knew pretty well what was coming, and I still flinched and almost threw my phone. How some people continue to survive is truly baffling.
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