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Craigster,
I don't think it is/was a Rod and Gun Club. I think the procedures violate a basic safety principle, the last person in the chain has responsibility. I timed a few people on a SAA replica in the time to unload (that is assuming something was in the cylinder) do basic function check then reload while checking the rounds by shaking individual rounds) and came up an average of 20 seconds. This was at a leisurely pace with people who were not familiar with a SAA and less than five minutes of instruction on the pistol.
Teaching people the differences between blanks, dummies and live rounds is very simple and takes only a few minutes.
The difference is the will to do it and enforce it with consequences.
Bringing in explosives is a red herring.
MMARSH brought up a good point of two person integrity, it works from firearms to aviation.
On the point of 'only 26 years old' I and others have served and commanded many younger service members who could, and have, fulfill these safety requirements. I strongly disagree with him on accepting a firearm without personally checking it's condition, not happening.
The lack of training the 'ding bat crazies' is down to will rather that ability to train and enforce standards.
Adding extra layers to the safety chain rather than enforcing basic established procedures simplified as much as possible is a proven recipe for problems. It adds a false sense of security. The same goes for relying on someone else in the chain to address the problem, the most obvious are the Boeing issues with the 800 Max and their door issues.
S/F, FOG
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