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U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:56 am
by philip964
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/u ... -backward/

Wouldn't you notice when you looked through it?

Social media has a field day. Navy takes it down.

Is the grip in the right position helpful, or does it just make the gun cooler looking? Or is it only needed on fully automatic rifles?

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:41 pm
by rtschl
The US Marines trolled the Navy the next day :lol:

https://twitter.com/Will_Tanner_1/statu ... 6522399011

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:11 pm
by Grayling813
There's a Gunners Mate on that ship who is not on the Captain's good side!

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:18 am
by Excaliber
It also looks like the captain forgot his ear protection too.

Looking like a fool in publicity photos may be a new WH mandate after Biden put his hard hat on backwards while showing how in touch he is with blue collar types.

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:46 am
by rtschl
This is a good video explaining several things done wrong. But in the comments, someone posted the following which is sadly true of the state of our military leadership today:

Who cares about the what way the sight should be or whether the handle is too close to the centre. The most important thing is did they get the officers pronouns correct?!!!!


NOTE: you don't need an account to view the Instagram Post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5s9sHwNB5M/

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:38 pm
by rtschl
From the Babylon Bee's non satire Not The Bee: The Navy is not going to live this down.

https://twitter.com/Not_the_Bee/status/ ... 4394249496

The full article with comments:
https://notthebee.com/article/the-us-na ... s-shall-we

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:20 pm
by grnamin

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:43 pm
by Rafe
Well, at least the magazine is inserted with the correct side forward. Remember that H&K magazine ad from years ago that showed a magazine with the cartridges inserted backward?

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Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:56 am
by philip964

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:16 pm
by Grayling813
philip964 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:56 am https://www.yahoo.com/news/commander-na ... 45028.html

Relieved of command.
Good. Proper handling of a firearm most likely wasn't his only shortcoming.

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:05 pm
by ScottDLS
Grayling813 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:16 pm
philip964 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:56 am https://www.yahoo.com/news/commander-na ... 45028.html

Relieved of command.
Good. Proper handling of a firearm most likely wasn't his only shortcoming.
All we got on my destroyer in the '80s was lousy M-14 hand me downs from early Vietnam era with the selector switch's welded to semi.

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:35 am
by Grayling813
ScottDLS wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:05 pm
Grayling813 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:16 pm
philip964 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:56 am https://www.yahoo.com/news/commander-na ... 45028.html

Relieved of command.
Good. Proper handling of a firearm most likely wasn't his only shortcoming.
All we got on my destroyer in the '80s was lousy M-14 hand me downs from early Vietnam era with the selector switch's welded to semi.
We had same rifle on the submarine.

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:14 am
by Paladin
My understanding is this was supposed to be a joke giving the Captain a goofed up rifle.

People do make practical jokes. It's ok.

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:45 am
by C-dub
ScottDLS wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:05 pm
Grayling813 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:16 pm
philip964 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:56 am https://www.yahoo.com/news/commander-na ... 45028.html

Relieved of command.
Good. Proper handling of a firearm most likely wasn't his only shortcoming.
All we got on my destroyer in the '80s was lousy M-14 hand me downs from early Vietnam era with the selector switch's welded to semi.
Couldn't even put them on SAFE?

Re: U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:46 am
by C-dub
Excaliber wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:18 am It also looks like the captain forgot his ear protection too.

Looking like a fool in publicity photos may be a new WH mandate after Biden put his hard hat on backwards while showing how in touch he is with blue collar types.
He's got something in his ear. Maybe not protection, but something.