U S Navy Captain fires gun with scope backwards

[ScottDLS]

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?

M-14s like the Ruger Mini-14 patterned after it have the safety right in front of the trigger guard, not as part of the selector switch, which is on the upper right rear of the receiver.

[Grayling813]

If it was a prank on the ship's captain, then that shows a profound lack of respect towards the captain onboard the vessel. As I said before, he most likely was incompetent in more ways than evidenced by the one photo.

[C-dub]

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?

M-14s like the Ruger Mini-14 patterned after it have the safety right in front of the trigger guard, not as part of the selector switch, which is on the upper right rear of the receiver.

My bad. I read that as M-4 the first time through.