Can You Learn to Handle Weapons Through YouTube?

20.02.2019. | Jay Chambers

[Polynikes]

“About as well as how to land a commercial jetliner.”

That’s easy. Gravity still works. Its the walking away part that’s hard.

[Magnum44]

If the US Army puts something out, or the NRA puts something out, or a reputable shooting school puts something out, it probably has some value, that along with good practical range instruction, one can learn from. Problem with YouTube is no QA on what is published, resulting in a lot of wrong or stupid stuff...

[Magnum44]

I learned how to build a computer ... but that was in the 1950s ...

You were getting YouTube in the 50's? I'm impressed. ;)

[dynachrome]

I have gotten some good pointers on tearing down and re-assembling weapons, especially older ones.

[knarf]

You can see the rudiments, hand positions and techniques ... but you have to practice what you see.

I was a run-on replier in FR until I discovered paragraph, sentence and indent HTML

Now I run off at the mouth in a more readable fashion.

Y'gutt'a practice and IF y'GET it .... y'learned.

English ... a pretty good language.

[Keyhopper]

Like sex, I don’t care how many videos you watch or playboys you read, it isn’t like being between the sheets. YMMV

[pfflier]

Agreed. Whenever you takeoff its always guaranteed that you will land.

[This_Dude]

Lots of uninformed judgements I’m seeing. There’s Valor ridge trainers, Costa Ludas instructors, Regular Guy training LLC, run by Christopher Bondy, a VERY HIGHLY squared away individual Whom I know personally, and have trained with on 2 separate occasions, among others.

Sift through the sea of idiots and find actual, licensed trainers, and the answer is a resounding yes.

[chris37]

I dunno, i learned combat knife throwing from youtube videos.

Took a lot of practice, but the instructional info was posted on youtube.

[jmacusa]

Short answer: No.

[PIF]

Well you should be ‘cause I time warped upstream and got instructions ...

Actually it was a kit with a press board with holes in it - pegboard today and lots of sockets which fit the holes - also came with bulbs and wires. there were a few rotary switches too, as I recall

The directions showed how to wire it it make a time w ... how to make it count - add, subtract

Just a mile or so through the woods was the real big computer at the Institute - got to see it once - it filled a huge room. It could add subtract multiply divide and perhaps it could make a time warp also, don’t l know was only 7 at the time.

[MHGinTN]

Learn about, yes. Learn to use? No. BUT I have found valuable vids to help with gun-smithing tasks.

[MHGinTN]

I like Paul Harrell’s line: ‘And as always, don’t try this at home, I’m what ya call a professional.’

[AppyPappy]

“How to use an AR-15”???

It’s a gun, not a Linux version.

[CopperTop]

"..my AR-15 and it’s binary trigger installation.."

Whodathunkit?

Triggers are binary, and humans are "non-binary"..

We do come up with ever inventive ways to Miss, don't we? d;^}

[Joe 6-pack]

"I learned how to build a computer ... but that was in the 1950s ...

I learned how to build a time machine, but that was back in 2287.

[DOC44]

“don’t try this at home, I’m what ya call a professional.’”

Reminds me of the video of the cop that shot himself in the leg in a classroom of kids after tell them he was the only one in this room qualified to handle this gun. KAPOW... shit.

[A Cyrenian]

Way to go smartass! Just kidding.

I like the St. Jude on your home page. Good job.

Now get back in your time machine and get me some lottery winners.

[itsahoot]

Kind of hard on YouTube to know if your getting good advice...

Sort of like Freeper comments, you have to recognize B$ when you see it.

[Leep]

I learned how to ride motorcycle watching videos.