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Navy Deletes Humiliating Rifle Photo, But Screenshots Are Forever
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| April 10, 2024
| David Hookstead
Posted on 04/10/2024 6:49:42 AM PDT by Enterprise
The Navy posted a photo on social media platforms of a man getting some firing time on a rifle, but there was just one problem. The weapon's optics were on backwards and appeared to still have the cap covers on.
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TOPICS: Humor; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: oops
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To: Ikeon
Humor is a possible explanation.
To: BBQToadRibs2
I have a friend of a friend who’s an armorer in Hollywood. There’s been a couple times he set the scope correctly, but the director wanted it changed because backwards “looked better to the camera”. Armorer reversed the scope because the Director’s an idiot but the armorer wants a paycheck.Okay, this makes a little sense. I saw a scope put on a rifle backwards in The Walking Dead and made a meme about it, having the shooter saying "Wow! These zombies are SO TINY!"
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:07:33 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal "joesbucks" banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
To: Leaning Right
I think maybe he is such a great shot he justed needed to crank up the difficulty level in practice.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:07:36 AM PDT
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
To: Enterprise
Back in olden times, the Navy picked the Village People’s song “In The Navy” for a recruiting ad, without realizing that it was a gay group singing about the joys of an all-male navy.
Well, times have changed, and the Navy might well reconsider bringing that song back for another try.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:07:42 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Nothing says "Democracy" like throwing your opponents in jail.)
To: Ikeon
It is backwards. That’s either an Ascent or a Credo, both of which have that heavy, textured section at one end. That’s the eyepiece adjustment. The narrow end (closest to the operator in the pic) is indeed the “front” of the scope.
To: Enterprise
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:11:26 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: mewzilla
“This is the commanding officer of the USS McCain.”
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:13:03 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: Little Pig
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:16:03 AM PDT
by
fretzer
To: packagingguy
“In this case using it is rather easy. Simply shoot turn the rifle around to use the sights, then fire.”
ha ha
To: Enterprise
Funny, I thought the elbow is supposed to down when using a verticle grip.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:17:14 AM PDT
by
Grey182
(Trump won, Benedict XVI never resigned & Jeffery Epstein didn't kill himself.)
To: Leaning Right
Did you see the “scrambled eggs” on his cover (hat).
This is the guy in charge of the supervisors.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:19:48 AM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(And the people said NO! The End)
To: joe fonebone
> Did you see the “scrambled eggs” on his cover (hat). <
I sure did. Maybe this guy is the boss. Maybe he’s the XO (commander rank). Or maybe the camera crew told him to put that hat on to make the picture look more impressive.
As to the last possibility, being out of uniform would have been unthinkable in the old days. It’s Biden’s navy now. Any crazy thing is possible.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:31:34 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: Little Pig
It is backwards. That’s either an Ascent or a Credo, both of which have that heavy, textured section at one end. That’s the eyepiece adjustment. The narrow end (closest to the operator in the pic) is indeed the “front” of the scope.It's a
VCOG- note the the integrated mount (no rings!) and how long the grip splines are on the adjustment ring compared to the Ascent or Credo. Probably a 1-8x judging by the flare on the objective end. And yup, it's definitely on backwards. Not to mention the closed caps. Would love to know the story here- leaning toward some kind of joke like others are suspecting.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:38:23 AM PDT
by
verum ago
(I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: Nifty
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:40:06 AM PDT
by
roving
(Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis and a Rainbow Bully)
To: Enterprise
He is practicing for shooting at night.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:46:12 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense)
To: verum ago
It appears as if the cover is on also. Not sure.
You can see the brass, so he’s firing it rapidly since there are 2 cases in the air close together.
Seems like it would have to be a joke. But it’s also hard to image a commander participating in something like this.
All strange.
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posted on
04/10/2024 7:54:40 AM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
("If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there")
To: Enterprise
I was on the 6-man repel boarders team on a submarine (USS Patrick Henry SSBN-599) and we used Thompson submachine guns. No scopes required.
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posted on
04/10/2024 8:05:39 AM PDT
by
MNnice
To: Enterprise
“I can’t see anything”
“Just keep firing, sir”
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posted on
04/10/2024 8:21:04 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
To: Ikeon
Speaking of jokes on big shots, "Here, Mr. President, wear this hard hat. You'll look like one of us. Just like the days you worked down in those Scranton coal mines."
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posted on
04/10/2024 8:25:59 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
To: Enterprise
Looks like Barak has a guiding hand on his shoulder
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