Never carry your your piece pointed at your gun. “This is my piece and this is my gun. One is for action, one is for fun”. I marched my arse of to that in basic. The company commander was a gunners mate. PO 1st class Gibson. Hated his guts then, wish I knew where he was, I would buy him a steak and a tall beer. Never put your finger inside the trigger guard unless you are going to turn the lion loose.
Ouch!