These have been in use for several decades. As GAgun said, they are used on skeet and trap ranges, especially during competitions, to rest the muzzle of an open breach loader on between shots. They are perfectly safe and I'm unaware of any accidents associated with them.
But if you do that, you typically are pointing the barrel at someone else....
Not dumb at all. When on a trap or skeet field your gun gun must be open and unloaded when not shooting. While waiting many people, myself included use these "Toe Tags".
But if you do that, you typically are pointing the barrel at someone else....
I know. I'm just giving you a hard time. That's how I do it as well. That or over the forearm. My Boots always tend to get too muddy for me to feel comfortable throwing the muzzle end of a nice gun on my shoes anyways.
^^^^This^^^^ Empty & breach open or not, my Dad & Granddad would have knocked the fire outta me for letting a gun barrel point anywhere near a body part too. SorryI'm sure we all know what they are for
I guess being raised by people with common sense puts me in the minority . My papaw ,dad,uncles ,etc would have knocked us silly for resting a barrel on our foot .
Just because someone acts irresponsibly don't mean I'm bleating along behind them in their behavior .
RSB
but this ol boy was taught over 50 years ago that all guns are loaded all the whether they really are or not.
Famous last words....
A gun over the shoulder should be carried barrels forward and down, and not over the shoulder pointing to who knows where.But if you do that, you typically are pointing the barrel at someone else....
Yep, that is how it is to be done on the Skeet field, or rest it on your toe tag.
