Video: How NOT to Clear Malfunctions From a Machinegun

When you’re shooting a fully automatic firearm and it jams–and that’s not uncommon at all–what do you do? If you’re familiar with more traditional firearms, the methods you’re used to using may very well not work.

In this video, hickok45 demonstrates the how and why, showing clearly that the methods we use to clear semi-autos can easily lead to unintentional discharges…

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Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.