[quote=saleen322] I suspect Jeff never met a free loaner he didn't like.
LOL. Yeah, I don't think I've ever heard him really bad-mouth much of anything. I do often find his reviews enlightening, however.
Interesting to note that neither Hickock or Jeff never spend time showing you the gun they are talking about is unloaded.
Are you kidding me? Hickock is constantly jacking his slide all the time. Oh yeah, it's unloaded alright.
I agree with your OP. Why would anyone need to purposely show the gun is unloaded in a gun test video - unless they are actually handing it to someone or about to do some work on it? Hickock often has several guns on the table. Some nit-pickers apparently want to watch him show each gun is unloaded - how often? Every time he picks one up? Every time he goes near the table? Is that how we train now? What happened to "every gun is always loaded"?
All I watch these guys for is to see if the gun functions, and maybe glean a little detail about the gun itself. I do not need or want the "beginner's guide" in every gun related video. There are gun safety videos on the 'net. Easy for any noob to find. Seeing that in every video would get old for them too. Guess if I was doing gun videos, I would be obligated to start each one with "this is not a gun safety video".
I see the same thing all the time regarding videos and photos of canoeing. Invariably, someone just has to scream - "No PFD!" "OMG", someone will want to do the same!" God save us from the safety Nazis.