Hey Mark, I love your videos and watch each and every one of them. What you’re doing for kids, as well as the muzzloading community, is pretty amazing. One thing that does bug me a little about this one is that you were flagging those kids. I know your flintlock wasn’t loaded, but when I taught Hunters Ed, that was two of the 4 primary safety rules; never point your rifle, gun or bow at anything you don’t intend to shoot and treat every firearm as if it’s loaded. The reason I say this is that your exposing these kids, (many of them it may be their first time handling a firearm)to a whole new world, this would be a great time to not only implement firearm safety but teach a little of it as well? I’m not trying to come off as a prick and apologize if I sound like I am. Like I said I really like your videos and I thank you for all you do with the kids!
Believe me my friend.......I LEARNED a valuable lesson with that video and definitely will correct that on camera next year. I was crucified in the YouTube comments from several viewers about what you're talking about.
Next year, the VERY FIRST THING I will discuss/demostrate on camera is the gun is unloaded.
I'll put a large sharpie mark or use white duct tape on the ramrod & place the ramrod in the barrel to show it is unloaded.
I will walk slowly in front of every kid and explain so they can see for themselves it is an 100% unloaded weapon.
I may not carry the gun next year like I did this time. I'll show it..... then put it back on a gun rack I'm going to build for the demonstration and move on to something else.
I try to improve the experience every year & these comments are helpful.
Thanks for your thoughts. I've listened to others in the past as you'll notice on every shooting video. There are 3 Miranda warnings on all of them now.
I don't see your comments as an attack, but a learning moment for me doing future videos.
Thank you very much.
Have a blessed day.
mark
