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A lot of people tend to believe things about firearms that just simply aren't true or are partially true but exaggerated. Often times this seems to be the case with those who have little to no experience with firearms themselves. Which gun myth(s) (and there seems to be a seemingly bottomless pit of them out there) did you used to believe? This could be about a particular type of firearm, ammunition, etc. or really anything related to firearms. NOTE: This thread isn't intended to mock anyone, as we all had to start somewhere and it's hard to know anything about something before you have experience with it.
Probably one of the wildest/craziest things that I believed for ages was that the rear sight on an MP5 was a place where you put oil in the gun in order for it to function properly. I guess this came from the appearance of the sight looking like a cap that could be unscrewed. Another I used to believe was that the numbers on numerous shotguns stood for how powerful they were (500, 590, 870, etc.), assuming that the higher the number, the more powerful they were. Another (lesser) myth that I believed was that a .410 was one of the most powerful shotguns on the market. I assume that I believed this partially because, at the time I was a youngster and a .410 was nearly the only type of shotgun I had ever heard of.
Probably one of the wildest/craziest things that I believed for ages was that the rear sight on an MP5 was a place where you put oil in the gun in order for it to function properly. I guess this came from the appearance of the sight looking like a cap that could be unscrewed. Another I used to believe was that the numbers on numerous shotguns stood for how powerful they were (500, 590, 870, etc.), assuming that the higher the number, the more powerful they were. Another (lesser) myth that I believed was that a .410 was one of the most powerful shotguns on the market. I assume that I believed this partially because, at the time I was a youngster and a .410 was nearly the only type of shotgun I had ever heard of.