Shell through the trigger guard?

stargazer65 · June 24, 2009, 01:12 PM

What's with the shotgun shell through the trigger guard on a lot of handgun pictures?
Is that just a handy way to pose it for the picture?

**pax** · June 24, 2009, 01:15 PM

Yup. Holds the gun at an angle for the camera, since photos of guns that aren't propped up generally have too many shadows.

Why a shotgun shell instead of something else, I dunno. I guess everyone has one around, and they're about the right size.

pax

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 24, 2009, 01:29 PM

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Is that just a handy way to pose it for the picture?

Oh no, no, no no. It USED TO BE a handy way to pose. Nowadays, it's part of the forum rules. The first picture you post which contains a handgun MUST have said gun propped with a shotgun shell.

The mods will ban you for life if you do not comply.

stargazer65 · June 24, 2009, 02:29 PM

Hmmm...I was wondering if I lacked knowledge about a safety rule:

"Stargazer, rule #5, everybody knows you don't leave a handgun laying around without a shotgun shell through the trigger guard! It's not safe!"

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The mods will ban you for life if you do not comply.

How do I pose my shotgun?

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 24, 2009, 03:01 PM

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How do I pose my shotgun?

You have to find a pistol which has a barrel that fits in the trigger guard!

**Mike Irwin** · June 25, 2009, 10:24 AM

"You have to find a pistol which has a barrel that fits in the trigger guard!"

OK, that's funny right there...

stargazer65 · June 25, 2009, 11:43 AM

Drat, that's going to limit my choices when I pick a handgun. Maybe a Browning Buck Mark or Ruger Mark III. I've been saving up for a High Point for 10 years, and I know they don't make one that fits so that's out.

armsmaster270 · June 25, 2009, 12:29 PM

A .50 BMG round is an approved alternate for long guns.

customizedcreationz · July 4, 2009, 11:57 AM

Use small pieces of rubber hose behind it if you want to prop it up.

**Vanya** · July 4, 2009, 01:06 PM

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How do I pose my shotgun?

Naked, on a bearskin, of course.

grymster2007 · July 4, 2009, 03:33 PM

Metal cigar tube here.

Mr. Sophisticated

June 24, 2009, 01:12 PM	#1
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June 24, 2009, 01:15 PM	#2
pax Staff Join Date: May 17, 2000 Location: Washington state Posts: 6,435	Yup. Holds the gun at an angle for the camera, since photos of guns that aren't propped up generally have too many shadows. Why a shotgun shell instead of something else, I dunno. I guess everyone has one around, and they're about the right size. pax __________________ Kathy Jackson My personal website: Cornered Cat

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Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,306	"You have to find a pistol which has a barrel that fits in the trigger guard!" OK, that's funny right there... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

June 25, 2009, 11:43 AM	#7
stargazer65 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 761	Drat, that's going to limit my choices when I pick a handgun. Maybe a Browning Buck Mark or Ruger Mark III. I've been saving up for a High Point for 10 years, and I know they don't make one that fits so that's out. __________________ "I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause." Jonathan Edwards

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