Weapon Unloading Drills (Airborne)
You are an ageing Sqn Ldr Navigator on the C130
Another sucessful delivery of plastic spoons to Kabul nearly done. You're on the way home as dawn is breaking, you've been up nearly 24 hours now and you're getting a bit fatigued. You are looking forward to a bacon sarnie from the loadie, and better still, a nice cool beer in the Aircrew Debrief Facility at six in the morning. Then sleep.
One last job, before descent to Thumrait - unloading the weapons and storing them back in the ammo box for next time. You wish you had paid a bit more attention at the Regiment section on your annual shoot. How do you fire off the action on the pistol?
i) Remove loaded magazine
ii) Working parts to the rear
iii) Check chamber is clear
then.....
a) Release working parts forward.
Insert empty magazine and fire off the action.
Exchange correctly cleared weapon for bacon sarnie.
b) Release working parts forward.
Re-insert full magazine and fire off the action.
c) Release working parts forward.
Bash pistol butt on desk (a la Inspector Dreyfus)
d) Re-insert full magazine.
Release working parts forward.
Shoot the Flight Engineer in the back of the head.
Fill out accident report.
e) Re-insert full magazine.
Release working parts forward.
Fire off the action at the floor by your ankles.
Proceed to crash site having shot the Liquid Oxygen Container (LOX Pot).
f) PUT THE GUN DOWN, SIR. IF YOU PASS IT TO ME CAREFULLY, I'LL MAKE YOU A NICE BACON SANDWICH AND A CUP OF TEA.