Another "What's wrong with this pic"

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coldpointcrossing

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Something just doesn't seem right.

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That's for real, not 'shopped. In fact H&K had introduced the brochures at one of the SHOT shows within the past few years - talk about embarrassing!
 
There have been a number of threads with silly little "Faux Pax" moments. The woman police officer with her AR-15 mag inserted backwards; the photo from Africa where a belt-fed gun's belt was inserted backwards... the list goes on.

My favorite was from the mid 90's... One of the European pistol makers had introduced a new .40 caliber pistol. It pictured the gun and a properly loaded magazine. But the two loose cartridges (one standing, one on its side) were definitely .45 ACP.¹ The ad appeared in only one magazine, for one issue before the offending loose rounds were airbrushed out. We laughed about the "idiots in marketing" and their photographers.

¹ The .40 S&W round typically has a blunt nose and the case has a less "chubby" look. The loose rounds were RN FMJ in a fat case.
 
It was probably the photo studio that loaded it that way. At least I hope so, it would be sad if an HK employee was responsible.
 
Don't you remember the goofu '60s spy movie with Dean martin where they gave him a gun (a 1911 IIRC) that shot backward if you pulled the trigger and forward if you pushed the trigger. This is just an updated version :D
 
Over the years, I've seen a couple of instances where the photo/negative was "reversed", with the result being revolvers shown with the cylinders opening on the wrong (right) side. Gave all southpaws a cheap thrill, I'm sure. :)

And I'm pretty certain that the ad company who composed the above advertisement for HK doesn't work for them anymore. I remember when it first came out and that has to be at least three or four years ago.
 
WELL DON'T LAUGH TOO HARD .I was at a range in ORLANDO FL. when a tourist loaded a GLOCK 40. BACKWARDS .YOU should have seen the range officers FACE :eek: The RO used a nylon dowel rod to tap it out .
 
That probably was given to a non-gun type photographer and no one caught it !! The brochure was instantly taken out of circulation and became a collectors item.
But it does happen. When I was in gunsmithing school a customer came in with a new P-38 which 'wouldn't work' . After carefully examining and test firing it we found no problems .On questioning him he showed how he loaded the mag -- backwards !!:rolleyes:
 
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