When I was a teen, I once unloaded a 22 semi and pulled the trigger with the gun pointed directly into a mound of rotten logs and dirt. Bang. My old man, a small arms expert in the RCAF, was sitting with a cup of tea about 5 feet away. He said, "Here, let me see that." I sheepishly passed it to him and he put it in the trunk of the car and never said a word.... nor did I.