Manager of FPS Russia Found Murdered

[HenryWallace]

Safety Conscious when it comes to the lead being thrown, not so much in the aftermath of the explosions.
Never heard of the manager, and never heard anyone in the news talking about it. More to come I'm sure.... People pro gun, ending up buried in the news, and the ground.

 

[dom1104]

John Noveske shot rifles without hearing protection.

Dude, Bravo.

Seriously, masterful.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Safety Conscious when it comes to the lead being thrown,

Who? Certainly not the guy that was murdered.

He set the gun culture back with all his jackleg gun handling and not wearing eye protection.

 

[Roadie]

Who? Certainly not the guy that was murdered.

He set the gun culture back with all his jackleg gun handling and not wearing eye protection.

The guy that was murdered was not FPS-Russia, it was his manager..

 

[Solitaire]

I enjoy FPS Russia's videos. One of his earliest is one of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d7liCgNb5E

I do realize that this video will probably make somebody's head explode on this site.

At least it ain't Honey Boo-Boo.

 

[Badmac 183]

If my son watches these videos someday, and tries ANY of that crap with my guns, I will pistol whip him in the back of his head. No lie. And he would deserve it.

Guns aren't toys.

Most of my guns are just toys, besides my 12 and 20 gauge i hunt with the others are just for having fun

 

[Scottie1317]

Yeah i have to agree. If i spent that kinda money on those guns i would be out there shooting random stuff too. You dont spend that kinda money and do 3-7 rd bursts into paper.

 

[Hoosier8]

Keith Ratliff is from Frankfort, Kentucky

 

[tv1217]

Who? Certainly not the guy that was murdered.

He set the gun culture back with all his jackleg gun handling and not wearing eye protection.

Not wearing eye protection sets back the gun culture? Really? Nobody on the outside looks in at someone and thinks "My god, these people are uncivilized" because they shoot without eye protection. It's really just a small interior minority that gets offended by it.

 

[7urtle]

Yeah i have to agree. If i spent that kinda money on those guns i would be out there shooting random stuff too. You dont spend that kinda money and do 3-7 rd bursts into paper.

he rents a good portion and i remember he does take some serious videos

 

[Sanguine Samurai]

This is sad to hear. Yet more fuel for the fire.

I ask that you watch him blow the truck up at the end of this video then ask what is unsafe about his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ8Ndkg8urw

That being said I do watch his videos. As an emotionally and intellectually mature adult I am able to enjoy watching this guy do crazy crap without it having any ill effect on my personal actions. It is, I agree, not appropriate for children.

The really weird thing is that FPSRussia recently did a video where he was restrained in a chair...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjNV2e11Klg&list=UUEPTp5WMAzjh9mOrKUwRLmQ&index=4

I think that Wally-World is going to sell out of aluminum foil tonight

 

[TD12]

He never puts others in danger. His camera man wears a full bomb suit. Just because he's out there doesn't mean he puts his staff in harm's way.

Is that before or after he got hit with a ricochet? Because his camera man was recently hit and it was on one of his videos that was posted.

 

[P-Shooter]

I knew nothing of this until a Facebook friend posted something about it yesterday. After reading the previous posts, I am also compelled to ask, where is the info concerning his body being found tied to a chair coming from? Everything I've read just says he was found after an anonymous call to authorities, and that he was shot in the head, with the body having sat for some time. Numerous weapons were found in the area, whatever that means. Laying around the body? In the building? Given the media's propensity for sensationalism, we'll probably have to wait some time for more accurate details.

As for the debate concerning his videos, I first must admit that I do enjoy watching them, and recently purchased a T-shirt for a friend as a Christmas gift. Would I try some of the things he does? Nope. However, he doesn't appear to be breaking any laws, and his crew seems to accept the inherent risk. YouTube is a haven for videos of people risking serious injury or death, indeed, every Sunday we watch a sport where well paid men risk serious harm, up to paralysis or even death, for pure entertainment. The FPS Russia page is not the place to learn the basics of gun handling and safety, but I don't think it was ever promoted to be such. My

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

Is that before or after he got hit with a ricochet? Because his camera man was recently hit and it was on one of his videos that was posted.

If a "ricochet" makes him and his videos unsafe, im sure everyone (if not 99%) here is guilty. Seriously, how many people here can say they have never had a bullet ricoshet off of anything?

 

[Shadow8088]

If a "ricochet" makes him and his videos unsafe, im sure everyone (if not 99%) here is guilty. Seriously, how many people here can say they have never had a bullet ricoshet off of anything?

I've never had a ricochet... ever... I know whats behind my targets... and so should EVERY person that fires a gun... anything less is just unsafe practice...

 

[greyhound47]

I've never had a ricochet... ever... I know whats behind my targets... and so should EVERY person that fires a gun... anything less is just unsafe practice...

I have been hit by ricochets. Most were predictable (shooting steel plate, etc) but a couple of times I could not for the life of me figure out how that round came back at me!

 

[Jason91887]

Is that before or after he got hit with a ricochet? Because his camera man was recently hit and it was on one of his videos that was posted.

IIRC it was not a ricochet at all, but Shrapnel from an explosion. just throwing that out...

 

[Light]

IMO if he wants to risk his own life for the sake of the video then so be it as long as he doesn't endanger his crew.

His channel isn't a gun safety channel and he does say not to try it at home.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I ask that you watch him blow the truck up at the end of this video then ask what is unsafe about his videos.

1. His gun handling.

2. His lack of eye protection.

3. His lack of ear protection, although sometimes he only wears plugs.

4. His complete disregard of Rule #4.

His videos were less than helpful to the gun culture.

 

[Shoots4Fun]

Regardless of the debate here, may the deceased Rest in Peace...