Footage from a training range in Russia shows a squad of recruits nearly being cut to pieces by a improperly positioned 12.7mm heavy machine gun that flips over backwards while firing.

Rather than letting go of the firing mechanism as the weapon system begins to fall, the novice gunner decides to ride the lightning. His squad smartly hits the dirt as anti material projectiles begin zipping in the wrong direction.

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Will Killmore

Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter