(Hilarious Trope) That's not how this gun works!

[u/Werewolf_Knight]

EDIT: Just so you know, I might have been wrong about the 3rd example!

1. The Simpsons (Season 30, Episode 9) - The character is holding a revolver (which is normally charged by putting the bullets inside the cylinder) and charging it by putting a magazine in the grip like a Glock. Please note that this was done intentionally to make fun of how guns are portrayed unrealistically in movies;
2. Shadow the Hedgehog video game - In one of the trailers, Shadow is holding what I think was an M4A1 and, in this shot, he is arming it by pulling the handguard like a shotgun. The handguard is only for protecting the shooter from the heat generated by the barrel.
3. Stranger Things (Season 5, Episode 8) - During the fight with the Mindflayer, Nancy is loading an M4A1-5, and, after she inserts a magazine, she is pushing the carrying handle to arm it like a shotgun. That's not what a carrying handle is for, obviously.

I want to mention that I know there's another popular example with a silencer for a shotgun or something, but I am not familiar with it. Also, I tried my best to identify each gun, so please correct me if I was wrong about any of them.

[u/Ishmael_1974]

When you wear power armor, lmg is assault rifle

But still 5.56 for some reason

[u/name_changed_5_times → u/Ishmael_1974]

L in lmg stands for light so it being the same caliber as an assault rifle actually makes sense

[u/Ishmael_1974 → u/name_changed_5_times]

Yeah but IRL the 5.56 ones aren’t as effective as the .308 ones and since carrying them everywhere is no longer a burden Idk why you wouldn’t opt for the better caliber

[u/SomeKindofTreeWizard → u/Ishmael_1974]

Fun fact: Oh

Several other people had my fun fact.