How many of you have ever been told by your parents not to look down the barrel of a gun? while fixing a jammed gun at the paintball war I happened to be looking down the barrel as I pushed the ball the rest of the way into the barrel of the gun. as soon as it was in the barrel the gun went off, exploding the ball about an inch above my left eye at point blank range. I closed my eyes fast enough to keep the paint from getting in them, and although it hurt I only have a small bruise were it hit. Boy, talk about being dumb!