There's nothing idiots like more than showing off the times they survived nature trying to correct itself. Pity he probably only powder-burned his forehead.
On his days off he likes to take a firearm he has no idea how to use and attack bottles from spitting distance. Its sporting and sometimes he doesn't nearly blow his head off.
When a round does not discharge you always, ALWAYS keep it pointed down range for a minute to ensure that it wasn't a delayed discharge... as we've seen here.