Kodiak,
I've seen those videos as well. It's usually some clown trying to play a joke on his girlfriend, or perhaps show her how much of a "man" he is. It's stupid, all it does is turn off forever a possible participant in our sport.
I liken it to the guy on the motorcycle that gets his jollies by scaring a first time passenger. Stupid.
On the other hand, I'm glad to hear you had some fun with your .45-70. I'm hoping to pick one up by the end of the year.
GH1