What Webley said,it doesn't take long to pop one in and get a shot off.
As the old saying says... Every gun fires up accidentally once a year, and in an army even a broom fires accidentally at least once a year.
Situationally dependent. I've also seen a total of one ND in the bush, compared to more than I can recall on ranges.
The only thing I like as much as trucks, is guns.
I don’t have any slings on my guns so I never carry them slung... always in my hands. They are always un-chambered if they are attached to my pack in any way. I also un-chamber for rough terrain. But I have a round in the pipe if I am hunting. There is no way I could chamber a shell quietly or quickly enough with my shotgun at the ranges I am forced to hunt.
I don’t carry my rifle loaded, regardless of being alone or with others.
I don’t carry a shotgun loaded while bird hunting either.
I would far sooner miss an opportunity on an animal than take the risk of sending a bullet somewhere I didn’t intend to.
If it cant be done with one shot, it shouldn't be done.
"grab large claw hammer - put against butt cheek , pry head out of ass with claws...then go back to school..."
Muzzle controll is the number 1 priority .
As others have said , i am the same way . Chambered and saftey on when alone . And dry when with others which is rare .rare as in hunting with other people . Nothing like still hunting for whiteys and you have to chamber a round ...
"My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells all my hunting gear for what I told her I paid for it"
"Take your boy hunting, and you won't have to hunt for your boy".
"Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal.”
I usually have a round chambered, safety on of course. But I now unchamber the round when navigating sketchy areas. Usually when goat hunting or going up a nasty cutblock for a bear where the risk of a bad fall is high.
For what its worth, I learned that the hard way a few years back when climbing scree for a goat, footing gave way, I fell and tumbled a few times and came to rest looking into muzzle of my loaded 30-06.
Last edited by Ron.C; 11-08-2019 at 07:13 PM.