Round In The Chamber

[CRJR45]

Just my two cents , this whole thread needs to be deleted. Stuff like this is just canon fodder for the anti gun crowd .
We all know of a tragic situation, but why air them ALL here on a public forum ?

 

[BrentD]

You guys will get a laugh from this, but Wednesday, I was at a trail head before 5 am and shoved 2 in the mag of my 1897 Winchester. If you don't know it, is a pump that uses a 1/2 mile stroke to cycle the action and makes more noise than a freight train starting to reverse directions.
Usually, I will fill the chamber in the parking lot, but that morning, another guy was there coincidentally, and I'd be walking in with him.l so I figured I'd cycle it when I dropped off the trail to get where I wanted to be before flydown.

An hour later I had sweet talked a big ol' gobbler into dropping by. I thumbed hack the hammer, waited a few moments for the optimal positions and posture and then dropped the hammer on him..

Every one of you knows exactly what happened and what didn't happen next. And I'm blaming y'all.

 

[champ198]

Like most I have hunted all of my life since I was about 7 years old. I'm 47 now so i got some miles on me.
I have always carried with a live round in the chamber. I have yet to have a AD or ND of any kind.

I am also an active pistol shooter who carries a striker fired pistol every day and it is always with a loaded round in the chamber.
If I carry a 1911 its cocked and locked ready to go.

I turkey hunt, I deer hunt I hunt about anything I can find when I can and I always have a round chambered ready to go.
I stand hunt in the Midwest where I live. When I rope the rifle up to my stand the breach is open and it is out of battery so it cant fire. Once I am settled in the stand Bolt is closed and its ready to go.

I'm not saying accidents cant happen, but from things I have seen, improper gun handling is more of a cause for an AD or ND than anything.
I'm a fan of Randy and the Fresh Tracks crew, but I guess I will continue to be one of the "Dumb Ones" and will continue to carry with one in the chamber when hunting.