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Chamber Empty or Loaded
What weapons were those? This whole discussion aside, those are defective firearms that no one should be using at all, regardless of what condition they're carried in. -
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Does that same risk assessment apply to shotguns and handguns, in your opinion? Several posters have stated that they treat shotguns different than rifles. -
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That's a pretty strong statement. I'd been hunting for over two decades before I'd ever even heard of someone hunting with an empty chamber. -
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What's your training background, if you don't mind saying? -
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So, I've got another question to add to this. For those of you who hunt with chamber empty, what is your firearms educational background? Any formal training? If so, what kind? I'm betting a person's training background makes a difference. -
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Chamber Empty or Loaded
Didn't mean to start an electronic debate. Just curious about the subject. I'm new to western hunting. I've hunted big game in the west for a total of exactly one day and killed one elk. In the east, people (in general) hunt with a round in the chamber. If I had the good fortune to be able to... -
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My point was that it's not the same level as muzzle or trigger discipline. If it were, it'd apply all the time, not just while you're moving. -
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Just to make sure that no one gets the wrong idea, I've never been in combat, only received a lot of training from those who have. What I was getting at in my post in response to Greenhorn was that hunting with an empty chamber isn't a safety rule (for most people at least) on the same level as... -
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I mentioned one in the post just above yours. Hunting in places where shots beyond 100 yds are rare and shots under 50 yds are the norm. A whitetail can definitely hear a round being chambered at those distances. Now, if you're of the opinion that leaving the chamber empty until a shot is... -
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Could be. I was just hoping he'd clarify. As I alluded to earlier, chamber empty hunting seems to be almost completely unheard of in the eastern part of the country, where shots tend to be closer and the noise of chambering a round would regularly scare away game. That being the case, it'd be... -
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Are you saying that hunting with a loaded chamber is "negligence and defiance of safety rules"? -
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Do you do this due to the game you're hunting, or because you trust the shotgun more than the rifle? -
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Seems like this is mostly a regional thing. I moved to Idaho from Ohio two years ago. I'd hunted in Ohio for over 20 years before the move and had never heard of someone hunting with an empty chamber. Based on this thread, it definitely seems to be more common here in the west. -
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You know this for a fact, or are you guessing? -
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I recently had a discussion with a co-worker that got me curious about this subject. How many of you carry your rifle without a round in the chamber when you're hunting? I've noticed a couple of "professional" hunters (the Meateater crew) doing it, and my co-worker said today that he does the... -
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Ever been asked by an outfitter to show your hunter safety training course certificate?
Reading through the Wyoming regs it seems like that warden was probably stretching a wee bit with that one..... https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting/What-do-I-need-to-Hunt#huntered- Blue Rope
- Post #37
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Ever been asked by an outfitter to show your hunter safety training course certificate?
Never heard of that. How does that work with non residents? I took my hunter's safety course 28 years ago. Haven't the slightest idea where the card is. Didn't need it again once I'd bought my first license.- Blue Rope
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- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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308 with 165 Speer Hot Cor for elk?
Was this addressed to me? I certainly didn't think that when I used that bullet for elk. It was what I had and with the current ammo drought, I couldn't find a better alternative. Even though I wasn't impressed with the bullet's performance, it did the job just fine. One shot at 116 yds. and the...- Blue Rope
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Topo Anomaly
I'd be very interested in doing just that. Talking about doing a fishing trip this summer in that area anyway.- Blue Rope
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
