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 interesting to see some statistics on hunting related accidental shootings in the different regions.I can't speak for Hamm, but I read that as the accident in question was a result of Negligence and defiance of safety rules. No comment on a loaded chamber, but I would hazard a guess to say a loaded gun was part of the problem but not the negligent component...
I see the point being, even if the friend had been negligent, but had an empty chamber, he would still be here today.