HSi-ESi
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When stalking through the woods, I like to keep my hunting knife in my teeth like a pirate. That way when I do slay the elusive beast I am ready for bleeding it out as soon as possible.
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I was a licensed outfitter for 30+ years, 85% of hunters are 50% safeIf you are serious I would honestly find new hunting buddys. After a few thousand days in the field I have only ever seen one accidental discharge and that was a 12 year old letting the hammer down on a Winchester 30-30 model 94 after they shot and missed at a deer. Thank god the muzzle was pointed in a safe direction.
Still waitingSo it will shoot..
And you'll keep waiting for it to shoot if you don't load itStill waiting
I think a good place to start is explaining to your kid that while bird hunting (as well as any time handling a firearm), you are always caring your gun in a safe manner. Safe manner being two hands on your gun, barrel pointed in a safe direction, hands and fingers clear of obstacles (gloves, overhanging sleeves, etc.) and away from the safety and outside the trigger guard, knowing where your hunting partners may be, knowing your terrain, obstacles, and what is beyond your target. At any time if you are going to take both hands off your gun, whether to cross a fence, stop for a sip of water, cross a creek, grab a bird from the dog, etc. you safely unchamber the round. When you're ready to resume your hunt, you can reload and continue.Legit question. How do I explain to my kid that it is okay to chukar/pheasant hunt with one in the chamber, but not big game hunt with one in the chamber? I'm more scared of a shotgun accident than a rifle accident.
I don't currently hunt any of those, and the topic was a chambered rifle, not shotguns nor pistols.what about when upland or waterfowl hunting? Big game > In grizz country? > Turkey?
Good question. I'm not totally convinced it is ok. I don't think there is anything wrong with learning to load a shell when a bird is flushed.Legit question. How do I explain to my kid that it is okay to chukar/pheasant hunt with one in the chamber, but not big game hunt with one in the chamber? I'm more scared of a shotgun accident than a rifle accident.
You're correct and you will be safer than most, but at that point you may as well leave your shells at the truck and bring a pocket of rocks. As someone who upland hunts 50+ days a year, with others and alone, when handled properly and safely, carrying a shotgun with a round in the chamber is not an issue.I don't think there is anything wrong with learning to load a shell when a bird is flushed.
I carry and use firearms every day professionally and I don’t carry my rifles with a loaded chamber while hunting.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.
What's your training background, if you don't mind saying?I carry and use firearms every day professionally and I don’t carry my rifles with a loaded chamber while hunting.
I’ve been shooting since I was old enough to hold a .22, I’ve shot competitively, and formal LE training.What's your training background, if you don't mind saying?
I've always detested these sorts of comparisons. They usually appear in discussions about empty chamber carry for defensive handguns, often something like "If you carry with an empty chamber, you might as well carry a brick".You're correct and you will be safer than most, but at that point you may as well leave your shells at the truck and bring a pocket of rocks. As someone who upland hunts 50+ days a year, with others and alone, when handled properly and safely, carrying a shotgun with a round in the chamber is not an issue.