Round In The Chamber

Do you carry one in the chamber while big game hunting?

  • Yes

    Votes: 112 51.9%
  • No

    Votes: 104 48.1%

  • Total voters
    216
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. :)
 

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