Chit does indeed happen.
When i was in high school I went deer hunting with my dad's '94. (still- or rather- once again in my possession). Cold, snowy. Before getting in the car to head homer, I jacked the lever until nothing came out -5 arounds out of the tube, Funny, I thought I had loaded 6.
After supper I went to clean it. I had shot it - and missed earlier in the day. Never was worth a damn on running shots. For some reason, I worked the lever twice- and out popped a live round. Apparently it had hung up in the tube somehow.
Scared the hell out of me.
On another occasion I worked the bolt on a rifle - I forget what - until nothing popped out to make sure the chamber/magazine were empty when finished hunting. Closed the bolt, pointed the rifle at the ground, and pulled the trigger to release the spring tension. BOOM!
From then on, I visually check the chamber and magazine or stick a finger in it. THEN I release the striker pressure!
I learned lucky!
Last edited by las; 02/21/17.
