Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Poll: Do you hunt with a round in the chamber?

Different conditions call for different actions.
I will say I am 60 been hunting on my own over 45 years, carried chamber full 90+% of that and it's been safe so far.
Some guys walking the woods aren't safe with any gun, others are fine with one in the chamber.
Ya'll carry how ya want I'll do what I see fit for me, when and where.

I'd like to see the guy that hunts upland birds with a double and keeps his chambers empty. Doubt he gets many birds.

Precisley, for me at least that works.

I hunt upland with a double, and it's real easy - keep the gun open with the safety off. Chambers not empty, but safer than relying on that ("never fail") safety catch

Why do people try to make things so complicated....?

unbelievable................

Was that aimed at me?

the entire thread...

Many folks are disappointed, I suspect, that others can make something so simple, yet effective....and safer. (It does defy what one might think, if thinking were all there was to it.)

For what it's worth, I always hunt cold chamber with a rifle (if that calms you down, or stirs you up - whatever)

I know..

carry on...

If I'm packin my bolt action Model 70,I always chanmber a round and then close the bolt with the trigger depressed. I need to recock the bolt in order to fire the round and feel this is much safer than a chambered round and safety on.

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING - read the entire thread and see how what you are doing has the firing pin resting directly on the primer. Even a safety catch is better that that.

OR, you may get struck by lightning, causing an electric current to go through your rifle and you might shoot your buddy in the face!

Think about it man!!

Isn't it.....

Yesterday AM about 60 yards behind him back down over the ridge, in the Thick Stuff, my kid saw this spike and three does coming towards him at about 50 yards. He capped his inline all sneaky like, got ready all ninja like, and poked lungs at about 20 feet...

'Course, he does have a clue.........

Never said it couldn't be done and i'll take your word for it that he did it, good for him. I will say like i always have, it is not always an option..

Killing a critter, to us, isn't a life or death necessity.

The option to safeguard against killing each other, or someone else, definately is.....

Kinda surprised tho' that he burned a buck tag on this spike knowing there's five 8 points running around in the same neighborhood.

It was his choice, as was hunting cold with a muzzleloader.

The end result was all three of us coming home, and meat in the freezer....and I'm not arguing with that.

congrats to your son,it will be some good eatin!

I need to get my hind end in gear, he's two up on me this year between this one and Youth Day back in September, and my youngest is up by one....

I skunked myself yesterday by passing on a smaller scrapier spike than his, and waited on one of those 8 points that didn't show.

Oh well, Life could suck if I let it.......

Nothin wrong with lettin the youngun's fill there tags!You can put them in there place when needed.

Laffin'...

It's all about them these days, and that's on purpose, I'd guess.

Can't think of better hunting buddies to have.......

Mr. wildswalker;
Amen sir, amen!

Our girls filled both their mule and whitetailed deer tags this year and I've yet to cut a tag. With time ticking away on my season, I wouldn't do it any different if I could.

A tip of the hat to you again sir for taking your kids out and teaching them these important life lessons.

All the best to you and yours.

Regards,
Dwayne