The cold bore thing is just an excuse by a Remington fanboy who can't admit he's a fan of a rifle with a faulty trigger. Well, actually two faulty triggers.
That might not be quite accurate. There are others here who subscribe to that, regardless of weapon used.
Yup. We hunt that way a LOT. Most of the time, in fact, and by a wide margin. It isn't like we're headed into a hot combat zone.
I carry my CCW handguns empty chamber most of the time as well. This gives me one manual of arms to deal with - rack and fire, no need to think about which one I'm carrying and whether it is single or double action, safety up or down, etc. Big Bro gives me grief for doing so but he is the one that had a thumb slip and ended up with a hole in the floorboard of his car. I do load a round when I think time may be of the essence.
