So how many got away from you when you hunted with an empty chamber?
If I'm moving, climbing through alder patches, the hammer is dropped on an empty chamber.
Missed shots when deer appeared near a vehicle or the house. That really doesn't count.
I really don't have an empty chamber during shooting hours.
If I am crossing a fence or some obstacle that causes increased concern it will be.
But even for fences, I lay the gun down under the fence, unloading it is not really a big deal.
If my daughter is with me, we unload, and hold the others gun.
The places where I might most like a chamber empty, are the places I am most likely to use it quick.
Unload it, and I may as well just carry my revolver.
It's loaded too.
Like someone else said Happy Trails.
The empty chambered hunting gun is a good thing in my book.
It just doesn't work for me, mostly.
