anyone that hunts with a empty chamber should not be hunting. and needs pysco help.
I once watched a herd of elk from 11:00 in the morning until dusk when I finally got a shot - a little over 6 hours. Having a hot chamber during that period would have created needless risk and made absolutely zero difference in taking the game.
In fact, had the chamber been hot it would have been unloaded before the shot anyway. I covered the last 100 yards on my back, head first, pushing myself though the sage and cactus and snow with my legs. While turning around to sit up I managed to get some snow in the end of the barrel. I pulled the bolt, cleared the snow from the barrel with a twig of sage and visually inspected the barrel before reinserting the bolt and loading the chamber. The 6x5 antlers are down in the barn.
Frankly, I much prefer to hunt with those that carry cold.
Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 03/09/08.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
