show up in the strangest places. Anyone ever had one of your rifles load itself after years of sitting in the back of the rack?
I never keep any loaded weapons around except for one shotgun and one handgun in the house. But today, while showing my nephew a few candidates for his new deer rifle, he racked the bolt a couple of times on a .270 and out flies a shell. Now, it wasn't in the chamber before he worked the bolt a few times and there was no real danger because safe gun handling was being practiced, but I was a little shaken, then mad at myself.
I honestly don't know the last time that rifle was used and I really don't know how it was loaded. Well...I guess I know I left it with a few in the magazine but I don't know why or how.
So, I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I'll reiterate the old axiom to treat every gun as if it is loaded because it just may be.
I think the above points to the problem that many have. I'm safe. Notice the bold, no real danger because safe gun handling was being practiced.
Just how the [bleep] is A) Giving a kid a gun without checking that it's loaded B) Handing over a rifle without the action open C)Having the kid verify all considered safe gun practicing.
Course lots of folks said 'Good reminder'. If nothing else, agreeing with JO should give folks pause, but I'm sure lots of you ALWAYS practice safe gun handling.
