brinky, i fully agree with you, if you have long shots and are glassing game, you have plenty of time to load a chamber.steelhead thinks because hes a veteran on this site and im new to this site that i bought my first bb gun yesterday,but not the case in the least bit. he seems fairy arrogant as well having explain safe gun handling to him like hes a teacher and im the student. when conditions dictate, i might have a cold chamber, but im certainly not hunting w/ one as a rule. all guns should be handled like there hot. this topic is like beating a dead horse and if i ever go to a clearcut in se alaska, i'll be sure to ask stellhead for advice and permission
