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Never had a round in the chamber all season till it was GO time, have used the rifle plenty as a walking stick depending on terrain.......

An empty chamber can NEVER "oops","mebbe","might","what-if","WTF?!!" or "SORRY!".

Have always liked them odds and they's ingrained..................

Can't think of a single deer lost by having an empty chamber, same goes with bears and goats. Can think of some damn silly position's (not on purpose) that I have ended up in whilst chasing said critters..

Mechanical impossibilities,can be soothin'..................

Steely we don't want to hear about your silly positions.......grins

Especially for Paul, he's usually in front..........

I already told ya man.......grins

Bastard.........grin

one bastard goes out another one comes in......

Always hunt with one in the chamber

when alone one in chamber, any other time 2 in hand'

I cycle the bolt and chamber a round when I place the rifle in the ready position, on smooth terrain. The rest of the time, the chamber is cleared. That includes the rig, the shoulder sling, and the saddle scabbard.

I have come out the back side of more than a couple hands and knees or belly crawl brush patches and found the safety on the 70 in the ready position, and once she was decocked. That would have been an eye opener had there been a round in the chamber. Once had the kid get his 4-H pony tangled with a tree. Broke the stock off and dropped the hammer on my 70 in 264.

I ain't never been hungry enough to compromise firearms safety in order to better my chance to kill a critter.

I practice "every gun is always loaded, never point it at anything you are not willing to destroy."

Like the "mechanical impossibilities" Stick, cause the "human impossibilities" happen for some reason!

At work, I have about three guns with loaded chambers on my person at all times. I don't see much need in doing things differently while I am in the woods.

I wear a uniform at work, don't whilst hunting...

Knowing you that's gotta hurt...Hence the weird McSwirleys.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

It don't, in fact I'm second in command............

When you can spell "command", I've no doubt you'll be first............... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I was multi-tasking at the moment.........

I'm also for the empty chamber. Unless, I know I'm about to meet a bear or moose thats riled up I'll take my chances. Its better than telling somebodies family member " I slipped...."