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I am not a remington guy. Think I have only ever owned 1 remington rifle that I shot. But I thought the deficiency in the rifle was that the rifle could fire WHEN YOU DROPPED THE BOLT?

If that is the case, repeated opening and closing of the bolt on a chambered round might not be the best plan here.

As I said, not a remington guy and could easily be wrong here.

How do you keep the bolt closed with it up? Must send losts of time looking for dropped cartridges.Might work in a stand!

I always keep my safety on, don't point my muzzle at people, and keep my finger off the trigger whether I'm crossing a creek or not.

That is the dumbest schit I have read in my life.

I guess you know more than the PHs in Africa when hunting dangerous game. It was very common and worked well.

when I did mostly still hunting, I always carried a hot chamber. It did not take but a moment to open the action if I had to cross a creek or a fence. With me mostly stand hunting now, I walk to the stand with an empty chamber, and don't go hot until seated and ready.

What the hell do you all mean by bolt up? Doesn't the bolt then fall back to the rear, leaving the action open and if you have a live round in there, doesn't it go flying out?

There is a midway point that works on Mauser, M70s, and Ruger (maybe some others) that will keep it the round in the chamber and not be fully cocked until you close the bolt all the way down. Bolt up doesn't mean all the way up. This dates way back in Africa with many of the hunters when hunting dangerous game.

No it did not work well.

You were instructed by a fugking moron.

It predates you and you are basically clueless in this practice.

That might work if you hold the rifle in your hands for a brief period of time. No fugking way that works when slinging, changing, hands or throwing over your shoulder all day.

Bloodletting predates me as well.

You were instructed by a fugking moron.

Whaddya fellas do when your upland bird hunting?

They all carry doubles and leave the action open…..

I never said anything about slinging, changing hands, or throwing it over my shoulder all day with the bolt up on a live round. This is only done when stalking the dangerous game. Get a clue.

Fugk your mom.

LOL

OK I’ll get a clue.

Because the safety on a Mauser 98 makes zero sense when compared to a bolt left in the half closed/half open position as one approaches the final stages of a stalk.

LOL

The fugking schit people come up with never ceases to amaze.

Bro, my mom is dead. It was tragic. A hunting accident. If only she'd listened to her PH...

Doves here mostly... some geese. 99% with a Browning Maxus.

Cold chamber to the blind or stand... then hot with constant muzzle control. Almost never use a safety.

I don't usually hunt in groups, but if Dick Cheney invited me I probably would oblige him...

Dummy. Evahbody know ya gotta use a Lima bean.

Sheesh.
Hold into the vegetables.