Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Poll: Do you hunt with a round in the chamber?

Brad- that sucks!! Truck still work? Looks like you really nailed the sucker. Last deer I hit was a big buck too, but he ran out and hit ME on the side of my old truck. I never saw him; scared the crap out of me as I thought I'd hit someone or something big had fallen off my truck or something.

When I first got my '06 Tundra, first new truck I've ever bought, it was a disaster magnet. Trees dropped limbs on me, I somehow picked up some fresh paint off the road, and then with under 5000 miles on it a crankhead broke in, smashed the window, scratched the door all up, destroyed the dash getting my locked glove box open, and stole a pistol to boot. I've since installed a metal pistol safe in the center console... anyway... things do seem to have calmed down since then but I was swearing it'd be the last new truck I ever bought for a while there! :-)

Is it gonna screw up your hunting or do you have a backup?

Would sure be nice to have a GOOD football game today...

-jeff

Balmy 44 degrees here west of Alpine Oregon. It was 24 degrees at daybreak. My brother and I went elk hunting this morning, didn't see a thing but 4 deer.

Happy turkey day everyone.

Doc

Jeff, it runs fine... it's a toyota .

In fact, all I did was pull the quarter panel out so the tire had clearance and went elk hunting. I wasn't going to let a suicidal deer wreck my hunt...

Love the Toy's myself.... we have my Tundra and Land Cruiser. 25,600 miles on the Tundra now and I have yet to even change a light bulb!

-jeff

Saddlesore must be right. It was 75 degrees here in northern Virginia yesterday, and I didn't see one elk.

John

I haven't been following the thread; how did we get from hunting "hot" to Toyota's and the weather in Virginia???


Just curious..............

I usually hunt cold in an Isuzu and expect if it does get colder here with a bit more snow I will be able to see several hundred head of elk in a month or so.

On a more serious note the first time I remember this discussion it was on the old coffee shop and if I'm not mistaken was stated by ole "Backpack Hunter". Several who participated in this thread did so on that one also. No conclusion was reached then and none has since that and none ever will. You can make book on that!!

BTW, has anyone ever run into Backpack Hunter recently? I think his name was Don something. I always enjoyed his posting.

Yep

Dont'cha you just hate it when a deer runs into your truck?..........



Casey

I can't believe this thread is 41 pages long.........

Change your settings...I've only got 9 pages!

We just need someone to stir the pot again... then we could make it to 41 pages!

(KIDDING!)

-jeff

Cowbell?

This will come back againby June '08. It gets hotter than politics.

What is this thing called a 'safety'?

If you are packing a gun you're packing a gun. If you're hunting you should be hot in the chamber, muzzle forward if you're the lead man, muzzle up if you're not.

Wow, quite a read on cold chamber vs. hot...again.

I skipped this thread at the time because I have read many like it in the past. Inquiring as to why SH had left the forum I was directed to this thread. I'm still not sure why he would leave the forum over this, being an old pro at the banter himself.

As far as the subject matter, I'm one of the few here that isn't even qualified to give an opinion, and one of the few to actually learn a little something from such threads. I have come away from threads such as these not with an absolute theory on the subject, but hunting method that incorporates many of the opinions here.

My 700 will hold four rounds, but I only load it with three because I find it makes it much easier to slide the bolt back and push the rounds down into the magazine when need be...besides, who deserves four shots at something?

There are situations where I feel my chances are high that I am about to jump a deer, I'll slide one in, safety on, thumb at the ready and take two steps and pause with the rifle at the ready. If I am out in the open or climbing, I slide the bolt back and push the rounds down. I have yet to lose track of whether or not I had one in or out.

I'll be the first to admit to not being a good hunter, either are the guys I hunt with, but I'll still go with them for they are good friends. The first time I hunted with one such friend, on two occasions his sling slipped off his shoulder and walking behind him I found myself with a birds eye view of his barrel, so I'm not gonna argue that accidents don't happen; especially with casual hunters who only hunt three or four times a year. On the other hand I'm not prepared to say I will never slip one in the chamber when the time feels right...it doesn't have to be either or.

Many speak about being good with the bolt at crunch time where I have become good at chambering a round and un-chambering a round when the situation calls, and good with keeping track the state of my rifle.

I think there are correct answers on both sides of the fence here and months ago decided to take advantage by using the best of both sides...so there!

I read this question and I'm replying without reading any other post in this thread. Yes I hunt with a round in the chamber. When I carry one of my Glocks, be it concealed carry or open carry at camp, I carry with one in the chamber as well.

NYH2,

Thanks for playing!

The Cliff Notes version is: about a 75/25 ratio of guys who hunt with one vs. guys who don't... but the "cold" camp has some very... uh... shall we say "vocal" proponents and that resulted in an... ahem... entertaining thread. If you've got some time, read through it!

-jeff