When do you chamber a round while hunting?

[FIGJAM]

Wow, crazy video. The only thing worse than killing your best friend would be if it would have been my kids or wife!
I felt it weird he kept asking about that bull, even went to look at it after killing his friend. Several years ago in Iraq my 3 man team got hit by an IED and my best bud took a large piece of shrapnel to the head (knocked the 3rd man and I out). Hole fist size through helmet and skull, wasn't breathing when I reached him. Started doing CPR, didn't realize we were getting shot at until others arrived and shielded us with an armored vehicle. Even though I knew he wasn't gonna make it, nothing else mattered but him. I guess we are all different.

I agree with you and noticed that as well. Sounds like he was in shock and I am sure is still processing everything. I think he said it happened the first of November and the video was posted Dec 7th. Not a lot of time to process something like like. Took some guts for him to make that video though.

 

[FURMAN]

I do not load until taking the shot aside from the very rare instance I am still hunting. Most of my hunting is spot and stalk so there is no need to keep one chambered. I will say that I would much rather hunt with someone choosing c over b any day. Where do you think the force to fire the primer is going to come from? The cocking piece is not exposed.

 

[Idaho Lefty]

YUP,.. THANKS, for your "Service" Bravo 4 !

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Jesus that video was awful. There was a guy (a fobbit) in my unit in afg messing around with his M9 trying to get it into the holster. I have no idea what happened or how it happened but the pistol went off and he shot a DOD civilian in the leg. Can never be too careful. I'm thinking of switching to option A now.

....the scary part is that I have about 50 ND stories. The fobbit one was the first where someone got significantly injured.

 

[Idaho Lefty]

@300whisper,.. THANK you, for your "Service", to OUR Great Country !
I hope ALL is well, for you and your Family !

 

[MudRunner2005]

I choose safety option Didgeridoo...

 

[AD5GB]

Had this conversation on another forum last week about the carry status of the likes of a 1911 - for personal protection/self defense. At the end of the day there is only one correct answer..

 

[Orange Dust]

Had this conversation on another forum last week about the carry status of the likes of a 1911 - for personal protection/self defense. At the end of the day there is only one correct answer..

Cocked and locked!!

 

[7magcreedmoor]

I would not care to be around anyone who is using method C. Having said that, this thread kinda reminds me of a long debate over carrying a 1911 cocked and locked (the way John M Browning intended) vs with the hammer on half cock. But at least the 1911 HAS a half-cock... I've not seen too many bolt action rifles that do. In fact I've seen exactly one, some antique single shot 22 rimfire that you had to cock manually after closing the bolt. If my rifle is in the scabbard, the magazine if full and the chamber is empty. If she's in my hands and I'm in terrain where close contact could happen with little or no notice (read: bear country) then I'm loaded and locked. My gramps would have torn a stripe off of my butt if he'd ever seen my de-cock a rifle with a round up the spout.

 

[duke75]

I always hunt with a round chambered.Believe me no respectable Buck will tolerate you loading saying "I'll stand here and wait for you to chamber a round to shoot me". Keep your rifle on safe and all will be well.

 

[NEMTHunter]

The Model 70 CAN get ICE from Condensation ( in/out of, Truck, Trailer or Tent after, a day or two of this ), on the Sear and FIRE when, the Safety is pushed foreward !
I've seen it PERSONALLY,.. "happen" when, under a Tree with, one of my Huntin' Pard's, Mod 70 .30-06, during a "Whiteout" in Wyo. when we stopped to get our "bearings" and so we wouldn't, get lost. Decided to take all the shells out and Wait under the Pine Tree, he pushed the safety OFF and,.. KA-BOOM !!! Thankfully, Rifle was pointed in a safe direction ! Also, had Customers shoot holes thru their Pickup roof's and Windshields, by operating the Bolt while, UN-loading shells, after a Snow storm as, they were, too LAZY/ Cold to do it outside ! M70's are fine Rifle's, just DON'T, Kid yourself as, they can BE,.. DANGEROUS, TOO !

Was this a three position safety? And did it only do this when clicked to fire?

To unload after prepping for a shot and not taking it I always Try to keep it on safe but still able to jack the bolt. Asking just o see if it was not on fire when it went down.

Thanks

 

[mountaincarver]

when i used to guide, i was at the lodge one day when a 14 year old kid came to the property looking for help. he was sick looking. he led us back up the mountain where it was too late to help. shot his dad in the femur on accident with a 30.06. they practiced b or c. some of you are on this passionate search for reasons to justify risking safety to have rounds chambered when not needed. all i can say is you may be confident now, but that may change real quick someday when it takes a little more than some tit for tat posts on the internet to change your way of thinking. the outfit i guided for actually had rules for hunting... and b and c were not acceptable due to the close calls that happened over the years. an old man put on a stock one time while he headed down a draw while i stayed back. he got about 80 yards down and fell. gun went off and sent a bullet just past my face. needless to say, he had a loaded gun. only reason im sharing this is maybe a few of you will change your mind and take the safest approach.

 

[MudRunner2005]

when i used to guide, i was at the lodge one day when a 14 year old kid came to the property looking for help. he was sick looking. he led us back up the mountain where it was too late to help. shot his dad in the femur on accident with a 30.06. they practiced b or c. some of you are on this passionate search for reasons to justify risking safety to have rounds chambered when not needed. all i can say is you may be confident now, but that may change real quick someday when it takes a little more than some tit for tat posts on the internet to change your way of thinking. the outfit i guided for actually had rules for hunting... and b and c were not acceptable due to the close calls that happened over the years. an old man put on a stock one time while he headed down a draw while i stayed back. he got about 80 yards down and fell. gun went off and sent a bullet just past my face. needless to say, he had a loaded gun. only reason im sharing this is maybe a few of you will change your mind and take the safest approach.

And you are 100% sure of this, yet you go into no detail about how you know it was positively option B or C... It could have just simply been an accident or a case of "sh!t happens", or it could have been firearms negligence on the kid's part by flagging with the muzzle, or keeping his finger on the trigger when he wasn't ready to shoot. Could have been any number of things if you weren't there to see it happen.

I'm not defending any specific option in this particular post, I'm just asking how you're 100% sure it was positively one of the two, when there are about 5,000 other things that could have happened to cause the incident.

 

[mountaincarver]

And you are 100% sure of this, yet you go into no detail about how you know it was positively option B or C... It could have just simply been an accident or a case of "sh!t happens", or it could have been firearms negligence on the kid's part by flagging with the muzzle, or keeping his finger on the trigger when he wasn't ready to shoot. Could have been any number of things if you weren't there to see it happen.

I'm not defending any specific option in this particular post, I'm just asking how you're 100% sure it was positively one of the two, when there are about 5,000 other things that could have happened to cause the incident.

yep, im sure. no, wont go into detail, not my place. kid told us all about it. sorry you want more. tagging out.