Griff wrote:Any firearm has the potential for an unplanned discharge. On some ocassions I'd just as soon wait to chamber until I have a shot. It is seldom needed to be fast, and done slowly, it can be done quietly though.
For the most part I agree with what Griff just said. I, as a rule do not carry my lever guns with a round chambered
unless I'm actually stalking something I really want to kill. And even then only if the terrain will allow me to do so safely.
I have found though that certain lever guns do require a bit more speed to cycle ammo reliably, so doing it dead slow might not get a round in the chamber. It can still be done quietly.
I have been shooting lever action rifles since oh about 1965 maybe a year earlier. Lets do the math,
2008 - 1965 =
43 years. OK, lets factor in the fact that I did this for 33 of those years in the variable weather of Arizona. Blistering hot, you sweat like a pig all the time, or raining, or freezing cold. All of those factors can cause your fingers to slip off the hammer and make a kaboom. Nope, not if you take your stupid finger off the trigger the second the hammer passes the full cock notch. The half cock notch will catch the hammer.
Alright now lets factor in the number of
unintentional discharges I've had with my leverguns ....... ummmm wait, there are none. That's correct, in
43 years I've had exactly
ZERO ( 0 ) unintentional discharges from my lever guns.
Sorry about that game farm in VT, you're full of stuff.
I really feel bad about this, kinda sounds like I'm bragging don't it. No brag, just fact.
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