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Is my trigger safe?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1865733" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I'm right in there with you, Zeke. All my rifles have their triggers set at 2 to 2.5 pounds, and I have never had a problem with any of them. This is comfortable for me, and I sometimes carry a rifle with a round in the chamber. When sneaking through the woods after whitetails, there just isn't time to chamber a round when one bounces out of its bed like a bunny. </p><p></p><p>When hunting in rough country, I find it better to carry a couple of rounds in one of those handy carriers that have the loops on them, attached to the buttstock. I can get one into the chamber in plenty of time when necessary, and most of the time it just isn't necessary to do that very quickly. When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, we hunted in some pretty steep terrain. With snow on the ground, wasn't uncommon to fall down once in a while. The last thing I would want would be an accidental discharge, so I unloaded the rifle several times a day. I would do this before going into anything where I thought that a fall might occur - steep side-hills, blow-downs, etc. This was accomplished by taking the round out of the chamber, and closing the bolt over the empty chamber. After traversing the rough spot, I would load a cartridge back into the chamber, check the safety, and carry on. </p><p></p><p>If a guy is hunting properly, he will have the time to load & unload repeatedly. If he thinks this takes too long to accomplish, maybe he's just in too big of a hurry - and a different pastime might suit him better. Hunting is only fun anyway when nobody gets shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1865733, member: 109113"] I'm right in there with you, Zeke. All my rifles have their triggers set at 2 to 2.5 pounds, and I have never had a problem with any of them. This is comfortable for me, and I sometimes carry a rifle with a round in the chamber. When sneaking through the woods after whitetails, there just isn't time to chamber a round when one bounces out of its bed like a bunny. When hunting in rough country, I find it better to carry a couple of rounds in one of those handy carriers that have the loops on them, attached to the buttstock. I can get one into the chamber in plenty of time when necessary, and most of the time it just isn't necessary to do that very quickly. When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, we hunted in some pretty steep terrain. With snow on the ground, wasn't uncommon to fall down once in a while. The last thing I would want would be an accidental discharge, so I unloaded the rifle several times a day. I would do this before going into anything where I thought that a fall might occur - steep side-hills, blow-downs, etc. This was accomplished by taking the round out of the chamber, and closing the bolt over the empty chamber. After traversing the rough spot, I would load a cartridge back into the chamber, check the safety, and carry on. If a guy is hunting properly, he will have the time to load & unload repeatedly. If he thinks this takes too long to accomplish, maybe he's just in too big of a hurry - and a different pastime might suit him better. Hunting is only fun anyway when nobody gets shot. [/QUOTE]
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