After Walking out the door for a squirrel hunt, loaded the rifle( Henry 22 lever action) ...then propped it in a chair while I retrieved some forgotten weather gear.

While slipping on gear I bumped the chair....rifle slid down between the cushion and arm rest striking the concrete porch floor butt first.... bang!!!

I heard the bullet whistle as it passed my ear....
My Dad said that would've been an unsolved suicide...head shot with own rifle by himself.... and friends/family never had a clue.

I now know what half-cock is for.