Originally Posted by Rastoff

Yes, shooting your horse accidentally would be bad. Follow the 4 basic rules of gun safety and that won't ever happen.

For an old SAA where the firing pin might be resting on a primer, this is only the right thing to do. Because, when cocked, it rotates a round under the hammer. With every other kind of gun, this is not the case.

So, you agree that giving yourself every advantage is a good idea.


I wasn't there, but you can bet your bottom dollar that if I was, and I was carrying, I would have a loaded chamber and I wouldn't set my gun aside.




On another note:
I'm not a hunter. Is is common when bow hunting to kill an animal one day and go back to collect it two days later? That seems strange to me, but, again, I'm not a hunter. Can anyone explain this?