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re: Tell me I'm not the only one that has unintentionally fired a round while
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:02 am to 4Bagger
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:02 am to 4Bagger
Never had that happen but a buddy and I were hunting with a guide in Arkansas, probably 1987 or 88, one morning out of a boat blind and just before shooting time my buddy jacks a shell into his BPS with the butt on the floor of the boat and when he slid the forearm foward his gun discharged. All three of us nearly fouled our waders. The guide did not know us from Adam's house cat so he was right to be put out and chewed us both out about gun safety, not to mention having shot, inadvertently, before shooting time. There was a serious sense of doom in that boat blind. It got worse....after we all more or less calmed down, maybe 5 minutes later, the guide loaded his pump gun, slid the forearm closed and the exact same thing happened. At that point I had been hunting about 15 years, my buddy about the same and the guide probably 30 or more. None of us had ever had that happen (has not happened to me or my buddy since thank goodness). Having it happen twice within 5 minutes with 2 different guns has to be an astronomical event that is highly unlikely. Thank goodness both of them had the muzzle more or less straight up when it happened. As a group we decided we had had enough excitement for the day....unloaded, picked them up and headed for the hill. When we got back to the hill the guide asked if we were hungry and we went to breakfast. We were still pretty shook up but to the guides credit he told us he had a pit blind not far from the restaurant and it was about time for the snow geese to start flying and if we wanted he'd take us goose hunting for free. We did, had a blast, and we eventually paid him for the hunt even though he insisted we did not have to. It was a very surreal day all together.
I have told this story bunches of times and several people have said they have had it happen to them....not twice within minutes with 2 guns though. It may have something to do with it having been just a few degrees above zero that morning....everyone who has told me they have seen it happen also said it was extremely cold when it happened. I have hunted in zub zero and close to zero weather, not a lot but I have done it, and ever since that happened I always think about it. I have no idea how it happened but I know it happened and I know that my buddy was pretty safety conscious and the guide had been guiding inexperienced duck hunters for 2-3 decades....
I have told this story bunches of times and several people have said they have had it happen to them....not twice within minutes with 2 guns though. It may have something to do with it having been just a few degrees above zero that morning....everyone who has told me they have seen it happen also said it was extremely cold when it happened. I have hunted in zub zero and close to zero weather, not a lot but I have done it, and ever since that happened I always think about it. I have no idea how it happened but I know it happened and I know that my buddy was pretty safety conscious and the guide had been guiding inexperienced duck hunters for 2-3 decades....
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:03 am to REB BEER
Unload a bolt action
1) Open bolt and remove round from chamber
2) Drop the mag or open the floor plate. In the event of a M700 with no floorplate then use the bolt to push rounds out of the mag but NEVER close the bolt on a live round.
3) When everything is clear treat gun as if it's still loaded and put away appropriately
It's really just that easy
1) Open bolt and remove round from chamber
2) Drop the mag or open the floor plate. In the event of a M700 with no floorplate then use the bolt to push rounds out of the mag but NEVER close the bolt on a live round.
3) When everything is clear treat gun as if it's still loaded and put away appropriately
It's really just that easy
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:33 am to Barneyrb
I drop my floor plate, then open the bolt to remove the one in the chamber.
1970’s model 700, safety has to be off to open the bolt.
I am always firmly aware where my rifle is pointing.
1970’s model 700, safety has to be off to open the bolt.
I am always firmly aware where my rifle is pointing.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:53 am to upgrade
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I drop my floor plate, then open the bolt to remove the one in the chamber.
yea i'm not quite understanding why they think the order of safety is mandatory to unload the chamber before dropping the plate or magazine.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:56 pm to 257WBY
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The exspensive repair might be what he accidentally shot.
True...
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:30 pm to Tigerpaw123
Tikka T3 here.
Safety locks the bolt. so...
1. Safety off
2. Open bolt
3. Grab chambered round before it flings off into the 20ft abyss below
4. Release mag, slide chambered round into the mag
5, Close bolt
6. Safety on
7. Reinstall mag
20 years of this and have never had a problem (other than chambered rounds falling into the leafy abyss never to be found again occasionally.
Safety locks the bolt. so...
1. Safety off
2. Open bolt
3. Grab chambered round before it flings off into the 20ft abyss below
4. Release mag, slide chambered round into the mag
5, Close bolt
6. Safety on
7. Reinstall mag
20 years of this and have never had a problem (other than chambered rounds falling into the leafy abyss never to be found again occasionally.
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