re: Gun safety at the deer camp discussion

Why would you even take the chance of an accidental discharge? It's not like you have to get tools out to unload the gun. It's an incredibly dumb risk to take.

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Advise me on why I should unload my weapon to get in the the stand.

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Suppose you fall while climbing the ladder? The gun might be pointed somewhere you don't want it to be pointed (like at your head) when you hit the ground. It absolutely will not go off if there isn't a round in the chamber. It MIGHT go off if there is one in there.

No matter how acute the risks are, the consequences can be huge and it's the simplest gun risk to eliminate.

I can certainly see where he's coming from, when he mentions climbing a stand. I have to add the caveat to my opinion that I haven't hunted on an elevated stand for years and never have hunted alone.

If at some point I did one or both, my safety precautions would most likely be different.

Well if the deer were shooting back that would be helpful to keep it loaded.

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I have to add the caveat to my opinion that I haven't hunted on an elevated stand for years

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Well walking with a loaded gun is much different than climbing or riding with one IMO. You have wayyyyyyyyyy less muzzle control when climbing ladders or riding fourwheelers. I walk around with a loaded gun all the time and certainly do not feel like it's dangerous because I have 100% control over where my gun is pointed. As long as I have my hands on it I'm not nervous.

Grassy, nobody has to agree with me. I have nothing better to do on a rainy evening like this than talk about things that I don't understand

ETA: I guess the hardest thing for me to wrap my head around is why does the gun need to be loaded when you can't even shoot it?

Some might argue that guns have an increased chance of getting discharged when you're manipulating bullets in and out of them...

and you're suggesting more manipulatin'


considering a drink myself

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Some might argue that guns have an increased chance of getting discharged when you're manipulating bullets in and out of them...

and you're suggesting more manipulatin'

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I can see that. I'd argue that you have 100% control over the muzzle while you're doing it though vs having it strapped to your back when you don't even have a hand on it.

I'm just trying to figure out the logic behind leaving the gun loaded all the time. It's tough for me to wrap my head around it because of how I was raised and having a gun go off in my lap once.

Just grabbed a glass of evan williams single barrel 2002 vintage

I'm cocked and locked at all times with my pistol and my rifle is either in my truck, on my person, or sitting in the stand; it's loaded 100% of the time.

You'd get thrown out of my camp