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Originally Posted by Wes Stueber
Very true, Dean! I'm sure you've seen pictures of hunters in the past w/ their external hammers cocked, chambers loaded and the gun broken open..?
I'm sure those guys were quick enough to close the breech while bringing the gun up to fire w/ NO hammers to worry about cocking!
This subject of 'no safety' would make a great article for our "Parker Pages" magazine.
Thanks for all the comments, esp. the one from Garry about Aldo Leopold & his Fox. I think it's a fascinating subject, but one I'm not comfortable with, YET..!
Wes
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Exactly Wes, and that’s how I carry my hammer guns while hunting. I close the action when I step in to make the flush or when I know I’m in very close proximity to the bird - and always very in tune to my companion’s position at all tines.
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