Personally I carry my rifle on an empty chamber, particularly when it's slung. I don't chamber a round until I swing it down off my back or get into a shooting position.
I hunt birds with an over under, i usually carry it broke open over my shoulder or my arm with two shells in the pipes, when I pick the gun up into a shooting position it's locked shut and ready to go instantly.
The one time a mechanical failure or the like concerns me is in the duck/goose blind.
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