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Originally Posted by CanuckWR
If you can refrain from pointing a loaded weapon at others you have a much lesser chance of shooting them. Its also very difficult to have an accidental discharge if you dont have a round in the chamber until you need to use it. This system works pretty good for me, and I have never found the 700 too slow to chamber a round when I need it...
Perhaps I am not sympathetic to this unfortunate family, but I am sure my practices will prevent me from accidentally killing anyone I care about.
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The problem is when you close the bolt on the round the gun goes off.
Yes, the barrel should be pointed in a safe direction.
However your system of not having a round in the chamber until you need it is a moot point here, because sooner or later you will put a round in the chamber. The point of the discussion is you don't get to choose when the round is fired, it just happens. Close the bolt and BANG!