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I am not concerned at all with a round getting stuck in the chamber and shooting the floor, I just think about "what if" scenarios all the time. Though I am curious how much damage different firearms would actually do to a concrete foundation.

I guess my question was more about do you leave your gun cocked in the safe, or dry fire first. I grew up with bolt action rifles that you aren't supposed to dry fire. We always de-cocked them by lowering the bolt with the trigger held. Being able to dry fire most of the guns I now have, has been different for me. So I wonder if it is necessary on a SA. From a mechanical standpoint, the only real difference is the striker spring is under pressure. So is this more of a personal preference, or are there other reasons?

I was putting up a couple guns after going out this weekend, and I started thinking about something.

When I am putting a gun up, I typically remove the magazine, rack the slide a couple times, dry fire into the ground, put the magazine back in, then put it away. I've never had any issues, or close calls, but if somehow a round did get left in before firing into the ground, I'm likely going to have a hole in my carpet, and a chunk of concrete missing, depending on the weapon. Which is still better than it going through the roof, or wall and potentially hitting someone.

I realize that having a hammer, or bolt action, things are managed differently, so I guess my method is specific to semi automatic weapons.

What is your procedure for storing a firearm?