dlh wrote:A few years back I handled one of my old Remington 700 bolt-action rifles made in the sixties.
I was out in a pasture and in a safe area. For some reason the bolt closed on a live-round and would not open back up. I pointed the gun safely to the ground and began to work the bolt when the gun discharged into the ground. My finger was not near the trigger.
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