Keith B wrote:RiverCity.45 wrote:This got me thinking. Is it common to store a rifle in a case with one in the chamber and ready to fire? It had never occurred to me to store a rifle in such a configuration in a case.
I actually know people who have done this when deer hunting. Put the safety on, then case it while in camp. Not really the safest method IMO as you can pull safety's off when removing from the case. Will bet they have taken guns home that way and stored them as well.
We usually help each other clearing the blinds and all rifles are bolt open and checked to see no rounds are in them. Our rule is no long guns in the camp house. We used to have no firearms at all, but voted to allow handguns when the surrounding area started building up.