Owen Sparks
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I generally dry fire out on my deck in a safe direction.
I learned long ago not to rely on my own imperfect focus and rationality to save me--I trust my judgement, but verify (thoroughly) any action carrying this level of import. I check my blindspots twice, too.I have no fear of dry firing because I have a rational mind and a verification process that cannot fail to work.
I agree. Snap caps make me nervous too--even if they're the only ammo-like object in the room when I'm dry firing. I do overcome my nervousness but I'm not sure it's a great idea to repeatedly do so.There is some hesitation putting the .308 Snap Cap into the FR8's chamber.
The idea of then not seeing/feeling a hole in the chamber with my pinky finger seems unnatural.
I just don't want a dark object which looks like a chambered round to ever appear to be normal.
I check it about eight times making sure no ammo or magazines (I don't have any mag safe guns) are in the room and then proceed.
You should be using a snap cap. Follow the 4 rules even if you KNOW it's not loaded.
After you've cleared it and it's empty, as long as it's in your control it's empty.
Why would you think it magically reloaded itself.
When you're finished and it's handed off to someone else, put back on the rack; whatever, then it's loaded again. Just good practice to consider it so.
You should be using a snap cap. Follow the 4 rules even if you KNOW it's not loaded.
People are shot with unloaded guns quite often
Yea, I doubt that..Classic sign of short term memory loss..