my 1st try at grouse

Yeah I went from a single shot cooey to a semi. No safety on the cooey, just pull back the hammer when its game time. Going to have to get used to this one lol. It was pretty embarrassing - I could've hit the bird out of the air with the barrel!

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Originally Posted by seabast

A gun supposed t be pointing at a safe direction all the time, even if you fell on your butt, and never count on the safety, never!!! So, no need for a safety on but on few occasions.....

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If you're falling, or stumbling,and you don't even have control of your own body, you sure as $#@_! don't have control of the muzzle direction.

I wouldn't suggest anyone rely on the safety as foolproof, but human beings are less reliable still.

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Originally Posted by seabast

I would forget the safety too, if you learn how to hold a gun, in a safe direction, you don't need it. The only time you need it it's when you cross an obstacle and technically you should remove you ammo from the gun.

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What good reason could you come up with to walk around with a loaded firearm and not use the safety? This kind of advice is best kept to yourself and hopefully you hunt alone.

Many people hunt with the safety off and in my hunter safety course the instructor recommended covering the trigger with your hand while walking. This way you are ready for a flush and walking through thick brush will not set the trigger off because your hand is covering the trigger.

I cannot believe the amount of morons that are advocating walking around with the safety off... It's starting to make sense on how we have so many so called "accidents" and that they can be directly linked to stupidity.

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Originally Posted by yellow dog

Many people hunt with the safety off and in my hunter safety course the instructor recommended covering the trigger with your hand while walking. This way you are ready for a flush and walking through thick brush will not set the trigger off because your hand is covering the trigger.

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Your instructor should have his license pulled if he is suggesting having the safety off and just covering the trigger while walking through thick brush.

Well hes been teaching the course for 35 years plus with no incidents . You would be surprised how many people hunt that way.

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Originally Posted by trkyhntr21

I cannot believe the amount of morons that are advocating walking around with the safety off... It's starting to make sense on how we have so many so called "accidents" and that they can be directly linked to stupidity.

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+1000.....

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Originally Posted by trkyhntr21

I cannot believe the amount of morons that are advocating walking around with the safety off... It's starting to make sense on how we have so many so called "accidents" and that they can be directly linked to stupidity.

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+1 on this.

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Originally Posted by yellow dog

Well hes been teaching the course for 35 years plus with no incidents . You would be surprised how many people hunt that way.

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How do you know theres no been no incidents? Or maybe his students are smart enough to realize its a terrible idea to wander around with the safety off.

I for one, would not hunt with anyone who hunted with the safety off. TERRIBLE IDEA.

If you can't figure out how to flick the saftey off while shouldering your firearm, then you probably shouldnt be hunting. Its not rocket science or a difficult physical situation to figure out.

You can't fix stupid