Thread: A word to the wise re safety!

Originally Posted by Bill999

i totally disagree

one up the spout and carefully walk in with the safety off and finger on the trigger

I shot a stag for a farmer and to save meat damage I shot it in the "head"
went down like the proverbial sack of potatoes
when I was a meter from it it got up and chased me

now everything gets one in the brain as soon as I walk up to it

any time I put my rifle down or climb a fence while stalking I unload the chamber, but definitely not when walking up to something with antlers and a 300kg weight advantage, haha

Ah, for sure. I agree with what you said regarding approaching a shot stag.What I tried to get across but failed is to make sure once it's down (dead), to check if you have a round up the spout that you may have forgotten about in the heat of the moment.