Thread: One up the spout

Hunting (even on my own) I do the 1/2 open bolt trick.
See an animal and it's easy to quietly close the bolt the rest of the way. Never carry that way until I'm in the actual hunting area though. In, and about the hut area...no way!
Don't trust a safety...but yet I'm one of those poor sods who tramped around Vietnam with an M16 (and followed by about another 90-100 guys all with weapons locked and cocked...including M60). No-one got 'accidentally' shot back then and we all had to trust the safety. 10 rounds per second could stuff up your day.
So yeah, 1/2 open bolt...only takes a split second to close the bolt as you are lifting the rifle to your shoulder to aim/take a shot.