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I used to take my bolts out until I misplaced one and never found it.
I've also heard so many stories of guys taking out their bolts and leaving them on top of the car roof or hood and driving off....

Oh yes...can relate very much to how you felt.
And that's why we need these safe handling procedures in place. One mistake can be life-threatening.

Cheers....makes me feel like not such a stupid fool (just a fool...)

I was on a bicycle.

True but it's an old Lithgow 1B with a pull out cocking bolt (the bolt does cock the trigger on closing, you have to physically pull back on the bolt to cock it). So I only pull back the bolt when...

Never thought about it until you raised it now.
The thing is I'm feeling so bad about leaving a live round in the chamber, that I can see myself buying one now and get into the habit of using it.......

The old saying of 'treat all guns as if loaded' is a good one to pay heed to.
However there is another old saying...'there's a first time for everything'.

I've been shooting for 30 years and...