Confession time

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Chrisj357

Discussion Starter · 12 d ago

So, maybe a month ago wild pigs started coming into our neighborhood and in our front yard. That’s when I decided to load the.357 and leave it in the fireplace rack just in case.

Well, I have always been a revolver guy. Civilian and military training for over 40 years a full size revolver feels like part of me. I have never owned long guns. In fact the 1894 .357 was my first rifle. So, back to the pigs. A loaded .357 Marlin was not going to stay on the fireplace while I sleep. So, every night it goes to the safe. Every morning it goes to the fireplace. So each night I take the little rifle down and sit there with it practicing cocking it to half cock and back to decocked silently. I won’t do full cocked because it’s loaded

The gun is feeling second nature like my revolvers. I feel that is important. And it’s enjoyable. Also, I am thankful my wife goes to bed before me. lol

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Chrisj357

Discussion Starter · #21 · 11 d ago

Padraig said:
Holy crap! How the OP stores his weapon is his business not ours! You donknow his circumstances. Sorry but sometimes the I get grumpy. There us no reason to jump all, over the OP.

Padraig

I don’t feel jumped on. A couple of the points were valid. Comments that don’t apply are easily ignored. I’m a safe gun owner. I try to understand all my firearms thoroughly. This style gun is new to me so maybe some of my procedures can be improved. One thing I have never done is assume every worst case scenario is bound to happen. I would not own guns if that’s how I thought. For instance with just me and my wife in the house I see no need to lock the safe. If someone always locks theirs that’s ok too. I only lock it when we both leave and ALL the guns get put in except anything we carry and then CLICK right before we step out the door.

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Marksman1941

· #22 · 10 d ago

Chrisj357 said:
I don’t feel jumped on. A couple of the points were valid. Comments that don’t apply are easily ignored. I’m a safe gun owner. I try to understand all my firearms thoroughly. This style gun is new to me so maybe some of my procedures can be improved. One thing I have never done is assume every worst case scenario is bound to happen. I would not own guns if that’s how I thought. For instance with just me and my wife in the house I see no need to lock the safe. If someone always locks theirs that’s ok too. I only lock it when we both leave and ALL the guns get put in except anything we carry and then CLICK right before we step out the door.

That’s howI do things as well. All guns live in my safe when I’m not home. When I’m back, it gets unlocked and usually one handgun gets moved to the far side of the house, so there’s access for me to a loaded weapon no matter where I’m at. I don’t lock the safe when I’m home, since I have no kids or regular guests to keep out of it.

I dont see anything inherently wrong with leaving one in the tube on the lever gun, but I would agree that there’s a pretty substantial risk in moving the hammer to half cock and back down with regularity. If an ND is going to happen, it’ll be because of that.

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Andre Da'Canadian

· #23 · 10 d ago

Well, things are a bit different up here, ( please lets not get into the politics of it, I already had a thorough spanking on another thread), in the 60+ years I have walked this earth, I have been in a few life threatening situations. None of which could have been resolved with a loaded gun, ( falling through a rotten hay loft, flipping the tractor and maybe some stupid decisions). Maybe the time I shot a bear at 40 steps from me, but in that case I travelled several hundred miles to deliberately put myself in its path and it is debatable weather my life was at risk. I have a walk-in vault with, lets say some guns in it, not a single one is loaded, nor do I feel they need to be. Having said that, the BLR is in a very handy spot with the clip detached but stuffed full. I doubt I will ever need it but as a former Scout Leader ( 16yrs), the Scout motto "Be Prepared" is always a part of my life. Back on topic, manipulating a firearm with a live round in it, is something I would not do personally.

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rob42049

· #24 · 10 d ago

As a side note to @Chrisj357's post, he needed a rear sight dovetail blank, and I had one that belonged to my late wife. He installed it on his rifle, so now when he takes out his 1894, for whatever reason, a little bit of Trudy Mae goes with. He sent me a PM recently, saying that he remembers where that blank came from, and how appreciated it is.

It's the little things that make MO and our members great.

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phwebster

· #25 · 10 d ago

Thats a nice looking '94. I love your "Mantle Mount". Did you design that your self?

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Chrisj357

Discussion Starter · #26 · 10 d ago

phwebster said:
Thats a nice looking '94. I love your "Mantle Mount". Did you design that your self?

Thank You. Yes. I had some left over cherry and I had the perfect fireplace, it was calling out to have a lever gun to display

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jwleeper

· #27 · 10 d ago

Mine are in the safe or out of reach for great grandkids all the time. The safe is always locked unless I am in the gun room with it.
Have a great day.
Jim

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Chrisj357

Discussion Starter · #28 · 10 d ago

jwleeper said:
Mine are in the safe or out of reach for great grandkids all the time. The safe is always locked unless I am in the gun room with it.
Have a great day.
Jim

Mine too if the grandkids are coming over. 90% of the time it’s no worries, no one but the wife and the dogs.

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Beemer606

· #29 · 10 d ago

So you can shoot a hog in your front yard and you live in a neighborhood? If I did that I'd probably be spending the night in jail. You must have a big lot in a gun friendly state unlike where I live.

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Chrisj357

Discussion Starter · #30 · 9 d ago

Beemer606 said:
So you can shoot a hog in your front yard and you live in a neighborhood? If I did that I'd probably be spending the night in jail. You must have a big lot in a gun friendly state unlike where I live.

Yep. Hogs are a nuisance and considered a threat. As long as the shot was safe and I can reasonably say my family or pets were threatened it’s legal here to shoot them.

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