Man, I tried to let that one go, but did not have the ability. Walking around Africa on a hunting trip with a loaded rifle is discourteous? Gotta be joking. Did I take that wrong?
Sorry, I had to rush off and close up that post quickly. Any time I'm hunting with strangers in a strange way (i.e. not solo), I'm showing them courtesy hunting next to them with an empty chamber. Hunting uplands with a round(s) in the chamber is pretty much essential. In most cases it is NOT essential when hunting big game. During the final stalk I will put a round in the chamber when hunting with PH and tracker. Last year I was surprised by this gemsbuck bull (PH and tracker were off to my left trying to locate a talkative herd of wildebeest). I shot at and missed this bull the night before and knew instantly he was a shooter. But my empty chamber was not ready. Loading a round from the magazine my 03A3 momentarily jammed. I was still able to clear it, close the bolt, and shoot the bull running in the neck.
An O3A3 JAMMED? I thought that was a controlled round feeder....OT, but I wonder if people have had more jams with CRF than with push feed--don't know.
^^^ This. I will not hunt DG with an empty rifle, and have never been asked either. Usually load up once off the truck and unload prior to getting back to the truck.
Actually, the three different RSA "game farms" (main one was 75K acres) I hunted PG on in 2022 had VERY spooky animals. They are hunted quite often and don't stick around very long to get shot. I have hunted elk many times here on DIY public land hunts that have never seen or probably even smelled a human. Once, I had a group of cows and spikes WALK right by me at 25yds. in the open while I was field dressing one of their buddies because they had no idea what I was. I had five bulls walk towards me once at 15 yds. before I moved so they saw me standing there in the open wearing blaze orange. They just walked back into the forest. I didn't experience any of that "tameness" with the PG animals I hunted in RSA. Maybe I was hunting on the wrong game farms? LOL^^^ This. I will not hunt DG with an empty rifle, and have never been asked either. Usually load up once off the truck and unload prior to getting back to the truck.
Also, way too much noise loading the rifle to do it during the stalk, noise carries.
Now, on RSA game farms it might not be an issue as the animals are used to noise, probably will head towards the hunter expecting to get fed.
First time in sixty years. It was only a momentary delay and I didn't take my eyes off the running gemsbuck so don't know what caused it. Jam probably is an overstatement. The shell hung up going into the chamber but as I recall it still fed and fired okay. I didn't lose my composure. No reason to. Just another gemsbuck. That gun fits me like a glove and I have been using pretty much exclusively for a very long time so no sweat.
Ah yes, Texas. Wasn't that where "Trigger" Cheney shot his buddy in the face while quail hunting?Ain’t buying it. Maybe it’s a Canadian thing. Sure as hell don’t do that in Texas. Guess we ain’t too courteous.
Agree to disagree.
Hey, what happened to your scope? You didn't fall down a snow chute did you and lose the scope? I did that once with my .270 WINCHESTER M70 push feed. I banged up my elbows pretty good but I kept the rifle up when sliding down the chute. I think the lighter push feed action saved the rifle. LOL
Cheney was born in Nebraska one state away from Texas and educated in Wyoming. Hardly makes him a "Yankee."
