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armed and humorous:
Well, there are two things that come to mind immediately. Single action vs double would be the most important. With a revolver (not already cocked) it would be hard to accidentally pull the trigger as the force required would be much higher as opposed to the Glock, for example. (Not that it couldn't be done.) You're right, regardless, that a single pull of the trigger equals one cartridge fired. However, in the case of the wheel gun, if trigger pull is your concern rather than dropping or something, it wouldn't make much sense to not have one in all the chambers because the cylinder is going to rotate when you cock it anyway. In that case, again, worried about an accidental pull of the trigger, it would make more sense to have a round in front of the hammer and the upcoming cylinder to be empty.
But, come on, you knew all this...didn't you.?!
FarmerRick:
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Yup. >:D
;)
Dan W:
We all also know you are violating several major safety rules by not treating all firearms as if they are loaded
The Four Rules of Firearms Handling - by Jeff Cooper.
Rule #1 - All guns are always loaded.
The only exception to this occurs when you have a firearm in your hands and you have personally unloaded it for checking. As soon as you put it down, Rule #1 applies again.
Rule #2 - Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not ready to destroy.
You may not wish to destroy it, but you must be clear in your mind that you are quite ready to if you let that muzzle cover the target. To allow a firearm to point at another human being is a deadly threat, and should always be treated as such.
Rule #3 - Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
This we call the Golden Rule because its violation is responsible for about 80 percent of the firearms disasters we read about.
Rule #4 - Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
You never shoot at anything until you have positively identified it. You never fire at a shadow, or a sound, or a suspected presence. You shoot only when you know absolutely what you are shooting at and what is beyond it.
armed and humorous:
Yes, I know those rules, and I also know that there probably isn't a reader here who hasn't violated them at one time or another. Except as explained above, I do keep my finger off the trigger unless I intend to pull it. Even when I know it is unloaded and carry it by the trigger guard, I am careful about it (realizing that if I should fall or something and my finger is in there, I might activate it). I also heed number four religiously, as we all should. Number one is kind of a catch all, which, if you follow all the others doesn't really mean much (especially if you are already allowing your posted exception). Number two is pretty much impossible if you take it literally. There is nothing in my house or my vehicle that I would "want" to shoot, but the muzzle has to point somewhere. Does that mean I can't take it home in my truck or do I have to point it out the window at the ground? When I get there what do I do, cut a slot through the roof or floor to the place I want to store it and keep it pointed through the slot until I get there with it? You and I both know what #2 means, and we are both (at least I am) very careful with our guns. Still, as I said, I doubt if you, or probably anyone who ever handles guns has not, at one time or another violated one or more of these rules whether intentionally or not.
Notice I said, "I doubt" whereas you said, "we all know". I'm curious just what it was I said that "proved" to you I was violating several major safety rules. Or, were you simply stating the same thing I just did (that we have all violated them at one time or another)?
Dan W:
We all know because you just told us...
1. You admit in your post you don't remember if a gun is loaded or not.
"My main concern is that having grown up "knowing" that you don't keep a round in the chamber, I'll forget whether I have on in there or not."
All Guns are always loaded
2. You can't seriously believe this is safe...
"However, I know there have been times when I had my hands full or something, but I was trying to carry my handgun along with the rest of my stuff, and the most convenient and sure way of holding on to it was to put a finger through the trigger guard."
I may have violated the rules of safety, but I am not trying to justify it or pretend it is OK
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