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  2. Storing loaded in safe

    in Dumpster

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    Those of use who learned firearms handling in a military setting were not allowed to make that mistake. Ever run around the base holding a Lee Enfield .303 above your head?

    I was certified on:

    - Lee Enfield .303, (5-round-clips, loaded into an non-detachable internal 10-round magazine).

    - .22 version of the Enfield, while I was on the cadet shooting team

    - L1A1 SLR (Semi-auto FN FAL) (20 or 30 round magazine)

    - L98 A1 GP (Single-shot variant of the SA80) (30 round magazine)

    Never got a chance to be ceritifed on the the GMPG (jimpy) or the Bren.

    Ah, see your point there, I guess. We didn't have weapons with stripper clips.

    For what its worth - I was certified on .45, shotgun, M-14, M-60 and 50 cal. And if you haven't figured my "era" yet, I also qual'd with a bloop gun, M79 grenade launcher if someone needs to google it. I won't even bother with the shit I did as a kid on the small bore team, that was too long ago to bother with.

    Sorry if this all hi-jacked your thread. You boys have fun now, I'm out.

  3. Storing loaded in safe

    in Dumpster

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    Yes really... you are arguing gun safety and then you call a magazine a clip as soon as I see that everything else you have said goes out the window. Like I said maybe it's just me but even my 12yr old knows the difference.

    Clip -- A clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit, ready for insertion into the magazine or cylinder of a firearm.

    All righty then, guess you told me...:D

    I wasn't aware that I was arguing gun safety. Merely adding some input to a situation that I've recently considered in my own home. Never thought I'd end up arguing my choice of words over something so trivial... I'll proof my posts better next time. :rolleyes:

  6. Storing loaded in safe

    in Dumpster

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    In a fire rounds can cook off weather they are in a chamber, a mag, or in the box.

    The issue is, if they're in the chamber the explosive force is the same as pulling the trigger. Not nearly the same as unconfined explosion out of the chamber.

  8. Storing loaded in safe

    in Dumpster

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    I definitely keep a select item with a chambered round in the safe, but it's not a long gun. If I have to get into the safe in a hurry or under duress, a long gun just isn't maneuverable enough to do much good. If you want to keep a loaded clip in the AR, you can retrieve it and chamber a round on the way to the location of trouble. That would eliminate your concern of a round cooking off in the rifle and causing collateral damage.

    Actions are not cocked in any weapon that I keep in storage, with the above hand cannon the exception. I don't think that there is any danger to springs loosing tension over time with most weapons, it's just my mind set. Just like I don't keep loaded clips in storage - bad for them. And if I do, I don't max load the clip.

    One other general thought about weapons in safes, especially long guns... When I put mine in the safe, they are there for storage. They are lubed for storage. Keeping a round in the chamber of a rifle that has been lubed for storage serves no purpose and could create issues. When I'm ready to go shoot, the weapon comes out and is prepped for firing - surplus lubrication is removed and pre-fire conducted. This is my peace-time protocol. IF things were to escalate, weapon prep would change significantly.

  23. Hauling a bike tips?

    in Daily Ride

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    I'm personally not a fan of standing on one side of the bike and trying to power it up onto a trailer. I've always rode mine up, but my trailer is low and has a big wide ramp. I also have one of these bolted in front

    http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-chock-97145.html

    And for what it's worth, I've never had an issue using ratcheting straps. If you release one side at a time with the kick stand down like they show in the video it's no big deal.

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