Videos tagged with Action Open

This guide details the 'Cruiser Ready' method for storing a home defense shotgun, emphasizing safety and immediate usability. It involves keeping the magazine tube loaded (one round less than full), the chamber empty, and the action open, with the safety off. This configuration prevents accidental discharge if dropped while ensuring rapid deployment by pumping a round into the chamber when needed.

This discussion emphasizes proactive gun safety in hunting scenarios, advocating for a 'be a jerk' approach to safety checks rather than blind trust. Key takeaways include verifying firearm status, avoiding chambered rounds during transit for big game, and understanding that safeties are unreliable. The importance of an open action for visual confirmation of an unloaded firearm is also highlighted.

This video demonstrates essential safety protocols for operating a shooting range, focusing on proper procedures during ceasefires. Instructor Melford emphasizes maintaining muzzle discipline, clearing firearms by opening actions and removing magazines, and stepping back to signal readiness. The guide details the steps for safely transitioning between shooting and target maintenance, reinforcing the importance of never handling firearms during a ceasefire.

This video from Top Guns provides guidance on how to properly bring a firearm into a gun store, especially when it's not for immediate sale or service. It emphasizes making other customers and staff comfortable by securing the firearm, offering options like using a case, a chamber flag, or locking the action open with the magazine removed. The instructors highlight the importance of firearm safety and customer comfort within the store environment.

This guide details safe shotgun carrying methods as demonstrated by Gil Ash from OSP Shooting School. It emphasizes maintaining an open action and muzzle control for all shotgun types (over-and-under, semi-automatic, pump-action) to ensure safety and respect range etiquette. Proper technique prevents accidents and signals firearm status to others.

This video emphasizes the paramount importance of firearm safety in all shooting contexts, from competitive clay sports to home storage. It highlights the four fundamental rules of firearm safety and stresses the need for constant vigilance, especially when children are present during summer months. The NSSF provides resources for safe storage and gun safety education.