rookie Error and how to prevent a double load

[jonny75904]

 made a rookie mistake this past weekend by double loading the Armada. After the fact, I thought about how did that happen, and how to prevent it. Something that is painfully obvious, but I just simply did not think about, is to always double check the bolt caulking effort before I fire the gun. If the boat comes back easily, then it is cocked. If there is more effort, it is uncocked. 

as dumb as this sounds, and clearly how obvious this is, nobody is above Megan a careless error, myself included. I hope this small piece of advice can help someone. 

 

[intenseaty22]

One way is choose a gun that already has a built in anti-double loading feature. Would come in handy for someone as absent minded as me. I have made a habit of putting the safety on if I load one. That way, if I try to shoot it a few mins later, Safety on, means one in the breach. Not a bad practice either way, safety first. Also, the Crickets have a feature that allows you to disengage the magazine rotating pin. Doing this also allows you to actually de-cock the gun while leaving one in the breach, and a simple pull on the lever will arm the gun, without indexing another round. 

 

[Brian10956]

It has happened to all of us fortunately lead is soft and won’t easily do any damage to the barrel but when I go to the range I keep a length of 3/16 dowel handy to pound out any pellets that are jammed. An easy way to check if not sure is to shine a light down the front of barrel and look for it at the breech. I use a pocket penlight that has a fiber optic tube that shoots the light down the barrel. 

 

[GriffyGriff]

For me, the safest way (rather than checking down the barrel), is that if I am unsure that there is already one in the chamber, i’ll aim and fire it. If there is nothing there, then no harm done (and treat it as a “Dry Fire” practise). 

 

[Guest]

The good ol marauder double clutch. No matter how well you know the gun it's sprung hard enough that a double load is inevitable. Your best bet is to pull the mag and fire the gun into the ground then reload with the mag in.

 

[Quad82]

The only time it really makes me mad is when it happens in the middle of a string over the crony. 

 

[Eaglebeak]

I have a couple of bolt-action rifles and they can be a pain in the arse. My BSA Buccaneer will double load if I don't pull the bolt hard enough and if I pull too hard it breaks the cocking pin and comes out in my hand followed by balls springs and bearing bushes. Have any of you guys with Gamo Coyotes had the same thing happen?

 

[BeachGunner]

"Eaglebeak"I have a couple of bolt-action rifles and they can be a pain in the arse. My BSA Buccaneer will double load if I don't pull the bolt hard enough and if I pull too hard it breaks the cocking pin and comes out in my hand followed by balls springs and bearing bushes. Have any of you guys with Gamo Coyotes had the same thing happen?

Yikes! No, and I hope never to experience that one. 

 

[NL-Law]

"GriffyGriff"For me, the safest way (rather than checking down the barrel), is that if I am unsure that there is already one in the chamber, i’ll aim and fire it. If there is nothing there, then no harm done (and treat it as a “Dry Fire” practise).

+1 here. I do the same.