Forgive me for commenting, but I do not hunt with a hammer gun either and find this topic interesting. I find that the majority of you have very sound practices for hunting and shooting with a hammer gun, safety always comes first and it seems to be important to all of you. I work on a lot of hammer guns though and a great many of them you cannot hold open while cocked because of their design. I also somewhat agree with homeless in that, what if your hand slips just before the sear engages when you rush to pull the hammer back on a flushing bird? A loaded and cocked hammer gun isnt any more dangerous than a loaded and cocked Parker or Fox is it? If I remember correctly, the first hammerless guns werent particularly liked by traditionalist because they couldnt tell when the damn things were cocked or not. Sure the safety on a hammerless gun may prevent triggers from being pulled, but it has no effect if a sear nose cracks. So my question is, and again forgive me if Im displaying ignorance on the topic, why dont you simply hunt with the gun closed and hammers cocked and treat the firearm as you treat every other firearm?
