Thread: Police pushing firearms safety in mass media

I store my bolts and ammunition in a separate hidden safe. The bolt goes in the pack with the ammo when I’m getting organised, the bolt goes in the rifle when I get to the hunting area, and comes out when I get back to the car, and straight back in the pack. I usually carry the rifle with an uncocked bolt closed on an empty chamber until I hear or see something, so very little risk of losing the bolt in the bush.
There is always the risk I’ll leavr the bolt at home, but I would have to forget the ammo too. A bigger risk is taking the wrong bolt and/or ammo.

But it’s usually my singleshot or lever action that get taken out of the safe, so there is no bolt to forget.