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I hate to see anyone, professional or not, carrying a loaded gun with the barrels over the shoulder with the muzzles facing forward. PH's have been shot that way by an accidental discharge. If you are too lazy to hand carry the gun while hunting, either get a lighter gun or quit hunting. The only other option is to break it open and carry it on your shoulder empty, but that can get you killed in a dangerous game hunt. The best way is to carry it is at port arms with the barrels facing upwards and to the left, that way nobody gets shot and it is fast and easy to bring the gun to bear on game.
Bob

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Bob,
The so-called PH carry for a double rifle, if done properly is not dangerous at all. When the rifle is over the shoulder ( for a right handed man) The barrels are automatically pointed at a 45% angle to the right , or left for a left hander of the person in front of man not pointed at the person at all. When turning to the left, or changing shoulders the muzzles are raised high. A sling on a double rifle is a real life threatening thing, far more so than the PH carry.

I have seen far more clients swinging a bolt rifle around pointing it at everyone in front of him, than those who use the PH carry with a double rifle.

On the hammer cocking some doubles do not have the HALF COCK system, but most, on double rifles, are re-bound hammers which are held away from the firing pins naturally. The safest way to cock both barrels is the use two thumbs instead of one hand cocking both simultaneously. However you do it it is only safe if the barrels are not pointed towards anyone.

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Edited by DUGABOY1 (22/03/16 03:01 AM)

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