Quoted: Well, I wanted to see how the bullet went into the chamber so I just cocked the gun back and the bullet only semi popped up into the chamber. so I pushed the bullet back into the mag and realeased it so the bolt wouldnt come slam the back of the primer at a odd angle.
You guys make it sound like I was unsafe with the gun. While I was being over protective and should have just let the bolt snap back in place.
I saw read the directions not to ride the bolt back into place I never got that far as the bullet never fully got up into the chamber. SO I STOPPED to the mag out and then begain to type my question about it.
I'm trying to be very carefully about this.
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Please, please, please read and take to heart what has been said above regarding safety. Understand that if the worst happens, there is a
very good chance that the round will
not be contained in the room you are in - or even in your home.
Playing with live rounds (and that is
exactly what chambering one "just to see how it works" is) is not a good idea.
Some of the comments may seem harsh. But they are born of experience - and none of us wants to see you have a negligent discharge.
Also, as a newbie, you need to "pay your dues" by learning the mantra of safe firearms handling, as set forth by the guru himself:
The Four Rules of Firearms Handling by Jeff Cooper
Rule 1 ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED The only exception to this occurs when you have a firearm in your hands and you have personally unloaded it for checking. As soon as you put it down, Rule 1 applies again.
Rule 2 NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY You may not wish to destroy it, but you must be clear in your mind that you are quite ready to if you let that muzzle cover the target. To allow a firearm to point at another human being is a deadly threat, and should always be treated as such.
Rule 3 KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET This we call the Golden Rule because its violation is responsible for about 80 percent of the firearms disasters we read about.
Rule 4 BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT You never shoot at anything until you have positively identified it. You never fire at a shadow, or a sound, or a suspected presence. You shoot only when you know absolutely what you are shooting at and what is beyond it.
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Don't think I am trying to bust your balls. I just don't want to be reading about you in the paper.
We were all new once, and just about all of us needed a whack upside the head to get into the proper mindset for handling firearms.
Matt