I know to empty the breech and not just take out the magazine
It is so very important to know that there is a right order in which to do this, too. Many many NDs come from people racking the slide then dropping the mag. At least one life that I know of would have been saved by getting the order right
Even from just movies and video games, I know to empty the breech and not just take out the magazine.
At the same time: It should be treated as loaded 100% of the time even if you just 100% fully unloaded it.
I go the extra mile and treat it as loaded even after taking it apart. Never know when the barrel tube might go rogue.
Yep. When I check my rifling I do so from the back of the barrel lol.
Ding ding ding. If you can see light when looking up the barrel through the breech/chamber, your weapon is very likely to be clear.
It is so very important to know that there is a right order in which to do this, too. Many many NDs come from people racking the slide then dropping the mag. At least one life that I know of would have been saved by getting the order right