loaded or unloaded?

[fabsroman]

I don't do much stalking, so mine are usually loaded with the safety off when I am in a tree stand. On the way down the tree, they are unloaded, and on the walk back they are loaded with the safety on.

When I am wingshooting, I always have the gun loaded and the safety off unless the dog is in the blind with me. When we start messing with the decoys, I pull the round out of the chamber. When I take a break, I pull the round out of the chamber. That is one thing I like about Benellis and Berettas, you don't have to unload the entire gun to make sure the chamber is empty.

Like MT, Maryland law requires that guns not have ammo in the chamber or the magazine when being transported, so my guns are always unloaded when they are in the car.