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Originally Posted by RainyEyes
The one thing I learned that supports this is that when crossing a fence or stream of water, it is mandatory to cross it while firearms are unloaded and PROVE'd safe. Probably not applicable for military positions where I'd rather be killed by my own team from their carelessness/accidental discharge than the enemy when I could have defended myself with a weapon that SHOULD be loaded.
We had a few military guys there question the other techniques, like pulling the trigger to see if there is a round left in the chamber after it has been emptied or something. Things that you would do at a military range but not a civilian one.
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We get taught to keep fingers off triggers and shit much more than civilians do, I've never crossed a stream or over a fence and unloaded my weapon just because of that. We don't generally walk around with rounds chambered, but we don't remove mags just to do shit, you might pass the rifle to your buddy to climb a fence, but you're just as likely to just keep it slung or something.
You'd never pull a trigger to see if it's loaded.
How I was taught to check was to yank the mag, cock it with the ejection port facing the floor, watch for a round to come out, turn it over, cock it again, this time holding the bolt back, and observe the chamber. If it's empty, let the charging handle go, fire off the action and close the ejection port cover. This can literally be done in under an actual second or two