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7. "RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal"
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   >In old paintings of, e.g., duck hunting scenes, you will often see the
>hunters depicted with their empty guns (single-barrel, side-by-side,
>or over-under) open like this and draped over one arm. This was a
>safety technique, sadly invalidated by the development of the
>repeating shotgun. You can't accidentally shoot yourself or your
>hunting buddies with an empty shotgun that's open and hanging over
>your arm. (Similarly, competitive shotgunners may only close their
>guns when they are immediately ready to call for a target, similarly
>to minimize the potential for an accidental discharge.)

Another reason people carried breakopen shotguns open was due to legal requirements. Back in the days my father hunted, it was flat-out illegal to carry a loaded shotgun across a road, waterway or fence in Ontario, (I don't know the current laws, he hasn't hunted in ages). By having the shotgun open it was technically not loaded yet but you could be ready to fire very quickly.

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   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal MoonEyes Feb-21-17 1
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-21-17 2
          RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal MoonEyes Feb-21-17 6
              RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-22-17 9
              BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK Gryphonadmin Mar-03-17 32
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                  RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK Peter Eng Mar-04-17 34
                      RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK MoonEyes Mar-06-17 37
                  RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK StClair Mar-05-17 35
                      RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK Gryphonadmin Mar-05-17 36
                  RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK MoonEyes Mar-06-17 38
                      RE: BONUS GUN OF THE WEEK Gryphonadmin Mar-06-17 40
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Apr-14-17 42
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Peter Eng Feb-21-17 3
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal jonathanlennox Feb-21-17 4
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-21-17 5
  RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal rwpikul Feb-22-17 7
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal thorr_kan Feb-22-17 12
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Nova Floresca Feb-22-17 8
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-22-17 10
          RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Nova Floresca Feb-22-17 14
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      2EDST: Shotgun Adventure Gryphonadmin Feb-24-17 21
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   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Terminus Est Feb-22-17 11
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-22-17 19
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal thorr_kan Feb-22-17 13
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal zwol Feb-22-17 15
      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal MoonEyes Feb-22-17 16
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   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal BobSchroeck Feb-22-17 17
   RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal mdg1 Feb-25-17 23
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      RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal Gryphonadmin Feb-27-17 25
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          RE: Gun of the Week: Shotgun, Universal MoonEyes Mar-06-17 39
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