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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.