If you are told to LOAD and MAKE READY, what is the final condition of the weapon?

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If you are told to LOAD and MAKE READY, what is the final condition of the weapon?

Loading the rifle and making it ready puts it in the state where a live round is in the chamber, a magazine is in place, the bolt is forward, and the safety is engaged. This combination is what the drill defines as Condition 1. The magazine is seated and the action is cycled to chamber a round, then the safety is set to prevent an accidental discharge while the rifle is physically ready to fire if the safety is later switched off and the trigger pulled. Other conditions would involve the chamber being empty, the magazine being removed, or the bolt not forward, which would not result from simply LOAD and MAKE READY.

Loading the rifle and making it ready puts it in the state where a live round is in the chamber, a magazine is in place, the bolt is forward, and the safety is engaged. This combination is what the drill defines as Condition 1. The magazine is seated and the action is cycled to chamber a round, then the safety is set to prevent an accidental discharge while the rifle is physically ready to fire if the safety is later switched off and the trigger pulled. Other conditions would involve the chamber being empty, the magazine being removed, or the bolt not forward, which would not result from simply LOAD and MAKE READY.

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