AtD translation: loaded and unbroken

[Erik T. Burns]

"broken" means open, the barrels disconnected from the firing
mechanism/stock

picture:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-broken-shotgun-resting-on-a-bench-shell-box-off-to-the-right-15040876.html

so what David Morris says is right: loaded and unbroken means ready to
shoot.



On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 4:37 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/start-shooting/the-shooting-safety-rules-20226
> “A loaded shotgun is a lethal weapon and so every shooter* must* follow the
> shooting safety rules governing the use of a gun to the letter.[...]
>
> 4. Broken and unloaded
>
> When you’re on a shooting ground your gun should always be broken and
> unloaded when it’s not in use. Only load the gun when you’re actually on
> the stand – with the muzzles pointing ahead towards the intended firing
> zone.”
>
> “Loaded and unbroken”  means the gun was ready to be fired.
> David Morris
>
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 3:20 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > P487.30-32   Tace and Eugene showed up at the door, the Sheriff still
> half
> > asleep and preoccupied with his galluses, Tace grim-lidded and carrying a
> > Greener shotgun, loaded and unbroken.
> >
> > What does "unbroken" mean here? Never been fired?
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> >
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>