How to have an empty chamber with cartridges in the magazine.
(This cannot be done with a full clip)
1. Point the gun in a safe direction.
2. Pull the operating rod handle to the rear to remove the cartridge from the chamber and hold the handle to the rear.
3. Depress the top cartridge and slowly allow the bolt to move forward over the top of the cartridge about an inch.
4. Remove your thumb from the cartridge.
5. Allow the bolt to move forward into the empty chamber.
Thank you! Never heard of that before.
Sounds like a lot of trouble (an a probable bruised thumb). Personally, I’d leave it loaded, and put the safety on.