This will be my first season with an ML. I've lurked around this forum a bit and posted only a question or two. Thanks for the info thus far...a lot of you really know your stuff!

I want to try to do a lot of still hunting this year. When it's cold, I can't handle sitting at a stand site for 5 to 6 hours straight. Plus, it'll be a good way to improve my woodcraftsmanship.

Are there any of you who would have reservations about still-hunting with a ML? I have done it with my slug gun and my rifle while chambered, but they both have good safeties. With my T/C Omega, there is no safety, but obviously when the hammer is not c0cked, it is blocked and cannot move forward to strike the firing pin. But, the firing pin is exposed and you can move it with your finger if you try, but I feel like there is no chance of something being able to get into that small of a space with enough force to hit that pin into the primer and ignite it.

Really, the only reason I'm asking is because there seems to be a strong emphasis on not having a ML primed until you're in your stand, though I'm sure the emphasis on not having a centerfire chambered until then is just as strong.

Also, I'm about to pull the trigger on a scope for my ML. I cannot decide between a 2-7 x 33 or 3-9 x 40. I like the idea of more magnification and a wider field of view, but I feel like having the scope on 2x for still hunting will give me a quicker shot. I've not hunted with a 2-7 x 33 before, so I'm not sure how the reduction in FOV translates in the field. I also wonder if the difference between 2x and 3x for close encounters is worth fretting over.

Thanks in advance.