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When I pick up a knife from my collection of folders, I always open and close it a few times. I make sure I remember the grip and check the knife opens like my muscle memory thinks. It's a habit.
When I pick up my shotgun before stepping into the field, I swing it a few times, and disengage the safety. I shoot several varieties of shotguns; some O/U, some autoloaders. Each has a different swing and safety (some on the comb, some are behind the trigger). I find a few times shouldering and swinging the shotgun somehow reminds my brain what the heck we are doing.
Same with my knives. In particular when a L21 and an Inkosi and an Umnumzaan each have their particular nuances, my brain needs a quick lesson on the knife.
It occurs to me that someone watching may wonder if I am slightly OCD... why do I stand there and open/close a knife 3 or 4 times before it goes into my pocket?
Anyone else weird like me?
When I pick up my shotgun before stepping into the field, I swing it a few times, and disengage the safety. I shoot several varieties of shotguns; some O/U, some autoloaders. Each has a different swing and safety (some on the comb, some are behind the trigger). I find a few times shouldering and swinging the shotgun somehow reminds my brain what the heck we are doing.
Same with my knives. In particular when a L21 and an Inkosi and an Umnumzaan each have their particular nuances, my brain needs a quick lesson on the knife.
It occurs to me that someone watching may wonder if I am slightly OCD... why do I stand there and open/close a knife 3 or 4 times before it goes into my pocket?
Anyone else weird like me?