With regards to the safety, or NOT, of using a gunslip, I use my gunslip constantly. I do this for several reasons. It keeps my guns looking like they are 'just out of the box', I have seen some severe damage to guns that have been unslipped and struck by bits of clay, or have dropped out of the gunrack at a stand, also the attempted mating of two guns slung over the shoulders of their respective handlers, one ending up with a dented rib ! As my gun is ALWAYS put into the slip broken and then closed, prior to fastening the slip, I KNOW that it was empty as it entered the slip. It then does not leave my possession until I put it back into a vehicle. I think we would all agree that a loaded gun in a gunrack is perfectly SAFE. It only becomes dangerous WHEN SOMEONE PICKS IT UP ! Therefore a slipped gun should be safe until it is removed from the slip. If that is done correctly, and the gun opened (or the breech on an auto is open and a safety plug is in place) BEFORE it's removal, it should be seen to be safe ? The unslipped gun on a gunrack, or a gun taken from a slip incorrectly, and then waved about in all directions before being opened, to me, is FAR more dangerous. The problem being, I witness this EVERY time I go shooting, at whatever ground. We all witness it, it just seems that very few of us will step forward and do something about it.