[Big Red Badger]

Explain “lock and Load”?
When it should be;
Load Then Lock.

[Starstruck]

“Locked and loaded” means “locking the magazine or cartridge into the gun and loading the ammunition into the gun’s chamber.”

[Mat_Helm]

You have to lock the M1 bolt back before you can load a clip and than battery the bolt forward with your thumb out of the way chambering a round. Lock and Load.

Cocked and Locked: With a 1911 you have the .45 magazine loaded with a round chambered and the hammer cocked fully back and gun holstered with side safety locked up in the safe position. Pull from the holster and the thumb simultaneously lowers the side safety lock. This is what makes the redundant grip safety on the Colt .45 allow for cocked and locked.

[Tucker39]

You’re prolly right, but it’s always been lock and load, and you won’t change it. Army Basic Training.
I can still hear the range officer on the rifle range when we were given permission to fire one round: “Lock one round ball ammunition, load. Lock and load”.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Actually the “lock” part refers to old black powder firearms that had a half cock position (locked) where it was supposed to be safe to then load your firearm. I say supposed to be safe because that’s where the term “going off half cocked” came from.

[sasquatch]

Lock the mag into the receiver first.
Then load a round.
OK?