Interesting discussion
Not a fan of a winged safety but not a hater either. I've had a few still have one m77 mk11. The way I hunt often requires being silent and remaining silent when its time to shoot. I can make the safety on a 77 pretty much silent by grabbing it with finger and thumb and rocking it forward instead of just flicking it forward and letting it land on its own.
Having said that I like the safety on a rifle on the tang where God intended it. This probably has to do with my first gun being a single shot Winchester 20 ga. 2nd nature, no noise as fast as it gets. My preference but not a deal breaker if its not so set up.
