Originally Posted by GeorgiaBoy
Originally Posted by 28lx
Originally Posted by N2TRKYS
What's the big hang up about the bolt not being locked while the safety is on?



Some guys don't want a chance of the bolt opening while they're hiking or stalking thru the woods so they prefer the safty to lock the bolt down. I prefer for the bolt to unlock with the safety on for unloading.


Bingo!


And in a Model 70 you can do BOTH, merely by selecting the middle position on the safety. With a non-locking bolt safety, the bolt can be easily snagged whilst hunting and have the round drop out. The bolt used to lock on 700s but as a CHEAPER version, they eliminated that.

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”