Joe no doubt.....the guide was inattentive
John that middle safety position snafu is one I had not heard of. Interesting. I will play with pre 64's and Classics here to check it.
Possibly this is because I never use the middle position in that situation. Following anything up, it's always in the full back position,including when my first brown bear got into heavy cover....and likely because I know the bolt handle can lift in that position so always practiced with the safety fully back.
In fact I was playing with a new BACO 375 H&H the other day, the Alaskan model that has the barrel lump. It was pretty nice for the money,and like all these BACO M70's I've handled, when you whack that safety with your thumb, it FLIES forward....very fast. Not mushy but a crisp "snap" and it's off. I like that.
All this Mauser talk is making me itchy. I don't have one right now.
