Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Anyone hate the safety on Controlled Round Feed rifles?

I just wish they would put a [m-70] safety on the left side of the bolt. It would be in the perfect place for a right handed shooter. Kind of like early commercial Mauser safeties only horizontal instead of vertical.

Fred

Whether Ruger, Remington, or Winchester, I very rarely use a safety; there's no reason to load one until you're ready, or just about, so the safety very rarely gets used. It's a non-factor though I do prefer the mid-point the wing allows on the Rugers and Winchesters. But then I do like to hunt with single shots sometimes if I have a good idea what I'm into on a hunt. (But certainly didn't wish for anything other than the stainless Classic M70 I carried on the last wet, beat-the-brush hunt. (For those who don't appreciate Tupperware stocks yet, the factory plastic on the older Classics sure works well when thrashing brush to annoy/entice big bulls.)

Not a blanket statement......

Some are & some are not.

Seen both.

I liked the safety on my 77/17 in 17hmr. Never had an issue. If I am out hunting I always have a round in the chamber, shots can happen fast. If I had an empty chamber today I would not have harvested the wolf that I did. When I am out walking around I check the safety every so often, especially after going through any thick stuff. No problems so far.

The only safety that has ever bothered me are wing safeties on 98 and 96 mausers. The clearance between the safety wing and scope when on 'safe' can be a little tight when scopes are mounted low. I guess they can be modified to work, but it might not be as easy for some.

If a rifle feels good in my shoulder and it shoots well it does not really matter what safety the thing has. Most safeties on modern rifles works reasonably well and is not that difficult to manipulate.

Pieter

The only safeties that bother me are the ones where the safe is on and the bolt can open. I understand why they are designed that way, but don't like the possibility of the bolt lifting when walking through brush. Two or 3 position don't bother me as long as the bolt is locked down when on safe.

I like a true three position safety ala Mauser and Winchester Model 70, it locks the bolt and the middle position allows for quick field stripping, but the M70 safety is in the wrong place. It should extend behind the striker and swing right to left so the thumb can naturally push it off as you grasp the rifle.

The original Mauser safety was designed that way – right is locked, middle is safe but the bolt can open and full left is the fire position - so your thumb can push it off quickly as it wraps around the pistol grip. Placing it behind the striker keeps it under any scope and also helps keep it out of the way of being brushed off accidentally.

You and me both. Never seen it though. I seem to recall the Gentry advertised in left-hand, but don't know if that's for left-handed actions or people. John B. might know.