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What would you rate the safest safety? Would it be a tanger like the old Rugers ? 3 positions? I would be interested to hear others' opinions.
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I prefer the 3 - position safeties….. as in a Model 70 Winchester. I normally keep mine in the farther back position (bolt locked and on safe), if I decide to run the rounds through the chamber to unload…..the safety is still on! memtb
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Original military M-98 , then M70, Kimber, Ruger MKII.
If it doesn't block the firing pin, it's not even up for consideration imo.
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Empty chamber until shooting is imminent.
Following that I like 3 position.
I have 2 of them, among a few guns- a 725 and now a M70. Don't mind my 77 tangers tho - I stay more aware if I'm using them, the 98, or the 700.
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Empty chamber until shooting is imminent. Hoo-ey! Now ya done it!!
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I do like how the ruger will notch in place into the firing pin in that 3rd position; might be my favorite safety.
But as you know I overall prefer the m70s to pretty much anything.
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Empty chamber until shooting is imminent. Hoo-ey! Now ya done it!! A bunch of dead people would agree 100%
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So………no one would suggest modifying a Winchester Model 70 to a 1980’s vintage Remington safety and trigger assembly! 🤔 😂 memtb
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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Empty chamber until shooting is imminent. Hoo-ey! Now ya done it!! A bunch of dead people would agree 100% LOL. Yep. 😬
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the one between your ears is the best in my op.
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the one between your ears is the best in my op. Not better than an empty chamber though.
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US Rifle of 1917, later utilized on the Remington Model 30 Express. No brush patch, no tumble, ever defeated this safety...yet it's fast and can be quiet.
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US Rifle of 1917, later utilized on the Remington Model 30 Express. No brush patch, no tumble, ever defeated this safety...yet it's fast and can be quiet. flintlocke; Good afternoon to you sir, I trust the last day of the year finds you well. Honestly after a lifetime of fooling with all types of firearms, many of them broken so the intent of my actions were to get them working once more, I'm in agreement with you on that one. The Pattern 14/Model of 1917 Enfield safety mimicked the rolling Lee Enfield safety which was one of the Mk III variants - prior to WWI but the early LE rifles had a different wing up on the striker, not like the one we're talking about. Even a Mauser can be brushed off, but that kind really can't be inadvertently taken off or at least I cannot envision how. That said, I'm an empty chamber guy myself if I'm moving, especially now that I'm not as light footed and nimble as I was when my age started with a 3 or even a 4, well or even a 5..... All the best and Happy New Year. Dwayne
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US Rifle of 1917, later utilized on the Remington Model 30 Express. No brush patch, no tumble, ever defeated this safety...yet it's fast and can be quiet. That is my favorite. And no, I don't hunt on an empty chamber. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/RiXjYD0.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/VKVGbDQ.jpg)
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Empty chamber until shooting is imminent.
Following that I like 3 position.
I have 2 of them, among a few guns- a 725 and now a M70. Don't mind my 77 tangers tho - I stay more aware if I'm using them, the 98, or the 700. When jump shooting elk in the dark timber, empty chamber doesn't work. Just keep the safety on, control the muzzle, finger on trigger guard. Point, sight picture, safety off, shoot. Worked for me for 40 years
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Only time I put one in the chamber of a rifle is when I am on final stalk or sitting and waiting. This “habit” has never caused me a missed opportunity. Ain’t no one walking behind me with a round in the chamber either.
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