I have only two Marlins with the cross bolt safety. The two, a .218 Bee and a Cowboy were never made otherwise. It only takes one time to aim and only get a click after a perfect trigger squeeze to make you double check things. Lucky for me, the feral goat did not leave and I got a second chance for a head shot at about 90 yards with the Bee.

I prefer no safety, but it does come in handy for unloading....

Jack

"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero