I ran into a guy and his daughter near sheep creek on the upper Yukon, repairing a hole in their boat.
They were confirming the zero of their hunting rifles. The girl was using a tikka carbine in 7mm-08.
The 12 yr old girl's hand were wet and cold. When she went to clear a round from the chamber, her grip slipped off the forearm when she went to open the bolt. Trigger hit the spout of a five gallon gas jug and rifle went off.
She was pretty shooken up and the father was real angry. I helped them repair the boat and shared a story with her about that happening when I was her age, trying to lower the hammer of a model 94 with cold/wet hands.
I dunno if tikka has changed the safety, but what a stupid design, only being able to cycle the bolt with safety off.
If a youth rifle, I'd rather them have a Ruger American.
Last edited by mainer_in_ak; 02/11/23.
