The Browning 71's made by Miroku in the mid-1980s do not have a safety, or a rebounding hammer. Though why the rebounding hammer is a problem is beyond me. If you work the lever hard, as it should be worked, you'll never notice the difference in practice. Or at least I haven't in shooting both my 71 and a friend's 1886 Extra-Light reproduction made by Winchester/Miroku. I find the tang safety more annoying, though that can be remedied easily enough by removing it and replacing the mechanism with a metal plug.

Here's a pic of my Browning 71 with a Williams peep sight. I like it, but I could be talked out of it as I like the 1886 Extra Lights in 45-70 more.


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Last edited by Oregon45; 06/22/10.