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Holy chit mikestaken, look what you caused... Should have just greased it up and not tell anyone.. That's what most guys do here anyway...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Perhaps 15 yards away looking at me. (Correction: facing away.) Another around 15-20 feeding facing. Neither one had a chance. Nor would they with an 870. Of course you can improve your chances when it all happens at once.
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Winchester M 70 7x57,he did not hear the safety. Though he was about 110 yds away. Winchester M 70 .243 win,these two coyotes never heard the safety either. They were about 83-84 yds away. Even though both of them were shot looking at me.
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Holy chit mikestaken, look what you caused... Should have just greased it up and not tell anyone.. That's what most guys do here anyway... It's crazy. I thought my initial question was fairly benign. Some people have way too much time on their hands.
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battue, that's cheating. Your rifle is 62 years old and well broken in... I'll bet you that safety works like greased owl chit on a slick rock...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Nope, this question gets chewed on a couple times each year.
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battue, that's cheating. Your rifle is 62 years old and well broken in... I'll bet you that safety works like greased owl chit on a slick rock... Yea, but the second one is a re-barreled classic. Addition: Actually the older one started sticking and this summer a Smith went over it. Now it is slicker than frog lips.
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Interesting that one of the most outspoken on this thread mills out the bottom of Talley lightweights, which has absolutely ZERO benefit from a functionality standpoint yet he posts 7 times to this thread and nearly all include some dim-whitted sarcasm or insult. That said, they do look cool and I'd probably buy a set if I had a Tikka but I guess I'd be called an idiot again because they would not have any real world impact on my hunting success.
The LW's are very quiet, and no they don't do anything but look a little cleaner. I'm full of dim-whittled sarcasm. Ease up fella, its just guys talking schit. But a word of warning since you might be new: If you rub Big Sticks belly, he'll love you til the day you die. He's got a little Mississippi leg hound in him. If the mood hits him, the best thing to do is just let him finish.
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Around 20-25 with a Kimber. He was walking up hill. I was too at the time. Just can't happen.
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Interesting that one of the most outspoken on this thread mills out the bottom of Talley lightweights, which has absolutely ZERO benefit from a functionality standpoint yet he posts 7 times to this thread and nearly all include some dim-whitted sarcasm or insult. That said, they do look cool and I'd probably buy a set if I had a Tikka but I guess I'd be called an idiot again because they would not have any real world impact on my hunting success.
The LW's are very quiet, and no they don't do anything but look a little cleaner. I'm full of dim-whittled sarcasm. Ease up fella, its just guys talking schit. But a word of warning since you might be new: If you rub Big Sticks belly, he'll love you til the day you die. He's got a little Mississippi leg hound in him. If the mood hits him, the best thing to do is just let him finish. I thought Stick rubbed his own belly then loved himself til the day he dies....
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I don't run around with round in the chamber so I wouldn't know how loud my safety is on my EW.... Or any of my model 70's
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Mini 30? Now that's a quality item Clark.
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Hell, I like my m1917 safety the best but somehow managed to learn how to use a wing safety...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Uh.... isn't an EW one of the new, FN M70's? Different machine than all these old M70's and Kimbers and whatnot. Plus, it's in a glass stock. Tap a glass stock with a pencil. Now tap a wood stock. Yeah.... I think the OP's rifle has a REALLY LOUD SAFETY!! Can't we all give his question just a little respect and, y'know...... get along? No? Ok, cool. Carry on!
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battue, nice bucks there!!! Hunting out west, I mostly never chamber a round until I see my game... Hunting in the east, often on a stand, I do.. But I always eased the safety off. Never just flicked and let it go.. Little noise that way..
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This has been a great read. Never knew safeties were so troublesome to a few folks. Or that some could get so worked up over them. Just WOW! I killed a buck a few years back with my M70 (in 270 Win no less) at a whopping distance of 6 paces. He never heard me flick the safety off or if he did, he didn't care. Maybe he was hard of hearing? Now, if you want to talk about LOUD safeties, lets talk about Ruger 77s. Oh wait, I don't have any trouble with them either. Go figure.
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The deer in your pics don't prove the next one won't hear it and bolt. Alot depends on conditions {wind, rain, background noise eg cars, planes etc or dead still silent) and the demeanor of the particular deer. Please don't try to tell me it doesn't happen because I've seen it personally. I like all of my equipment to be quiet at spitting distance.
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Winchester M 70 7x57,he did not hear the safety. Though he was about 110 yds away. Winchester M 70 .243 win,these two coyotes never heard the safety either. They were about 83-84 yds away. Even though both of them were shot looking at me. No shyt ? 80 - 100 yards ain't even close to "close range". You could just about dance a jig while whistling zippidy doo dah and they wouldn't hear you.
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Any way to fix this short of using two fingers to turn safety off? I didn't read the entire thread; but, short of a little lubrication and working it repeatedly, probably not. It seems you have already discovered the most preferred and functional method with two fingers.
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