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That is not what he did. Don’t act like a tool.

The safety works precisely the same on the Shilen trigger as it does on the Walker trigger. If the safety does not cam the sear up sufficiently and the trigger is pulled while the safety is engaged, the rifle will fire when the safety is disengaged. This can occur due to wear, manufacturing variations, or a stock which has not enough clearance to allow the safety to engage fully. I have seen the same thing on numerous triggers which have a safety which operates in the same manner.
The thing to do is to investigate the problem , determine the cause, and take corrective action. If you are not qualified to do this yourself, you may entrust the job to one who is.
The alternative is to take a bunch of abuse from some of the know-it-alls on some forum and go from there. GD

“ So the long and short of it was I put my right hand on the forearm of the stock and with my index finger and thumb on the safety I pushed the safety forward into the "fire" position. No worries, gun was safely pointed away. Well the gun went bang and I know with 100% that my finger was nowhere near the trigger.“

Alwaysoutdoors, read the post. The truth hurts.

Hummmmm?

Unruly triggers are nothing to be second-guessed.

I golf as well, and you should learn to read you moron. You aren’t dealing with an idiot.

To the other guy who inquired on where my hands/fingers were. Right hand on the forearm. Left index finger and thumb slowly side the safety to off. No digits NEAR the trigger. I know there are a lot of dumb people out there, I’m not one of them. Needless to say I finished the hunt with my NULA.

Which model Shilen is it? The standard is adjustable from
1 1/2lbs - 3 lbs and the competition is adjustable from 2-6oz.
You stated yours is 3 1/2lbs?
You out of the blue thought about your dad's 700 going back for the recall (that apparently still had the factory trigger) and wondered about your own 700 (with a Shilen trigger) then carefully let your safety off preparing for an accidental discharge by holding the forearm and grip like you "knew" it would happen, then the mother of all coincidences happen and it does indeed accidentally discharge?!
I'll be the prick to say it....Bullfugginshit.

Post pics of the gun in question and the Shilen in particular along with the NULA you "finished" the hunt with.

So, now that you have been made aware of the likely cause(s), what is your plan of attack? GD

Happy to text both to you and you post them. Deal?

And then you can eat crow, deal?

BTW, it’s the standard model and i recalled 3.5 but maybe it’s 3. Sorry dude you picked the wrong guy to call out.

And for what it’s worth about 1 month ago after shooting the gun on the range I thought my safety seemed a little stiff. That’s the only reason I checked it. Sure glad I did.

Now happy to show you up when you are ready.

Again, removing the cartridge from the chamber would have prevented you sending a bullet who knows where! If you were not an idiot, you would halve removed the cartridge first.

Region6

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Buy this. Win

Whoever would like to PM a cell number I will gladly share the picture I just took 5 minutes ago with trigger and NULA so Jackwagon can apologize.

Just looking to draw on the expertise of the group here, am not trolling or looking to tear down products.

Edit your original post to start with "this one time.....at band camp...". It would at least add an element of entertainment to an otherwise ridiculous story.

The gun was leaning at a decent angle away into a 30” plus basswood. Move along, I can’t help you.

#1 unload the gun first

Thought you wanted a pic? Now you want to quote movies. Cute.

I'll go ahead and apologize now.
I'm sorry you're an idiot.
There....feel better now?

Move along..... As long as you unload your gun and follow, I am here to help.

Dump the trigger and buy a replacement for piece of mind if nothing else. Even if you clean it and can't recreate it, it will always be in the back of your mind. I had it happen to me with a Walker trigger on my first custom. It isn't a good feeling.