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I like the behind the trigger crossbolt safeties common on semi autos & pump shotguns.
Were any over under shotguns made with crossbolt safeties?
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FYI: After no initial responses here, I also posted this in the “Ask the gun writers” forum & got several responses. But none exactly what I was looking for.
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So it would seem that there are none out there or at least one that is in extremely limited supply. Darne did make a sxs cross bolt safety but it was halfway up the side of the receiver. I'm sure that there is some gunsmith that would convert a single non-selective trigger to a behind the trigger safety. They only holdback is the depth of your pockets.
It would seem that the easiest selective barrel O/U candidate would be the Ithaca/SKB 500 shotgun with the selector in the trigger Guard.
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usually the safety on an O/U shotgun was it being carried
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The tang safety on O/Us is more secure. You'll appreciate it for field work if you take the time to get used to it. The problem then becomes getting pumps and autos with tang safeties.
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doesnt the mossberg 500 have a tang?
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The Mossberg does have a tang. So does the BPS, a much nicer gun IMO.
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Yes and Mossberg sells 12ga autos with tang safeties.
And Savage made a pump deer rifle with tang safety.Tang safety auto deer rifles have been made by HK and Sauer.Tang safety auto squirrel rifles were imported by Weatherby and at least one other I can't recall.
Can't think of a tang safety pump 22lr, but point is the selection gets limited and may not fit. That's a problem with shotguns because of fitting issues and expense. I have a complete using set of tang safety hunting guns, except the auto shotguns are Beretta. (Tried and wore out a Mossberg.)
If you want a real challenge, try putting together a using battery of Grand style safety guns. It's barely doable.
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