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With Remington's trigger woes, aren't they always half cocked.............

Weird stuff there. Do other people's rifles just randomly fire at will while they are walking around? What is the possible need?

A guy once handed me his Model 700 and bragged its a Pre64. WTH

that there is funny.

Well they came out in 62

TFF!

If it was an original from 1962, it was probably worth a bit of extra coin, especially the 20" ADL version.

A lot of people over here in New Zealand hunt with their rifles on 'half cock'. Nearly all our hunting is done by walking around, not sitting in trees, and quite often the action is up close so any metallic noise can mean the end of the game.

This style of carrying a rifle in the semi ready position initially came from the old deer cullers who used old 303's with safety's that weren't able to be trusted or not even present. I personally have always used my safety but am currently having the half cock added to my remington just as an extra safety feature when I am hunting with someone else.

Ask Steelhead. He knows all about half cock..............

That's all they can handle in them.

I carry half cocked at times.

It is one particular rifle - a 98. Use of the safety is hindered by the low mounted scope. I need to an will get that fixed -

because "half cock" is not good for me.

Here is the sequence.

Rifle is carried cold. When I spot an animal and deceide to put a stalk on, I get as close as possible before chambering a round - leaving the bolt half cocked.

Do the the internal design of the Mauser bolt, the striker, if it fell, could not reach the primer. The bolt OTOH is held by a tangible detent.

So - while this works and feels serviceable, it does not to my mind beat a safety.

I will get mine "fixed". Thanks for the reminder.