Thread: Half cock or safety

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

Okay so just been to the gun safe and had a little play and I concede you are correct.

I didn't necessarily wanted a debate on the issue just curious as to what the consensus is, might have been easier to ask which is better, Ford or Holden.

Don't worry about it won't be the first or the last soon to be multi page thread on half-cock. The continued theme to me is it's widely misunderstood and many are using are really unstable position on their rifle.

Try the half cock position on your M70 and give the trigger a good old squeeze. See what happens, I can't tell you as I've owned one M70 and handled several others and some release the sear, some don't. Seems to be solely down to the tolerances in the individual rifle.

Originally Posted by Makros

Don't worry about it won't be the first or the last soon to be multi page thread on half-cock. The continued theme to me is it's widely misunderstood and many are using are really unstable position on their rifle.

Try the half cock position on your M70 and give the trigger a good old squeeze. See what happens, I can't tell you as I've owned one M70 and handled several others and some release the sear, some don't. Seems to be solely down to the tolerances in the individual rifle.

and also just where the bolt is sitting when you do it.

Originally Posted by Makros

Don't worry about it won't be the first or the last soon to be multi page thread on half-cock. The continued theme to me is it's widely misunderstood and many are using are really unstable position on their rifle.

Try the half cock position on your M70 and give the trigger a good old squeeze. See what happens, I can't tell you as I've owned one M70 and handled several others and some release the sear, some don't. Seems to be solely down to the tolerances in the individual rifle.

Okay, just tried that, finger hurts, firing pin didn't release.

It's occurred to me that these are useful interactions as none us know everything and anything we do know was either learnt through hard earnt experience or by someone teaching us.

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

Okay, just tried that, finger hurts, firing pin didn't release.

That's comforting, I still wouldn't recommend using it, haha.