Thread: Half cock or safety

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I have trouble believing a firearm with a closed action is safe.
I usually use half cock. Providing Ive checked it out and it has a half cock notch. Greg Duley did a very good article in their magazine about how to do this on Remington 700 rifles. I presume their clones would be the same.
Tragic started a thread on "Which Rifle". I said Blaser to meet his requirements. Blaser gets my vote on this subject too

Not wanting to start something semantic, but as others have stated 'There is No 'half cock' on cock on opening actions' There is a 'Half open bolt position' The two are completely different.
I too use the 'half open bolt' for the last moments before a shot

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Not wanting to start something semantic, but as others have stated 'There is No 'half cock' on cock on opening actions' There is a 'Half open bolt position' The two are completely different.
I too use the 'half open bolt' for the last moments before a shot

My apologies.
What I meant to say was "half uncocked"

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

My apologies.
What I meant to say was "half uncooked"

I remember our Mountain Safety instructor explaining ' A state of semi readiness is like having half an erection boys' I always thought the term 'half cock' was from that ? But I was only 14 when I did my firearms course and might have got it wrong

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I remember our Mountain Safety instructor explaining ' A state of semi readiness is like having half an erection boys' I always thought the term 'half cock' was from that ? But I was only 14 when I did my firearms course and might have got it wrong

Never heard of a fourteen year old having a half erection. Didn't think that sort of thing started until about sixty (I'm not sixty yet).
So probably not a very good example to get his point across to that age group