Thread: Half cock or safety

Looking at the answers from the different members on this post, it is interesting that each individual way of treating the problem might be linked to their location and the type of environment they hunt in. Hunting the kaimai is widely different to hunting the plains of Canterbury …

Originally Posted by Friwi

Looking at the answers from the different members on this post, it is interesting that each individual way of treating the problem might be linked to their location and the type of environment they hunt in. Hunting the kaimai is widely different to hunting the plains of Canterbury …

It also seems to be a certain age demographic that prefer "half open" (or whatever you want to call it) to a specifically designed safety system.

Originally Posted by Friwi

Looking at the answers from the different members on this post, it is interesting that each individual way of treating the problem might be linked to their location and the type of environment they hunt in. Hunting the kaimai is widely different to hunting the plains of Canterbury …

ya bang on Friwi bush hunting Te Urewera we always used half cock - deer could be encountered at any time - if I was doing a whole series of river crossings then empty chamber - I never use the safety - maybe if I had a winchester type safety that positively locks firing pin I might