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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...

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...

I'm not an expert on these matters however I'm certain that my M70 is cocked on closing the bolt. (late model CRF)
I have an older Mossberg 800 which is cocked on opening so am aware of the...

Never tested this, that said finger only goes on trigger when target sighted and in the cross hairs.

Just to be clear, the use of safety or half cock is about ensuring you don't have an accidental discharge. All the other rules apply all of the time even when no ammunition is present in the rifle....

I've always hunted on half cock however the other day in my efforts to negotiate my way through some shit, my bolt got knocked out of half cock, slid back, ejected the round, never to be seen again....