Thread: Bush rifles

One thing I do rate on my Howa over my Remington is the three stage safety. Being able to lock the bolt closed on the Howa is one less thing to worry about when charging thru supplejack. Have had the Rem bolt flick open and eject or semi-eject a round on a few occasions.

Other than that - as has been said numerous times, just buy a rifle that fits you well, and rip into it.

Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed

One thing I do rate on my Howa over my Remington is the three stage safety. Being able to lock the bolt closed on the Howa is one less thing to worry about when charging thru supplejack. Have had the Rem bolt flick open and eject or semi-eject a round on a few occasions.

Deliberately swapped to a Timney on one of my Howa's to eliminate the three stage 'saftey'. The middle position is useless as it simply delays the slide to fire and does make a decent amount of noise. The factory three position is OK as a trigger in itself (a corrupted copy of the Sako L-series trigger) but I suspect the 'three position' saftey was just another 'feature' that the Yank importers (Legacy Sports) wanted added on.

A saftey should be like a light switch. There is no point in an intermediary position... 'What state/condition is the rifle in?' 'Ah- it's medium safe as I've fucked about with the saftey (half-bolt is a simillar, stupid malarkey of NZ fudds.)

A loaded rifle is never 'safe'. The trigger or firing pin can break/malfunction and go off at any time once the rifle is cocked with a round in the chamber.

Also, if your Rem 700/M7 bolt is getting flicked open by accident, you can use a bit of electrical tape to hold it in position. If you need to fire and reload it won't keep the bolt from coming up and back but will prevent un-intentional lift up. USMC and US Army used Rem 700's for decades with no dramas.