Thread: Half cock or safety

Half cock for me and only close on firing. One thing I notice on many US hunting vids is how regular it is for hunters to cock their rifles, apply the safety, sling the rifle over their shoulders and go hunting for the day. Often in some pretty gnarly country, like mountainous mule deer country. It always makes me feel a bit squeamish!

As an aside.... When I was at primary school (pre 1976) we were shown an old black and white firearm safety film. One of the clips was someone firing a rifle at a 20 litre clear plastic bucket of water and watching it explode in slow motion. It really highlighted to me the dangers of a firearm. It still sticks in my brain; so it must've made a helluva impact on me as a youngster. Can't really imagine that happening in schools today...