Thread: Half cock or safety

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