Thread: Half cock or safety

I am wary of safetys. Its just more fool proof not putting a round in the chamber unless your going to shoot. Had a rifle go of on me once when I disengaged the safety. Had a young guy with me at the time showing him how to use a rifle. After that happened I said to him, Now you see the importance of always having your firearm pointing in a safe direction...

Originally Posted by blip

I am wary of safetys. Its just more fool proof not putting a round in the chamber unless your going to shoot. Had a rifle go of on me once when I disengaged the safety. Had a young guy with me at the time showing him how to use a rifle. After that happened I said to him, Now you see the importance of always having your firearm pointing in a safe direction...

Probably 9 out of 10 times when this happens someone either has their finger near the trigger or trigger has been fcked around with to get lighter trigger pull which seems to be so popular. You can still shoot accurately with a heavier trigger, have a go at service rifle shooting some time, you’ll be surprised.