Thread: Half cock or safety

Originally Posted by 40mm

If your bolt can get knocked open accidentally, then it can surely be knocked fully closed too....

Half cock is not fool proof.
Neither is a safety.

I prefer the bolt open, and my hand in the way of the bolt closing, (not all rifles are suitable to carry this way)
I reckon this is safer than the other ways, but i am pretty cautious.

I agree - when I was doing bush hunting every fine day working I always carried my rifle on half cock and watched where my hand was - if one was not ready to shoot very quickly then one would have seen a lot of deer disappearing - I despair seeing hunters carrying rifle on sling they will miss out all to often in bush country - when I had my semi auto 308 well had no choice but carry it on safety -no deer was going to stick around while one cocked that - if bush hunting carry rifle like ya mean to use it