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  1. 17-03-2022, 11:57 AM #1
    JohnDuxbury
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    It's got a perfectly good safety.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    It's got a perfectly good safety.
    Just another layer of safe while stalking. It's pretty easy to disengage the safety on my Christensen Arms Messa. I really enjoyed stalking with my mates half open/cock set up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shot Bro View Post
    Just another layer of safe while stalking. It's pretty easy to disengage the safety on my Christensen Arms Messa. I really enjoyed stalking with my mates half open/cock set up
    It's safer to keep the rifle at home in the safe than to fuck around with the bolt...
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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    It's safer to keep the rifle at home in the safe than to fuck around with the bolt...
    Well yeah that’s pretty much safer than any type of firearms use lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    It's got a perfectly good safety.
    I would hope every safety made these days works perfectly good lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    It's got a perfectly good safety.
    Yeah, I run the safety these days after 20 years or more of halfcock.
    "The generalist hunter and angler is a well-fed mofo" - Steven Rinella
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  7. 02-12-2024, 06:16 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    It's got a perfectly good safety.
    Mine doesn't have a safety at all.
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