Thread: Rem 700 halfcock

Originally Posted by caberslash

It's still cocked. There is nothing 'half' or 'safe' about it.

If the trigger is pulled, the firing pin will still fall and you are relying on the weight of the bolt and handle to provide enough resistance required to retard the firing pin's forward motion. It will still strike the primer but maybe not hard enough to set it off...

Guess what happens when you perform bolt lightening mods like lightweight firing pin, fluting the bolt handle and body?

Greetings @caberslash,
This, together with the belief that you can divine pressure by gazing at primers are two fables that just will not die. The idea came from a safe way to carry a Lee Enfield while hunting ie the half or part open action. With a cock on closing action this works well enough needing two movements against spring pressure. For a cock on opening it is not safe as you have deduced. Fortunately the word is finally getting through but it is slow progress with the diehards.
Regards Grandpamac.