Thread: Sako 75 halfcock

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

I was taught from a young age to always carry the rifle on half bolt , its been interesting over the years collecting different rifles and how they function for example some in the half bolt position if you pull the trigger the bolt slams down presumably if there was a round in the chamber it would or could fire , a couple of my latter rifles the m12 mausers have no half bolt function at all the bolt would slide open with ease , instead they have a decocker mechanism , for a start I found it a bit uncomfortable walking around with a round up the spout but I know the rifle cannot fire as the spring is not cocked I guess its the same principle as the smle but without the firing pin resting on the primer ! , im quite a fan of this system iv been told Blazer have a similar system.

There is a clip posted on this forum, where Robbie Tiffen does a demo with a T3 action on the half open bolt position. The bolt closes when the trigger is pulled BUT, there is insufficient power in the firing pin spring to cause the action to fire - most of the power / energy going to turn the bolt