Thread: A word to the wise re safety!

Originally Posted by Kimber 7mm-08

For those with the three point Mauser style safeties on the bolt (e.g. Kimber), what do you guys use? I tend to hunt with an empty chamber these days or half cock if approaching a known animal then clear chamber if no shot taken.

Half cock with the web of my thumb on the bolt for my kimbers

Usually only when things start getting serious but my typical shot is 21m so things can hear you racking your noise maker

It’s not like I get out of my truck load a round half cock and throw it over my back and spend the day walking just when you expect to take a shot

The safety seems backwards on the Kimber for my preference and harder to notice (being non intuitive) than the big knob of a bolt that in up position is safe and down is fire


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