Thread: Ruger M77
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Old October 23, 2012, 07:18 PM   #19
FrankenMauser
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No. No. No....
It isn't that I don't like bolt-locking safeties. It's that I don't like two-position, bolt-locking safeties.

I want to be able to open the action with the safety still on.
I've been around a few too many rifles that had FCG malfunctions, after getting debris in the action while hiking around. Even if the rifle is pointed in a safe direction, discharging out of battery can do serious damage to by-standers and/or the operator.

If I must choose between a two-position bolt-locking safety and a non-bolt-locking safety, I'll (generally) take the one that doesn't lock up.
Or.... find something like the Browning X Bolt (with a bolt release button).
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