I posted the thread on trigger weight then it came to mind about a test
my buddy did with an old Savage 110 of m wife's. Now tell me if it is valid
or just a trick like the one where you can slap a seatbelt connection & it
will open.
This is not a test of the safety.
He made sure the rifle was unloaded of course, worked the action, & simply
bumped the butt of the stock against the floor rather firmly & the trigger SNAPPED
first try! Safety off against a solid floor.
The trigger was about 2 pounds best I can remember & we bought it like that
which leads me to believe it was worked on so I had a new trigger in it soon enough.
This was about 15 years ago.
Of course it would have fired, had it been loaded either for the test or by accident
if in another more serious case. And yes the safety worked on it when applied.
The question isn't about should the safety be used, of course it should. Never did
have it go off or anything like that.
What are your thoughts about the test?
my buddy did with an old Savage 110 of m wife's. Now tell me if it is valid
or just a trick like the one where you can slap a seatbelt connection & it
will open.
This is not a test of the safety.
He made sure the rifle was unloaded of course, worked the action, & simply
bumped the butt of the stock against the floor rather firmly & the trigger SNAPPED
first try! Safety off against a solid floor.
The trigger was about 2 pounds best I can remember & we bought it like that
which leads me to believe it was worked on so I had a new trigger in it soon enough.
This was about 15 years ago.
Of course it would have fired, had it been loaded either for the test or by accident
if in another more serious case. And yes the safety worked on it when applied.
The question isn't about should the safety be used, of course it should. Never did
have it go off or anything like that.
What are your thoughts about the test?
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