| DUGABOY1 |
| (.400 member) |
| 24/08/09 10:22 AM |
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Re: Boxlock safety mechanism - How good?
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Hey guys,
Just wondering if I can get some info on how reliable/bombproof the safety is on a boxlock action. And yes, I know the whole "never trust a safety" and watch muzzle direction and what not, so no worries there. I'm just curious how is stands in relations to other actions.
For example, I would say the wing safety on a mauser setup is pretty much infallable, vs. a savage bolt action where (with a bit of tweaking of course), I can get the firing pin to drop with a vigorous shake of the rifle. The crossbolt safety on lever guns I would also say is bombproof too. So just curious where the boxlock fits in.
Takeing into account what you say you already know, then IMO you are aware that the only safety that is 100% reliable, no matter the action type is an unloaded rifle!
The one that comes closest to that condition when loaded is the Krieghoff double rifle. It completely relieves the striker springs making the rifle perfectly safe to carry fully loaded, as long as you say you point the rifle at only things you intend shooting! The Blaser is safe to carry loaded, but is unsafe in ways that have everything to do with the way the Blaser works being intirely different from the Krieghoff. However that is a subject for a different debate!