Hey, I'm not saying they're a lousy product, just that I don't like them and that they take a little longer to get into action. It stands ro reason that it's faster to move an unsprung safety catch half an inch than to move a cocking lever an inch and a half or so against a sprung resistance...... not much longer admittedly, but if something's about to nail you, a fraction of a second is very important....... I guess one could argue that the carrier could have the rifle already cocked and ready to go, but that to me is asking for an accident to happen.......

I don't think it matters what drills you've practised and what other experience you've had with guns and criminals or warzones, it's not the same as following up a wounded animal..... there is absolutely no way to gain experience of that other than to do it...... The reverse is also true..... just because I've stopped a few charges in my time, doesn't mean I'd know which way is up if I had to arrest a loony drugged up gunman in NY etc...... If I were in that position, I'd call in the cops.