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Originally Posted by Hokkmike
I have heard that lever action rifles with cross-bolt safeties do not have 1/2 cock positions. Would that just be true of Winchesters?
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I have no idea. I've always been a Marlin guy and I've never owned a Winchester. Both of my Marlins have safeties and the hammers on both of them can be put in the half cock position.
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Originally Posted by Hokkmike
Also, I gather from what you say that a lever action rifle can be unloaded by cycling the lever without fear of firing if the cross-bolt safety is engaged. Is that right?
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That's the way I do it. Mind you, all of the safe gun handling rules still apply. The rifle still has to be pointed in a safe direction and you still have to keep your finger off the trigger. A safety is a mechanical device that can fail at any time for any number of reasons.