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Sliding Safety Question
03 May 2010, 10:42
BigFiveJackSliding Safety Question
I think I've broken something in my sliding safety mechanism.
A few days ago just from curiosity, with the action OPEN I slid
my safety forward and rearward a couple of times. It was NOT
an automatic safety, {it had been, but I had JJ make it NON-
automatic when he did the case colors and the other work.} Well
now it's quite difficult to slide into the FIRE position and when
sliding rearward to the SAFE position there are two distinct clicks
that are heard, the first about half way through the distance that
it comes back altogether, and then at the most rearward position.
What the heck did I break? uggghhh...
Jack
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Is this the Charles Osborne you are talking about or another one ?
Who made the gun ?
Webley, Leonard ?????? Any ideas ?
I believe Jack's rifle is a Leonard made rifle.
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03 May 2010, 18:20
Dave BushJack:
It's time to trade that Charles Osborne off on a new Blaser S2
Dave
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03 May 2010, 21:20
Use Enough GunYour 'bull hunching' probably broke it!
03 May 2010, 21:55
BrettAKSCIquote:
Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Jack:
It's time to trade that Charles Osborne off on a new Blaser S2
Dave you kill me!
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May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
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04 May 2010, 06:26
BigFiveJack I feel dopey now, I thought that meant
Charles Osborne made it as opposed to Webley or Leonard or anybody else.
To: Use Enough Gun
What's 'BULL HUNCHING'?*When you guys who own old Brit rifles slide your safeties
CAN YOU SLIDE THEM IN EITHER DIRECTION OR IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
IN COMPLETE SILENCE?
Jack
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quote:
Originally posted by BigFiveJack:
*When you guys who own old Brit rifles slide your safeties
CAN YOU SLIDE THEM IN EITHER DIRECTION OR IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN COMPLETE SILENCE?
From MEMORY, NO, but I don't often use the Safety as all mine have been made non auto
and I just don't use it much when hunting.
04 May 2010, 06:46
BigFiveJack500N,
While hunting are you walking around with the action OPEN and
rounds in the chambers with the safety in the FIRE position?
Then when you decide it's time to fire you close the action, shoulder
the rifle and let fly?
Jack
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04 May 2010, 09:04
Use Enough GunBigFiveJack: "Bull Hunching' is a western phrase for forcing something to the point where you finally break it!
Kind of like "Monkey Dinking" (fooling) with something when you ought to be leaving it alone!
No offense meant, as I am sure you feel terrible about "screwing it up" (modern phrase) already!
05 May 2010, 00:45
BigFiveJackUEG, Thanks - now I get it!
Jack
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