Quote: I think the same about the model 70 Winchester safety too. I don't know what can be done about it.
Bob257
Noise is created in this case by friction. Depending on the degree you can get rid of it with a little grease, working it for a while or by taking the gun apart and polish the surfaces. It helped a lot on my 77s.
Posts: 8211 | Location: Germany | Registered: 22 August 2002
Tang safeties are the only ones I've met that didn't have to be pinched between fingers and "eased" off to maintain silence. The only reason is the thumb captures both sides of the button and even on some of the tang safeties the internal linkage will click as it "turns over".
I guess the more positive the detent the more possibility for noise and a safety certainly needs to have positive engagement.
Posts: 612 | Location: Atlanta, GA USA | Registered: 19 June 2000
