evo Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 how many times will i have a perfect shot only to leave my safety catch on,,can this bl***y thing be removed :hmm: or should i just keep on p*****g myself off every time it happens,,you wait and you wait then the birds appear and in the excitement you forget to flick the safety,,lets be honest we have all done it :yes: or have we :hmm: ok you wont own up to it never mind :no: :no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Best to be safe, I always climb up into a highseat with an empty chamber and once forgot to recyle a rnd, the click was enough to send a nice fallow buck crashing into the undergrowth, mind I only did it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrapFiller Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) You could always get the auto turned off at a gunsmiths. Edited February 23, 2012 by TrapFiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Pushing the safety catch off becomes an automatic reflex once you get used to shooting. I had a little trouble the first time I used a semi auto ( safety by the trigger gard instead of on top of the stock ), but it only happened a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 it must be the ring rust as i,ve been shooting for 35 yrs with sxs,s but not been busy with them for past few years,,it just bl***y winds me up,,it only happens the once but its always when you got an unmissable infront of ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Or just forget to put cartridges in like I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Or just forget to put cartridges in like I do. hedd i,m not that bad mate :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Pulling the same trigger twice instead of the other one is a bit stupid too. No idea why I keep doing that on my new gun, the old one has two triggers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Some safety catches only prevent the trigger being pulled, others prevent the internal hammers from falling. An auto safety catch is essential for shooting in the field, pushing it off becomes automatic on mounting the gun. If you forget to take the safety off to shoot, could you equally forget to apply it after re-loading? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyatt Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've done the safety thing once.. more often I forget to reload after crossing an obstacle safely and leave the working parts to the rear with no cart ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-250 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I always forget to turn it off, and even worse now on my new gun it's single trigger, so I pull it, then try to pull the trigger guard for second shot. It's a nightmare when you've waited an hour, and you then get no bang and see it fly off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I have all sorts of issues like that. My combi gun is the absolute best for it. Worst I ever got was sat at dusk, staring at a Roe that was staring back at me. Up comes the gun, pulled trigger - ****, the safety! Click off safety, line up again and click.... Wrong trigger. By this point the Deer has had enough and runs off laughing at how stupid I was being that day. Auto safe does my head in. Yes I may forget to apply a manual when I reload, but then I wouldn't be reloading if I didn't want to shoot something! They should be called a dangerous not a safety - the number of guns I've had pointed at me by amateurs only to be told "it's ok, the safety is on". An empty gun is a safe gun - I see no need for a catch which may or may not work when it matters. If it's empty it aint going off, simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 how many times will i have a perfect shot only to leave my safety catch on,,can this bl***y thing be removed :hmm: or should i just keep on p*****g myself off every time it happens,,you wait and you wait then the birds appear and in the excitement you forget to flick the safety,,lets be honest we have all done it :yes: or have we :hmm: ok you wont own up to it never mind :no: :no: It has never happened to me as i live in the far more intelligent part of wirral :lol: :lol: like the devil it has but i won't admit it :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've just had mine removed from My Beretta 686 onyx. It cost £20 (the gun smiths minimum charge) I only use this gun for clays and only load it when on the stand. The top and bottom of it is the only safe gun is an open one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I had mine fixed off permanently from day 1, problem solved. 2 minute job for a gunsmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 It's far better not to use a safety catch at all. It is just some mechanical thing to stop it firing, and as everybody should be aware mechanical things can and do fail. With that in mind a gun with the safety catch on is just as dangerous as one without, and has to be pointed in a safe direction at all times. So what's the point in having it fitted as it is daft to trust it? I'm not even sure how to use the safety on one of my guns, never used it on any of them. The only time a gun is safe is if the bolt is back, rifle, semi, pump whatever or if the gun is broken. As far as I'm concerned any bolt forward or a closed gun is ready to fire, a piece of metal that should stop the trigger being pulled isn't to be trusted. Things can fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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