Author Topic: Bolt Action Safty (Read 439 times)

jim21 · « **on:** April 16, 2006, 04:09:42 PM »

I hear all the time about people buying MSR's.Back in the '70s I was one
of those people.My question is this.What military surplus rifles have a
bolt action safety on it?My M 44 did'nt,my french 36 did'nt,my jap 7 and
5 did'nt.What does have a safty on it?

I like to start buying again.

jack19512 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2006, 04:20:49 PM »

Was your M44 a Mosin Nagant? If it was it had a safety. All of the Mosin's have a safety, as far as I know all of the Mauser's have a safety.

Mikey · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2006, 02:39:52 PM »

The 96/38 and 98 Mausers have a bolt mounted safety. The British service rifles have a safety. Some military bolts have a cocking/decocking lung on the rar of the firing pin assembly - the Brits have that and so do the Swiss on the K-31s. I forget whre the safety on the 03 or 03A3 Springfields are but they have one too. HTH. Mikey.

R.W.Dale · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2006, 03:18:23 PM »

Quote from: jim21

I hear all the time about people buying MSR's.Back in the '70s I was one
of those people.My question is this.What military surplus rifles have a
bolt action safety on it?My M 44 did'nt,my french 36 did'nt,my jap 7 and
5 did'nt.What does have a safty on it? I like to start buying again.

Of all of the rifles you've noted only one does not have a saftey, that's the the French MAS36

Fot detailed instructions on operating the safteys on some of these rifles go here.

http://www.surplusrifle.com/

Shorty · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2006, 02:28:55 PM »

And, why did the French MAS NOT have a safety?
Because,... :wink: :lol:

corbanzo · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2006, 03:38:31 PM »

A lot of people may think that some of these rifles don't have a safety at all, as we are used to our crossbolts and switch safeties. I have an M38, and the safety was pulling the back of the bolt backwards, and turning it left, which locks the bolt back, a few rifles were made the same. Just a different way to look at stuff.

Slamfire · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2006, 07:30:43 AM »

The French apparently felt that not havin' a round in the chamber was so safe, they didn't require the extra parts on the rifle to have one. :wink: I kinda agree. Although there ain't anything safer than the safeties on those Japanese Arisaka's.