Major Dave (retired)
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Pick up a bolt gun and note that the safety is usually on the same side of the action as the bolt handle.
That means your thumb is on the wrong side to allow it to operate the safety.
We humans have "opposing thumbs", like apes. Therefore, trigger finger is on one side of action, while thumb is on the opposite side.
So, when you put the safety on the same side of the action as the bolt, you are making it impossible to operate the safety with your thumb while shouldering the rifle. You have to un-shoulder the rifle, operate the safety, then re-shoulder it.
That's just not right.
That means your thumb is on the wrong side to allow it to operate the safety.
We humans have "opposing thumbs", like apes. Therefore, trigger finger is on one side of action, while thumb is on the opposite side.
So, when you put the safety on the same side of the action as the bolt, you are making it impossible to operate the safety with your thumb while shouldering the rifle. You have to un-shoulder the rifle, operate the safety, then re-shoulder it.
That's just not right.