Lucas McCain
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I had a rifle built for my grandson on a Remington 700 short action. This was one of the newer actions that had a 7# trigger. I sent the trigger off to Neil Jones and had it reworked and set to 3#. That trigger breaks like and old Jewell would now.
I am also quite familiar with the walker trigger problems of accidentally discharging when the safety is moved to the fire position to remove a round from the chamber. Not wanting this possibility, I had the Gentry conversion done. Gentry makes a new shroud and converts it to a Model 70 Winchester three position safety which enables you to mechanically block the firing pin when removing a live round from the chamber.
But I would like to add how I was taught 60 years ago about gun safety. I don't want to rely on the safety to work flawlessly. It's a mechanical device and it can experience a failure at any point in time. On this basis I don't carry a gun with a round in the chamber. You have plenty of time to put a round in the chamber when you are ready to shoot. If you don't have time to do it, then more than likely it isn't a good shot and it should not be taken.
My dad and uncle were guides and that was there rule. When hunting wether they were walking, riding horses, or driving a vehicle,they were in the front and they didn't want any one behind them with loaded guns and rely on a safety, think about it would you? A lot of unsafe things can happen if a hunter stumbles or falls There are times when you will get ready to shoot and decided not to. You now will want to remove the cartridge from the chamber, be sure you have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction before you change position on any safety, to remove the cartridge from the chamber.
Handling a gun safely is the first rule.
I am also quite familiar with the walker trigger problems of accidentally discharging when the safety is moved to the fire position to remove a round from the chamber. Not wanting this possibility, I had the Gentry conversion done. Gentry makes a new shroud and converts it to a Model 70 Winchester three position safety which enables you to mechanically block the firing pin when removing a live round from the chamber.
But I would like to add how I was taught 60 years ago about gun safety. I don't want to rely on the safety to work flawlessly. It's a mechanical device and it can experience a failure at any point in time. On this basis I don't carry a gun with a round in the chamber. You have plenty of time to put a round in the chamber when you are ready to shoot. If you don't have time to do it, then more than likely it isn't a good shot and it should not be taken.
My dad and uncle were guides and that was there rule. When hunting wether they were walking, riding horses, or driving a vehicle,they were in the front and they didn't want any one behind them with loaded guns and rely on a safety, think about it would you? A lot of unsafe things can happen if a hunter stumbles or falls There are times when you will get ready to shoot and decided not to. You now will want to remove the cartridge from the chamber, be sure you have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction before you change position on any safety, to remove the cartridge from the chamber.
Handling a gun safely is the first rule.