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Anybody have a rifle malfunction that made them say what!
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1603808" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>Great reminder to those reading this as I didn't mention the <strong>center screw</strong> at all in my post. As you say, it gets nearly no torque at all (perhaps 5 in/lbs, at most.) But - just to be absolutely clear here - it wasn't the center screw involved in any of this. The lack of bedding compound in the tang area of the aftermarket stock (despite the front of the action being glass bedded) allowed the tang portion of the rifle to be pulled down by the REAR action screw, flexing the action enough to make sear engagement tenuous to non-existent. </p><p></p><p>It wasn't a 'fault' of the rifle. Someone just tried to tinker with things using an aftermarket stock, but only did the job half-way, leading to a safety issue. I'm a big fan of the Ruger 77, with a soft spot for the 'old' tang safety models. That's where the safety SHOULD be in a hunting rifle (or shotgun) - right there, under thumb, on the tang. Browning A-bolts and X-bolts get it right, as do the Savage/Mossberg guns. You can take off the safety in near total silence with one digit (the thumb) and do so quickly, without breaking the grip of your trigger hand. Perfect!</p><p></p><p>Having said that, I have many different brands of rifles and like them, too. I just think a tang safety is a beautiful thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1603808, member: 9308"] Great reminder to those reading this as I didn't mention the [B]center screw[/B] at all in my post. As you say, it gets nearly no torque at all (perhaps 5 in/lbs, at most.) But - just to be absolutely clear here - it wasn't the center screw involved in any of this. The lack of bedding compound in the tang area of the aftermarket stock (despite the front of the action being glass bedded) allowed the tang portion of the rifle to be pulled down by the REAR action screw, flexing the action enough to make sear engagement tenuous to non-existent. It wasn't a 'fault' of the rifle. Someone just tried to tinker with things using an aftermarket stock, but only did the job half-way, leading to a safety issue. I'm a big fan of the Ruger 77, with a soft spot for the 'old' tang safety models. That's where the safety SHOULD be in a hunting rifle (or shotgun) - right there, under thumb, on the tang. Browning A-bolts and X-bolts get it right, as do the Savage/Mossberg guns. You can take off the safety in near total silence with one digit (the thumb) and do so quickly, without breaking the grip of your trigger hand. Perfect! Having said that, I have many different brands of rifles and like them, too. I just think a tang safety is a beautiful thing. [/QUOTE]
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