I have a question about keeping an Airforce rifle cocked…
for extended periods of time. If you keep a rifle cocked for 20 or 30 minutes while hunting will the POI still be the same? I am going to test this tomorrow but I just wanted to see if anyone already has.
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You can cock the gun in the same manner as YN described to decock it. This will make cocking the gun near silent. 😉
Pull the trigger on an un-cocked gun, slide the bolt foward to the stop. While holding the bolt fully forward, release the trigger. Now shut the bolt. Your ready to fire, but it was silent.
Mike
I just tried it that way and it is still the same. I understand how it should work but I think the safety has to be removed for it to work the way you describe…right?
AF rifles have been known to go off with a good bump. Some have gone off when releasing the saftey. (One of the reason I removed the saftey as an un-safe saftey is worse than no safter at all.)
You can cock the gun in the same manner as YN described to decock it. This will make cocking the gun near silent. 😉
Pull the trigger on an un-cocked gun, slide the bolt foward to the stop. While holding the bolt fully forward, release the trigger. Now shut the bolt. Your ready to fire, but it was silent.
Mike
That is exactly what I do now but cocking the rifle when I have a shot has scared my target a few times. Just curious as to why you advise not to keep it cocked if it will not harm the spring.
It wont harm the spring but I would advised not to cock the gun until you have a shot. If you decide not to take the shot decock the gun by pushing the breech open, keep hold of the cocking knob and pull trigger – slowly guide the breech closed under main spring pressure.
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Yep! 😉
Mike