What can I do to "loosen" the safety?
My safety is SOOO stiff it actually kills my thumb after a while (losing the tiny red nipple didn’t help either) I tried making sure i cock fully to the front, no help. Strange thing is it’s not always stiff. The other day it started out fine and after 20-40 shots got VERY stiff. I’ve now resorted to holding the bolt cocked and releasing the safety first before loading. Any advice would be MUCH appreciated. TIA
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Okay, I’ll bite, how does removing the safety result in a smashed thumb? I had 2 TSS’s, no safety on either, removed the safety on my brother’s TSS, and my AA S400E came without a safety. No smashed thumbs in sight! I’m confused.
BTW, Sam, I’d just remove the damn thing, the best safety is the one between your ears anyway. Later.
Dave
And like daved, I am wondering how a smushed thumb might occur….
They are a pita! Mine got so loose it just fell out! 👿 It just needed a little help. 😆
Safety, I didn’t remove no stinking safety! 😀
You should never count on the safety not failing. A couple times, my rifle fired when i disengaged the safety. I took it out, and have not had any bad encounters.
That is what I did, it worked great 😉
Okay, I’ll bite, how does removing the safety result in a smashed thumb? I had 2 TSS’s, no safety on either, removed the safety on my brother’s TSS, and my AA S400E came without a safety. No smashed thumbs in sight! I’m confused.
BTW, Sam, I’d just remove the damn thing, the best safety is the one between your ears anyway. Later.
Dave
remove and polish the safety sear, specifically the edge that contacts the hammer sear and the slot in the middle that the two crosspins go through. Put a LITTLE moly grease in the internal slot/on the cross pins during reassembly.
If you remove the safety, you are asking for a smashed thumb.
just remove the safety, look under quick reference
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Okay, I’ll bite, how does removing the safety result in a smashed thumb? I had 2 TSS’s, no safety on either, removed the safety on my brother’s TSS, and my AA S400E came without a safety. No smashed thumbs in sight! I’m confused.
BTW, Sam, I’d just remove the damn thing, the best safety is the one between your ears anyway. Later.
Dave
And like daved, I am wondering how a smushed thumb might occur….
Accidental discharge with your thumb between the breech and valve.