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Safety question

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:02 am
by mike@nds
Hi, new guy here.

I've seen some mention that biathalon people like to disable/remove the safeties on their rifles.

I assume this is so they don't get engaged by accident during a race?

Looking at the 1827 pictures I can't even seem to see a manual safety on the gun.

Re: Safety question

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:56 pm
by egghead
5 shots per mag, 5 targets per shooting stage.

Thus, you are never skiing with a live round in the chamber.

No need for a safety...

Re: Safety question

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:38 am
by mike@nds
So you are telling me definitively that there is no manual safety present on an 1827.

Re: Safety question

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:36 am
by egghead
No, I think the 1827 does come with a safety from the factory. A friend has one with a manual safety.

I was just saying in general that's why people might remove them.

Re: Safety question

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:22 pm
by mike@nds
Ok, thank you.

Re: Safety question

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:23 pm
by Brian Girling
egghead wrote:5 shots per mag, 5 targets per shooting stage.

Thus, you are never skiing with a live round in the chamber.

No need for a safety...
Surely that is one for the Range/Safety Officer to look out for.

Re: Safety question

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:24 pm
by Krenovian
mike@nds wrote:So you are telling me definitively that there is no manual safety present on an 1827.
The 1827F has a saftey on the left side of the action just above the stock. It may be hard to see in photographs.