Hi all. I am building 2 rifles on left hand Zastava actions. I’ve just realised my left hand recknagel safety is actually a safety for a right hand action, with the lever on the other side.
Does anyone make a left hand 3 position safety to suit a left hand Zastava?
Hi all. I am building 2 rifles on left hand Zastava actions. I’ve just realised my left hand recknagel safety is actually a safety for a right hand action, with the lever on the other side.
Does anyone make a left hand 3 position safety to suit a left hand Zastava?
There has always been a school of thought that the lever is on the wrong side on the Winchester-type 3 position safety, as it would be much easier to push it forward with the thumb without shifting grip on the stock if it was on the left side.
I have always thought that it made sense, as there are some rifles on which the thumb deactivates the safety on the left side of the right handed action, and it is very ergonomic. The Steyr M 72 is like that. I have one and love it.
In this school of though a "right handed" 3 position safety would be perfect for a left handed action...
Hi all. I am building 2 rifles on left hand Zastava actions. I’ve just realised my left hand recknagel safety is actually a safety for a right hand action, with the lever on the other side.
Does anyone make a left hand 3 position safety to suit a left hand Zastava?
The working edge of the thumb is along the outside edge. IMO the best 3 position safety wing location for right hand shooter is on the right sight of the action- the current normal orientation.
The outside working edge of the thumb is used to operate that safety from full safe to mid position for operating action to full forward to fire- fully natural and easy. The Win 70 three position safety is correctly placed- right side for right hand action and right handed shooter. The idea on a right hand action to use the thumb of your right hand to reach up on the left side and use the inside, non-working edge of your thumb to operate safety?... is "paper theory/reality", IMO. I will stick with the current, normal orientation of these safeties. Kind of like the backward safety levers where the "fire" position of the lever is pulled to the rear and the "safe" position is pushed forward... sorry but honestly that is intuitively backwards--- but some swear by it. But then some may feel obligated to defend a backward design feature of their favorite firearm no matter what it may be.
A couple of things a new Zastava that I recently looked at had a sliding (right side) safety.
I agree 100% with four five8. Tangs safety, yes. Flag safety, when the rifle is not in my hands I have to think about left or right.
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A 3 way safety makes sizing die adjustment
simpler when you’re bumping the shoulder. No need to disassemble bolt to take the spring out. Mind you, not a big deal to take apart bolts, but I never mind less steps. Good luck in your search.
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