Oldbloke wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Ah well - better luck next time mate. I never use safeties myself, I just load and shoot as I need too.
I find that a bit noisy myself.
I'll second that on the noisy issue, from time to time I get a fox right in and realize that I'm not loaded, it's hard to hide the noise of a bolt cycling with a whistle... even the sound of the safety being switched can alarm a fox. My Remington 700 safety is the loudest of the lot, if I switch it carelessly the noise resonates through the stock.
I find for me the most stealth way is to have one in the chamber and the bolt handle up when calling in a fox.