Question for you shooters

[Junk Yard Dog]

To safe a Mosin, remove bolt, place in pocket, the weapon is not safe, it can still club somebody, but it will not fire a round, to safe it place in closet, lock door. The only safety that works is your brain, learn the basics of keeping fingers off triggers, treating every weapon as if it was loaded, know what you are pointing the muzzle at, not chambering a round until ready to fire it, back again treating to all weapons as loaded all the time.

[MarksmanTim]

To safe a Mosin, remove bolt, place in pocket, the weapon is not safe, it can still club somebody, but it will not fire a round, to safe it place in closet, lock door. The only safety that works is your brain, learn the basics of keeping fingers off triggers, treating every weapon as if it was loaded, know what you are pointing the muzzle at, not chambering a round until ready to fire it, back again treating to all weapons as loaded all the time.

[jones0430]

The Mosin safety is acceptable, but it doesn't have the inherent fail-safe assurance that a Mauser bolt and receiver uses. It is open to having the safety knocke into fire position more than other safeties. For the day it was designed and for the troops it was designed for it was ok.