RE: Safety, safety, safety
i know where you are coming from.. i am the same way about safety...
i was once hunting with a friend from HS when i was in my late teens and we jumped a small buck walking to our stands.. this guy hunted and shot a bit. mostly shotgun stuff, but not a whole lot.... he instantly had the marlin at full cock.. i was kneeling... and he was right behind me, maybe a foot or two... once the deer was gone as it was on a full bound... i stood up... well he went to uncock the ole lever action and his thumb slipped off the trigger... and BOOM.. about 4 inches from the back of my melon and right over my right shoulder... i just about messed myself and i ended up face down in the snow wondering WTF... we were scheduled to be there a week... it was a very quiet 10 hour drive HOME that evening... i havn't spoken much to him since...
J