Originally Posted by
Centaur 1
A lot of guys don't like the safety, but it's the best way to prevent an accidental discharge while unloading the gun by racking the shells out.
When unloading the tubular magazine, the cartridges do not have to be chambered and then ejected. When a cartridge is fed from the tubular magazine, rotate the rifle 90 degrees with the lever action open, the ejection port pointing to the ground and your hand over the ejection port to catch the cartridge. The same principle works with any firearm utilizing a tubular magazine (pump action shotguns, rifles, etc.)