Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
Because no one made negative comments about the rifle because of having no manual safety does not mean every one of us is not concerned about safety I am positive everyone here is, I know I am! I was a hunter education instructor for over 30 years, I was a Conservation officer for 33 years and a police firearms instructor, both handguns and long guns for 28 years and I see no problem at all with that rifle. It is people who are unsafe, not a particular type of firearm. The best safety there is sits between your ears, not attached to a firearm. Mechanical safeties can fail and can give a false sense of security, I have seen rifles fire when the safety taken off. If people think about firearm safety each and every time they handle a firearm and obey the rules of firearms safety they or anyone around them should have no worries. By the way, I have been hunting for 62 years and have handled firearms longer than that.
I totally agree with Oldtimr. I too am a hunter trapper safety instructor. And in our classes we teach we stress numerous times that a firearm safety is a mechanical device that is prone to failure. We try every method we know and that is in the study material to pound safety into the minds of the students. The fact that the Henry Long Ranger does not have a crossbolt safety is immaterial. Firearms have been made for decades using the 1/2 cock as a safety (which by the way is not a true safety)..Use safe gun handling practices and there should be zero issues with this rifle. One more thing about hunter education. There is no such thing as an accident. Each and every event is an incident caused by carelessness.