My friend quickly showed me this and i really didnt understand what it does... You put the saftey on fire postion (unloaded) pull the bolt back and squeez the trigger then close the bolt while your still holding the trigger. Then you cant adjust the saftey or you cant dry fire it... something like that...did anyone else do this..he quickly showed me on my gun and then he had to leave?

Just wondering could this do any damage..i think what its supposed to do is lock the trigger and the saftey then when u open and close the action its back to normal

When you pull the trigger the sear drops out of the way of the cocking piece and as you lower the bolt handle the cocking piece simply rides back down the camming angle (the "V" cut) cut into the back of the bolt body.

You are simply lowering the cocking piece and firing pin with out actually dry firing the gun. Same exact concept as pulling the trigger on gun with an exposed hammer (like a Marlin or a revolver) and letting the hammer down with your thumb instead of letting it dry fire only the camming angle on the bolt body is acting as your thumb.

BTW, dry firing your rifle will not harm it in the least. It is perfectly safe to do so as long as it is unloaded.

You also do not have to pull the bolt all the way back to do what your friend showed you. You simply have to have the handle in the up position.

Right on the money I couldnt have explained that one better

It works on every bolt action I've ever seen, but I just dry fire the rifle as it doesn't hurt anything.

I use the same practice, I store all of my rifles in this state, it takes the pressure off of the firing pin and spring. Some rifles can be damaged by dry firing, if you plan on dry firing for practice (called "snapping in") you should purchase a "snap cap", it is either a solid rubber/plastic or plastic/metal shell with a spring loaded "primer". They fit into your chamber and provide resistance for the firing pin.