i just went and did this to all my bolt guns. savages,rem.700's and win 70's and it worked on all of them.if you keep the gun on fire,press the trigger and close the bolt while pressing the trigger. you cannot get the firing pin to release untill you work the bolt. just gotta lift it up and back down. a saftey (CAN FAIL). i don't think tis method can
BORKON>>>THE ABOVE IS YOUR LAST POST....
I will say to you as I said to Displayed name. You have no idea how a bolt in a bolt action rifle works. When you do what you say above, the firing pin is out and stays out on the live primer. All you're doing is letting it down fairly softly on the primer but it is resting on the primer. This practice is only done on an empty chamber to release the tension on the spring. IF you take the bolt out and do the same thing to the bolt out of the gun you will see the firing pin sticking out, but I doubt you would know how to repeat the task with the bolt out of the gun..... I'm tired of repeating myself to someone that don't know what they are talking about. Have a nice day.
EDIT...Oh if your older men used this method for years ..I'm surprised they got to be older men....just plain lucky they never dropped their guns on the butt stock or hit the back of the shroud that encases the safety etc. I would not have hunted with any of them.
