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Hi all, just curious to what you all think about the Greener Side Safety when hunting? Is it an awkward arrangment?
Thanks for any and all input.
All the best!
Greg
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Very hard to get used to when you shoot other guns with a top slide safety.
I found using this gun for walk up bird shooting, is that when the dog is on point, I walk up and slide the safety off and walk until the bird/s fly and then shoot. After, open gun, reload, make sure safe is on and continue.
I would imagine that when these guns were made with the side safety that it was for driven birds, when you started to mount gun, safety went off, and so on.
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I agree Dave. I don't use my Greener all that much, so I have to carry it with my thumb on the safety at all times.
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The Greener safety works fine for me when I'm shooting doves or ducks or when I'm turkey hunting; I may even like it better than the top safety. I don't like it for any shooting where I have to walk into a covey rise or get off a snap shot in case of a surprise flush...Geo
p.s.: the Darne safety and the Manufrance safetys are even worse!
Last edited by Geo. Newbern; 11/14/11 12:53 PM. Reason: added ps
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Sold mine years ago--just couldn't get used to it on wild flushes. Also, I much prefer a safety that automatically returns to safe when opened.
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Greener side safties could be either auto or non auto.
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I agree with those who find it awkward when one is used to the top safety - I need to think about it constantly to avoid surprises when a duck suddenly appears. Probably much better if you use only Greeners.
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How does the Greener safety work for a lefty? I've never shot one but one of my lefty friends likes his and says it's not a big problem.
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Bob, I would agree, when shouldering it, a lefties index finger would be in the right spot.
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Not all Greener's are side safety. I shoot a sidelock Greener so the safety is on top.
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