Originally Posted by FlyChamps
Originally Posted by BrentD, Prof
Originally Posted by lagopus
It must be remembered that most hammerless guns are carried cocked. On most, if there are no intercepting sears, the safety only blocks the triggers and are no different to a cocked hammer gun being carried. Lagopus.....

I'd say they are quite different. Remarkably so.

Lagopus is correct that the safety on hammerless shotguns only blocks the trigger from tripping the sears. On those hammerless guns without intercepting sears, which are almost all boxlock guns except a very few early ones, there is no difference in safety than carrying a hammer gun cocked than a hammerless gun with the safety off. And I see many hammerless guns carried in the field with the safety off, intentionally or unintentionally.

Muzzle control is the only true safety on any firearm.

I do not see people carrying hammerless guns with the safety off. VERY frowned upon. Intercepting sears or not.

Muzzle control is always paramount, of course, it but so is redundancy. SKB took a tumble this weekend. Many others will as well. And unsafed gun or a hammergum at full cock is nothing one should have in his hands while falling. The Fuse is no exception.

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