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Thread: FWB Sport safety slide

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    FWB Sport safety slide

    Just noticed that Jim Maccari in the US has some of these. Not cheap, but if you have an otherwise excellent rifle with an 'earless' safety, it might be worth buying one.

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    From the site: "Without this the gun is pretty much worthless."



    If anyone would like to dispose of their worthless earless Sport, he may do so in my direction. I might even pay postage for you.

    Thanks for the heads up Danny, I have often thought it would be worth someone making a batch of these.

    Matt (whose does not function, but has both ears intact)

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    I have to say I think that's stupidly expensive...
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    I bought one new in the 80s sent back twice and still safety not work properly my friends was the same, I bought a tatty one couple years back and yes safety not work lovely rifle but safety useless

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    Mine has been removed.
    I can manage without a safety.
    Maybe they are mandatory in the USA?

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    I had one that didn't work,stripped it put it back with a bit of moly & new spring it then worked fine.Not sure if the spring was the problem as the old one looked fine.

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    Smile Another 'feature' in the pursuit to idiot proof the population

    For the most part, a safety is to give the mindless a sense of security.
    For the rest, the safety is a blardy nuisance
    The number of times the damn things have caught me out and cost a good shot

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