There is a simple flaw in your logic. True, a cross bolt safety on a marlin or winchester lever has no more chance of accidentally being knocked "on safe" statistically than the bolt guns mentioned. However, the location of most conventional "behind the protruding bolt handle and tucked under the scope" of most bolts are naturally a little more resistant to being "bumped" than one protruding from the flat side of a receiver where a natural side carry position can press that button against your side or pack.
Also, those bolt guns, when carried loaded are carried with the safety "on", or at least I hope. But the difference is I expect it to be on. I know it is. So when I lift the rifle at a bounding deer, I naturally turn it off with my thumb as I bring the rifle to bear. No problems.
When I lift a lever gun to shoot, my thumb naturally cocks the hammer effectively turning off the active "safety". So now I need to disengage 2 safeties? Or at least check to see if the "extra redundancy" has inadvertently been activated? If that little button has gotten bumped, I get a click. That happened to me twice with my Winchester 94. Never used the cross bolt, yet it found itself on and cost me 2 shots at game. If I have to stop and verify 2 safeties I lose the whole fast handling advantage I value my levers for. A piece of shrink tube on the button and a Lyman aperture sight(protrudes almost down to the safety and protects it) solved that problem.
My Marlin 1895 immediately had a "delete" added. This isn't armchair quarterbacking. This is a real problem for guys that prefer to carry a lever with the hammer down on "half ####" and actually hunt the "thick brush" and use these rifles hard.
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your both Kidding RIGHT ! No more CHANCE ! of it being PUT ON then any other rifle such as rem - win- tikka etc jmo RJ
