Trigger with safety or low safety for M96?

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I have a sportered swedish mauser i am planning on mounting a scope on. What are pros and cons of these two options for having a functional safety? I am aware that with each of these options there will be minor fitting to metal or wood to ensure proper fit. Will the low safety option affect bolt take down at all as it is a 2 position and not a 3 position?
 
A low safety will make it a little harder to take the bolt apart . That being said , you shouldn't have to take your bolt apart that often . If you install an after market trigger on your 96 , you will probably have to remove wood to install it . Do you want to keep the issue trigger , or are you looking for something that you can adjust ? Personally , I prefer striker locking safeties , like the flag safeties , over trigger blocking ones , and I don't mind two stage triggers . I had a 96 with a Timney side safety trigger on it , to be honest , I loved the trigger but found that the safety would disengage while being carried . It happened often enough that I just carried the rifle with an empty chamber . It may have just been the particular trigger that I had that did this , I have other Timneys that work perfectly so this isn't a general complaint against them . If your main concern is your ability to disassemble the bolt , I wouldn't worry about it . Even with a 2 position safety , it's still quite simple to take the bolt apart .
 
I installed 3 low swing safety's from Timney and like them. The Bolt comes apart just as if it was always like this. I also ground off they cocking tab on the end as it hits the safety if you don't and it is useless under the scope. It looks cleaner too .
 
Buehler...which is what Timney copied.
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This unknown on an HVA commercial '96, which I've also seen left hand versions of.
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Here is a Dayton on a '98 but they make one for a '96 as well.
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Also have Parker Hale versions that tab to the left side...no pics handy.
 
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