Safety Selector Question

[andrewak47]

I'm always thinking safety and I'm curious about the safety selector...I couldn't find anything on this forum so I thought I'd ask...Mine will not go into safe unless I cock the gun. Is this based on brands or just a defect? I took it apart and found no problem at all.

Does your AR-15 allow you to move your safety to "safe" while the bolt is to the rear?

[sevensix2x51]

yes.

[sniper4usmc]

yes..

[762.DEFENSE]

+3 yes.

[andrewak47]

I was doing some readings and noticed in the bushmaster manual, if the rifle is not cocked, the Selector Lever cannot be pointed toward SAFE. What kind of safety selector are you guys using?

[Baconator]

I was doing some readings and noticed in the bushmaster manual, if the rifle is not cocked, the Selector Lever cannot be pointed toward SAFE. What kind of safety selector are you guys using?

In my AR I built, S&W lower, DD upper, I couldn't put the safety on if it wasn't cocked.

[sevensix2x51]

the rifle is cocked when the bolt is to the rear. if the hammer is dropped, then the safety cannot be engaged. its pretty much impossible for an ar style rifle to have the bolt back and not be cocked, unless it is missing the hammer completely....

[razorscs]

If the rifle will go into safe if the hammer is not cocked there is a problem. So you are good.

[Dhena81]

This is funny do you have a HK 416 in your Avatar if you do you can put the HK in safe when the hammer isn't cocked for some reason they designed it that way.

[Dhena81]

NM it isn't

[morfeeis]

+3 yes.

+5 mine is the same way after i built my lower and saw this i thought i did something wrong......

[SJgunguy24]

Finger off the bang switch, the gun is safe.
Finger on the bang switch the gun is ready to fire.

[andrewak47]

I must be wording my question wrong because I'm a little confused. Here's the only way I can put it in words....You cock back and check the chamber for no round. You cock the lever back and let it go, put it into SAFE and you cannot pull the trigger. That's normal function of the safety selector. Now put it on FIRE, and dry fire. After I dry fire my rifle I'm not able to put it back into SAFE. Am I getting this correct that this shouldn't be happening? I should be able to put it in SAFE whether the rifle is cocked or not??

[morfeeis]

if it's not cocked it will not go into safe and it shouldn't......

[andrewak47]

So those top 3 posters saying yes either have a modified Safety Selector or it's messed up then? Would it be possible to make or buy one like that? I'd like to be able to keep on safe even if it's not cocked.