▁easily ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁receiver ▁simply ▁by ▁pulling ▁out ▁the ▁b olt ▁stop , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁left ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁receiver , ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁rot ating ▁and ▁pulling ▁the ▁b olt ▁out . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁As ▁standard ▁the ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁rif le ▁features ▁the ▁traditional ▁M aus er ▁ 9 8 ▁three - position ▁safety ▁attached ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁b olt ▁which ▁operating ▁lever ▁can ▁be ▁f lick ed ▁from ▁right ▁( s af ety ▁on , ▁b olt ▁locked ) ▁to ▁middle ▁( s af ety ▁on , ▁b olt ▁can ▁be ▁opened ▁for ▁re loading ), ▁to ▁left ▁( ready ▁to ▁fire ) ▁but ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁rif le ▁is ▁co ck ed , ▁otherwise ▁the ▁safety ▁will ▁not ▁move . ▁The ▁safety ▁sec ures ▁the ▁firing ▁pin . ▁The ▁safety ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁released ▁by ▁firing ▁the ▁rif le ▁with ▁the ▁safety ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ready ▁to ▁fire ▁position ▁or ▁by ▁closing ▁the ▁co ck ed ▁b olt ▁with ▁a ▁previously ▁pulled ▁trigger ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁kept ▁pulled ▁back ▁during ▁the ▁closing ▁operation . ▁Dis eng aging ▁the ▁safety ▁by ▁closing ▁the ▁b olt ▁is ▁only ▁possible ▁with ▁the ▁safety ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ready ▁to ▁fire ▁position . ▁The ▁safety ▁catch ▁lever ▁is ▁quite ▁large , ▁making ▁it ▁easy ▁to ▁operate ▁but ▁pos ing ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁mount ing ▁teles cop ic ▁s ights ▁very ▁low ▁above ▁the ▁receiver ▁whilst ▁retain ing ▁good ▁oper ability ▁of ▁the ▁safety ▁catch ▁le