Hi All,
Thanks to all for your responses, well it seems I was way off in my thinking this had anything to do with the purpose of the weapon as a sniper. I would never thought for a second about the points you made, all valid, and I'm so glad I asked. I would still be trying to figure it out, must say it's a damn shame, I love the way it looks, just right to my mind, but I want this to fire small tight groups that's my objective, so I guess the Button cocking piece may have to go if a significant difference is noticed.
Although I won't be bayonet fighting with it, the half cock/re-cock feature is bloody nice to have, I've only had it happen a few times, but when it does I hate it, much rather hit it again safely and then wait, and I'm confident it's dead.
Thanks to all for humouring me, and the helpful info too, I would never of thought about that.