You did the right thing..Saftey first.
For those who answered my question - thanks.
For those who commented about my intelligence - The stupid thing to would have been try it without checking. Hence no post. The smart thing to do would be to check and ask and so I got my answer.
I just got my 308 and have not had a chance to shoot it. But after looking and reading about the safety problem, Could this happen to my new gun? it`s bone stock, and I also bought the 12 ga. Thanks guys with info.