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From: snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Big bore carry guns (and Sig Sauer)
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Date: 5 Jun 91 14:27:47 GMT
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In article <35140@mimsy.umd.edu>, jalden@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joshua M. Alden) writes:
#    I would like it to have the following characteristics:
#[...]
#    I've been looking around, and I haven't found a firearm which meets
#all these criteria.  I thought I'd found it in the Colt Officer's .45,
#but that's got a magazine-drop safety.  Anyone know of a firearm which
#fits all or most of my criteria, or am I dreaming?

Does disabling/removing the magazine-drop safety void the warranty ?
If not, ...

Apropos: for the longest time i've been puzzled by magazine safeties.
Can anyone explain what are they good for besides rendering the gun less
than useless while reloading ?

Thanx

Peter Toth