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From: gt2852c@prism.gatech.edu (Edward Hefter)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Magazine Safety
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Date: 6 Jun 91 14:58:55 GMT
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Mark Erickson writes:
*
*In article <35246@mimsy.umd.edu> Peter Toth writes:
*#
*#	[stuff deleted]
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*#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 ?
*
*	Picture this:  Joe Idiot (apologies to Joes out there) buys
*	an autoloader.  Demonstrating it to a friend, he loads it up
*	(round in the chamber).  he then takes the magazine out, 
*	says, "It's unloaded now, see?" and proceeds to shoot himself
*	with it.  Magazine safeties prevent this kind of behavior.

#From what I understand, it also keeps Bob Forgetfull (apologies to Robert)
from shooting himself while cleaning a gun he keeps loaded.  "Pull the clip
out, and it's safe, because *I* wouldn't keep a round in the chamber."
Especially useful on DA's, I would think.

I've never really wanted to shoot without a clip, now that I stop and think
about it.  What kind of situation are you envisioning?
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