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From: joel@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Big bore carry guns (and Sig Sauer)
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Date: 6 Jun 91 19:27:33 GMT
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In article <35246@mimsy.umd.edu>, snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth) writes:
# 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 ?

The magazine safety is there in case some idiot takes out the
magazine and figures the pistol is unloaded and pulls the
trigger.  While this is a really dumb thing to do, I wouldn't
have much trouble imagining someone who wasn't familar with
semiauto pistols doing it.  I think this feature was invented by
Browning (HiPower or 1911?).  I think it is a useful feature, but
a lot of people don't think so.  The FBI made sure their 10mm
pistols didn't have one.  I would be interested if anyone knows
of a case where anyone was wounded or killed because their pistol
had a magazine safety.
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Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
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