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From: gt2852c@prism.gatech.edu (Edward Hefter)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Magazine Safety
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Date: 11 Jun 91 13:47:43 GMT
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Quoting many people...
##From article <35305@mimsy.umd.edu>, by Edward Hefter:
## 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?
#
#The one that comes to my mind is the situation in which you're replacing
#mags during a fight.  If you choose your time appropriately, you still
#have a round ready to go while the gun is (partially) disassembled, so
#if someone surprises you on the flank (or if you drop your next clip
#while wetting your pants), you at least have something to throw at them
#besides the gun itself.

I've seen this answer now about a thousand times, and I agree, it is quite
correct and something I totally failed to consider.  Then again, I never
envision myself engaged in a shoot-out.  Rather than tell me again about
the same situation, are there any other situations, or any mechanical
reasons, why a magazine safety is "bad"?
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