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From: unx.sas.com!sasazc@mcnc.org (Al Cohen)
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Subject: Re: Magazines safeties...
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Date: 12 Jun 91 01:38:28 GMT
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In article <35371@mimsy.umd.edu>, U16244%uicvm.uic.edu@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU writes:
|> A lot of people are complaining about having autoloaders that cannot fire
|> without a magazine in the well.  That's all well and good, for your
|> purposes, but for a very long time (since 1899 and the Military and Police
|> first came out), swing out cylindar revolvers have been used in crisis
|> situations with admirable results.  And these weapons cannot be fired without
|> their "magazine" in the "well." I refer to, of course, the cylindar.
|> Damaged magazines also have the simplest repair in the world- other magazines.
|> ...

What you say is true, but it simply states that revolvers and autos with 
magazine safeties can be, and have been, used effectively at "crunch time".
You don't state that pistols without mag safeties are dangerous, or have 
drawbacks compared to magazine safetied pistols.  Regardless how smooth and
fast your change is, it's not faster than pulling the trigger.  And though
situations where you don't have a magazine ready may be few and far between,
I like knowing I can fire without one if need be.  

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