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From: joel@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: magazine safety
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Date: 14 Jun 91 00:56:25 GMT
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In article <35459@mimsy.umd.edu>, baechler@liasun4.epfl.ch ((Emmanuel Baechler)) writes:
# 
# 
#   As far as I know, the origin of the controversy with the magazine
# safety, is that it makes the trigger of the Browning GP-35 so horrible
# that it is unusable. This is why the first thing to do, when you
# receive one, is to remove that safety.

Removing the magazine safety from a pistol used strictly for target
practice might be okay, but for a pistol intended for self-defense
removing any safety device would be a pretty dumb idea. The prosecuting
attorney could easily make you look like a wild eyed gunslinger to the
jury for pulling something like that. You should also consider your
liability if you ever sell or give the gun away. If you want a pistol
for self-defense and don't like the safeties included, buy a different
pistol, don't fiddle with it. Massad Ayoob advises having a good
gunsmith convert a pistol to double action only operation if possible.
By the way, I had a chance to dry fire one of the new DAO S&W pistols
this weekend at a gun store. I was really impressed with the trigger
pull. It was very smooth.
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Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
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