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Embalmo wrote:

austinrealtor wrote:Because Samual Colt never put a safety on a wheel gun so it obviously don't need one.

But John Moses Browning put a safety on the first, best, and only worthwhile semi-auto ever made, so if the M1911 has a safety then by God ALL semi-auto pistols need a safety.

Now salute some old dead gun makers and stop asking stupid questions!

Oh sure you think just 'cause you live really close to Eagle Peak you're better than me don't you? Well as soon as I find out who invented the Single Action/Double Action Auto-Loader I'll salute him!

Methinks you might be salutin' Herr Walther.

Revolvers need to be cocked (single action) or have a long deliberate pull to cock and fire them (single action) making a manual safety unnecessary. Most semi-auto pistols were single action (1911, BHP, Luger, and others.) There was a relatively light trigger pull required to fire them so a manual safety was required. Today's modern designs that are DA/SA, DAO, Safe Action, etc. don't really require a safety lock but, old perceptions and habits die hard.

I carry an M&P fully loaded without a manual safety, I own an XD that I have carried extensively with no manual safety, and when I carry my S&W 3913 it is carried decocked with the safety off. My 1911s and my HiPower are always carried in condition 1 (loaded, cocked and locked)

Are you thoroughly confused yet!