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revolver safety

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Guys,

Forgive me if this has been discussed into the dirt, but if revolvers almost never have safeties, why do people get hung up about having to have one on their auto? :headscratch I'm not a fan of gun safeties, but I do like my de-cocker. I visually scan 3 things before I holster every time: 1. Safety off 2. Round chambered 3. Hammer down.

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Re: revolver safety

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

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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!
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Oh sure you think just 'cause you live really close to Eagle Peak you're better than me don't you? :biggrinjester: Well as soon as I find out who invented the Single Action/Double Action Auto-Loader I'll salute him! :patriot:
Methinks you might be salutin' Herr Walther.
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austinrealtor wrote: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.
I've heard that he only put the thumb safety on after the Army requested it...any truth to that one?
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KFP wrote:
austinrealtor wrote: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.
I've heard that he only put the thumb safety on after the Army requested it...any truth to that one?
I read that too.
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:tiphat:

Hey all ... I like all the locks, safeties, buttons, bars, latches, bells, whistles, what ever .. they are fun to play with, which makes the hand gun interesting. BUT for me, doing the CH thing... I prefer the DAO ! :cheers2:

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.45mac.40 wrote:BUT for me, doing the CH thing... I prefer the DAO ! :cheers2:

Mac DAO :fire .45 >>>> & %%% &
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MoJo wrote:
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!
:biggrinjester:

Oh sure you think just 'cause you live really close to Eagle Peak you're better than me don't you? :biggrinjester: Well as soon as I find out who invented the Single Action/Double Action Auto-Loader I'll salute him! :patriot:
Methinks you might be salutin' Herr Walther.
Methinks you both should be salutin' Hugo Borchardt for developing the first semi-auto pistol.
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Re: revolver safety

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I figured that someone would know for sure! Thanks Andy!
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Re: revolver safety

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SHHHHHHHHHH (This is hush hush secret info)

<Whispers:> I'm working on a new type of safety, it requires a retina scan, and a thumbprint and TWO keys, (like a Safe Deposit box)

I should sell a bunch of them once it's perfected ...

I kinda am not expecting many repeat sales though due to the "cooling off period electronic timer" which disables the weapon for an hour after taking the safety off..


DON'T TELL ANYONE UNTIL THE PATENT GOES THROUGH !!!

If anyone with the wrong retina tries to use it, a concrete truck backs up and fills the barrel with instant hardening concrete .... how safe is that ????????? :thumbs2:
I still gotta line up contracts with concrete companies though :banghead:



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Good job, RBC. Nice!

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I mean RBP. Sorry.
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